The Collegian (Hurst, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 21, 2001 Page: 1 of 10
ten pages : ill. ; page 23 x 14 in. Scanned from physical pages.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
I
The
LLEGIAN
SERVING THE TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Wednesday, March 21,2001
Volume 13 • Issue 20
suspect apprehended
rNE student abducted
t
L J
IHI
to
M
I
-
I
4
A
NEWS
FEATURE
SPORTS
N F O R M
Irish poet to speak
on South Campus
page 7
First of a five-part series
on TCC speciality programs
page 5
Intramural basketball
champs crowned
page 8
Pacemaker
AWARD WINNER
Associated
■Collegiate
■3ress
Kathy Vetter and Jennifer Autrey of the
Fort Worth Star-Telegram discussed the
media’s role in disasters. They showed a
video compilation of news coverage from
the disaster and emphasized the media as a
help rather than a hindrance in an emer-
gency. ,
“Disasters bring the media out in
droves,” Vetter said, “so it’s no use trying to
lock or push the media out.”
Vetter said the media can be very bene-
ficial to emergency workers as they can
relay to the public how to get or give help,
where to go and what roads or sections of
the city are closed or open.
“Media can move people and govern-
ments into action,” she said.
Autrey has been involved with cover-
age of three major tornadoes and discussed
her experiences with each one.
She told about helping survivors of the
Fort Worth tornadoes past police barricades
into restricted neighborhoods that had been
severely damaged by the storms. She did
not identify herself as a reporter because
who reads and writes all their life
who does not feel benefited from
it,” she said.
Nye said she never writes for
nor expects an audience, but is al-
ways appreciative when they ap-
still be in that moment. It was
amazing to me,” she said.
Nye started sending her works
out to be read when she was 7
years old.
“I discovered that a wonder-
ment of connection can be made by
sending words out into the world,”
she said.
Much of Nye’s writing reflects
the lives of others around her. She
said she finds other people’s lives
fascinating and is shocked to hear
See Nye, page 9
friends started to call the Hurst po-
lice station,” Moore said.
“They thought that he might
have had something to do with the
rape. The next day we brought in the
victim for a photo spread, and she
positively identified Graves as the
one who had attacked her,” he said.
“We feel a profound sense of
relief that this man has been
caught,” Bill Lace, executive assis-
tant to the chancellor, said.
See Abducted, page 9
K-
by Michael Kraft
reporter
HMW
817-515-6392
817-515-6760
817-515-6619
.tcceditor@ lycos.com
. www.tccd.net/collegian
by Ashley Clark
entertainment editor
• editor-in-chief
• sports editor
• advertising ..
•WEB
from the school and raped her,” he
said.
The woman was taken to an off-
campus location near Cardinal Road.
The man then had her drive
back to the school, where he left the
vehicle and entered a building, po-
lice said. She then drove to her job
I'
“Our success is the result of the com-
munity working together,” he said.
In discussing relief, John Roberts,
emergency management specialist for Re-
gion VI of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, gave a brief history of the or-
ganization, a descendant of the Office of
Civil Defense, and explained its role.
“The state backs the local governments
up, and the Feds, that’s us, only come in
when we really need to,” he said.
Rachel Sandifer, director of Volunteer
Organizations Active in a Disaster (VOAD),
spoke about recovery. VOAD, a local ex-
tension of a larger, national volunteer con-
glomerate, is comprised of faith-based and
regular volunteer organizations.
“Each volunteer or faith-based organi-
zation can bring different things to the
table,” she said.
Sandifer said the group’s role during
the Fort Worth disaster was to help resi-
dents get back on their feet by assisting in
home repairs, speeding up insurance claims
See Conference, page 9
The roommate notified police.
When police arrived at the Euless
motel, Graves was leaving in a
stolen car. He was arrested after a
chase when the car stalled,
“After Graves was arrested, his
Almost a year after two devastating
tornadoes rocked the city of Fort Worth,
residents and city officials are still trying to
put the past behind them.
Survivors, emergency relief personnel
and reporters gathered March 8 on NW
Campus for the one-year anniversary to re-
flect on the disaster and to make more peo-
ple informed about severe weather.
Dr. Thomas Kemp, NW business pro-
fessor, emceed the event, and Erma Johnson
Hadley, vice chancellor for administration,
welcomed the audience.
Hadley emphasized the role of volun-
teers in the disaster and encouraged more
volunteer work everywhere.
“Volunteerism is something that makes
this country great,” she said.
Mike Matthews, NW humanities divi-
sion chair, listed 12 reasons for the event
including a need for closure, help with heal-
ing and knowledge about what happened.
other vehicle and taken to a Euless
motel.
Graves released his wife’s
roommate after she refused to have
sex with him. He told the room-
mate to return in an hour or he
1
Re
Self-defense expert
offers coeds advice
identified, was released back on
campus and later notified police.
The woman told police she no-
ticed the assailant sitting on a cam-
pus bench, but she did not consider
him dangerous and proceeded to
walk to her car near the Science
Building northwest of the campus.
“As she was about to enter her and reported the crime from there.
The suspect, Byron Lawrence
Graves, was apprehended in Bed-
ford Wednesday, March 7, for a dif-
ferent incident and was in jail.
John Roberts of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency discusses the gov-
ernment’s role in disaster relief during
LNW Campus’ conference on tornadoes.
Being of free spirit, an essay-
ist, poet, performer told a NE Cam-
pus audience she did not start to
write with the idea of a career in
mind.
“I was thinking about what I
wanted to do today to make me
feel better and found that reading
and writing were what I wanted to
do,” Naomi Shibab Nye said.
Nye shared her opinions on pear.
Graves is currently enrolled in
instructional television courses and
has completed 72 hours at TCC
with a 3.028 GPA.
Apparently, later that evening,
Graves had abducted his estranged
wife and her roommate from their would kill his wife and himself.
Bedford apartment. He forced the
two women by gunpoint into his
wife’s Mustang. When they yelled
for help, a resident approached, but
Graves put a gun to his head, police
said. The women were put into an-
the importance of reading and writ-
ing and read excerpts from her lat-
est book, Never in a Hurry, when
she addressed students, faculty and
the public in three lecture-perfor-
mances prior to spring break.
“You won’t find any person her third birthday.
“I went to my parents and ex-
claimed, ‘I’m not done with two,
yet. I’m not ready to be three!’”
She saw writing as a way of
preserving time.
“I found that I could put words
on paper, go away, come back and
> ■■. •
r
]
L 4 4
car, he came up behind her and
forced her to get in,” Hurst police
Sgt. Steve Moore said. “He then
drove her to a remote area not far
■K. i
1
I
ft "
F -
L
..
ft
a
i .3
ri
[ If |
Ir
I J
I L i
mBI
for safety, caution
i by Annette Germinario
feature editor
by Shannon Harrison
managing editor
Two days before spring break a
■tragedy occurred on NE Campus
■that put a student’s life in danger
and put a caution out on all the
campuses.
A 20-year-old student was sex-
ually assaulted Wednesday, March
7, when she was abducted by gun-
ftpoint at 12:30 p.m. and taken off
■NE Campus.
The woman, who has not been
_ . ji
ji
Following the abduction and rape of a NE Campus student prior to
, spring break, students have expressed concern about their safety.
ft To help alia}' fears, Dale Rodgers, former NW Campus student and in-
ft structor of Wing Jitsu, offers these common sense tips on being safe.
In parking lots, be aware of your surroundings. Try to park closer to
your destination. Park and walk in lighted areas at night. When you park
your car, do not remain in the car to do your hair.
Stay alert. A distracted female is an easy mark. Do not walk through a
lot talking on a cell phone or digging through your purse.
■ You might want to consider jogging to and from your car. This sug-
ft gestion comes from the reasoning that most muggers are lazy and it is more
T challenging to attack a moving target. When returning to your car, have
your keys ready in your hand and walk in the middle of the lane, not be-
tween or close to cars.
If someone grabs you, yell “fire!”
Change your routine (do not always park in the same place or take the
same route).
Do not dress sexy. You may increase your odds of attracting the wrong
ft kind of attention.
W Do not flaunt expensive belongings. You increase odds of being a target
■ when an attacker is led to believe you may have a lot of money or valuables.
Try not to be alone. Do not hesitate to ask for help from a classmate or
friend at work. Most people will be glad to help if you just ask for an escort
to your car, for example.
M If someone is threatening you to get in a car, even at gunpoint, refuse.
■ The worst case scenario is that that the person will shoot you. If you are in
a parking lot, you can get help. Once you are in a car, you are alone. Most
of your options are gone.
Sign up for a self-defense class. Its value is as priceless as your safety
or your life.
Rodgers is against mace or weapons. He says anything that is an exten-
■ sion of your arm can be gone. He thinks you are more likely to spray or
■ hurt yourself; plus, a spray or weapon can be used against you. He believes
mace or weapons offer false security because a person does not know how
they will react in a sudden attack situation.
What cannot be taken away is knowledge and technique that is a part
of you. Having the element of surprise (attacker does not know you can de-
fend yourself) throws the attacker off guard and gives the victim the advan-
tage. Rodgers purports that “action is quicker than reaction.”
See Defense, page 9
laalftftMftMl
................. I Hill ' -L
WK ■ IS
mA
I
”......• ’ ’
.,, /Jk f
Author writes for personal growth, enjoyment
She also told students to ap-
preciate their teachers.
“Educators are my heroes be-
cause they held the center of the
world in their hands,” she said.
Nye began to write soon after
Conference examines long-term effects of tornado disaster
she knew she would not be allowed in to in-
terview people and get a close perspective
on the story.
Autrey said this experience underlined
how the need for a story and “journalistic
ethics” sometimes clash.
Three speakers covered the three R’s of
a disaster: rescue, relief and recovery.
Keith Wells, assistant emergency man-
agement coordinator for the City of Fort
Worth, spoke about rescue. He worked
with Fort Worth during the tornadoes and
also helped prepare for any problems over
Y2K. ■
Wells showed a multimedia slide pre-
sentation about the emergency response
headquarters, which is where all the plan-
ning occurs. He said that the relief teams
are excellent, but the best way to be safe is
to prevent a catastrophe in the first place.
“You are responsible for your own
safety in severe weather,” he said, “and
being aware of weather conditions.”
Wells also commended the emergency
response.
J*
JEU
■0 xJMML____
■I
H ; ■ a
UU I ■ >' JI
KC Jones/TAe Collegian
Naomi Nye, poet, essayist and performer, autographs one of her prior to spring break. Nye spoke to students about her own essays
books for Julie Vail, NE student, after her lecture on NE Campus and about the process of writing and revising.
■ w gg
«i||i
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Collegian (Hurst, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 21, 2001, newspaper, March 21, 2001; Hurst, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1315510/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room.