AASU students gather for pingpong tournament

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Published: Thursday, September 9, 2010

Updated: Thursday, September 9, 2010 02:09

Lauren Griffin

On the evening of Sept. 7, students gathered in the Compass Point Clubhouse for the first official pingpong tournament at AASU.

The event began at 7:30 p.m., and by 8 p.m., the clubhouse was packed with students eager to participate in the tournament.

Every student who attended was given the option to sign up on the event roster, while those feeling a little less competitive enjoyed the matches and socialized.

"This tournament has been a really interesting experience so far," freshman Shelby Eldridge said. "I came on a whim and wasn't sure if I was going to play or not, but playing has been a lot of fun. I wish they had more events like this."

The event was scheduled to last until 9 p.m. but continued until a victor was crowned.

This tournament was created for students who love playing pingpong and was one of many planned competitions.

"I love pingpong, and I know a lot of people who also love it, so I decided to use my abilities as a CA [Community Assistant] to organize this event," Kenny Lopez said.

"This is the first of many tournaments."

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Campus crime blotter

Sodexo employees arrested, banned from campus

University Police Department Officer Michael Tyler met with a student Jan. 19 at 6:47 p.m. in the Pirate's Pantry after she noticed her United Bank debit card was missing. The student believed she lost the card in University Hall. However, through her online checking account, she discovered the card was used twice in the Pirate's Pantry that day at 3:05 p.m. and 5:35 p.m.

"The card was used improperly," said Police Chief Wayne Willcox. "That's financial transaction card fraud."

The first transaction was for Playtex tampons and a 0.2 oz bottle of Clear Eyes, totaling $5.54, and the second consisted of Nacho cheese-flavored Doritos and TGIF's spinach artichoke dip, totaling $4.79. The Pirate's Pantry staff returned the card, which had been left by the unknown offender at the counter, to the student. The manager on duty informed Tyler that a Sodexo employee ran the debit.

"Through investigation, we were able to determine that there were two employees that had some culpability and both of them got charged," Willcox said.

Austin Andrews and Jessica Moyer were arrested, banned from campus and taken to the county jail.

Cyberbullying, drugs, theft on campus

University Police officer Meagan Zike returned to police headquarters Dec. 1 in response to a report of a stolen bicycle. The student secured his mountain bike with a combination lock to a bike rack in front of the Student Union around 11:20 a.m. that morning. When he returned from classes at approximately 3 p.m., he discovered that his bike was missing.

"The problem with the cheap combination locks is that they're kind of made of a pot metal," Police Chief Wayne Willcox said. "Pot metal is where they kind of cast it — they take the metal and put it into a mold, and it sort of assumes a shape. The problem with casting is they can be very weak and also very cheap. If you really want to lock up your bike, you should use a U-lock."

Dispatch sent Officer Kenneth Louk to the Compass Point Clubhouse Dec. 3 after a student reported that her laundry was stolen from the dryer around 11 p.m. The student lost various Housing T-shirts, jeans, a hoodie and several other articles of clothing.

"We see this from time to time. This is an open campus," Willcox said. "This isn't somebody taking a T-shirt they wanted. This is somebody who just wanted to take a bunch of clothing. We have had issues with people coming on campus, and sometimes they're just looking for opportunities if the doors are open."