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Penn College Police have issued a Crime Alert regarding a small fire that was extinguished quickly Saturday evening at College West Apartments. To read the Crime Alert, please visit the Penn College Police Web site.

Information Technology Services asks the campus community for continued patience and understanding regarding the problem of "spam." We recognize that an increasing amount of spam (often pornographic in nature) is finding its way into your mailboxes. Although our filters stop an average of 30,000 spam messages a day, we cannot block them all without also blocking legitimate e-mail.

Penn College Police have issued a Crime Alert for all students, faculty and staff, advising them to lock their vehicles to protect against thefts like those occurring on and around the main campus the past two evenings.

An all-College reception was held Tuesday afternoon in the Thompson Professional Development Center for Dr. William H. Feddersen, president of Williamsport Area Community College from 1974-80. Dr. Feddersen will tour the main campus and other College sites and meet with current and former College administrators Wednesday and Thursday. Most recently, Dr.

Students, faculty and staff are reminded to respect the Smoke-Free Zones (marked in yellow paint)that have been designatedaround campus. Forfurther information regarding smoking and nonsmoking areas,please review College Policy 3.05.09,Tobacco Use on College Premises.

It recently was brought to Food Services' attention that the processors of salad and sandwich produce products use latex gloves at their plants. Anyone with latex allergies should refrain from eatingsuch products in Penn College dining units. Food Services is working with those companies to correct the problem or is seeking to find alternate products that are latex-free.

Pennsylvania College of Technology does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, age, sexual orientation, political affiliation, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran, or any characteristic against which discrimination is prohibited by applicable law.

Attention, all student organizations: Mandatory workshops are being held this week. It is now a requirement that each organization send at least one representative to one of the following workshops in order to be recognized for this year.

A Penn College student was killed in an automobile accident early Saturday. Tommy E. Welsh Jr., 20, of East Berlin, died from injuries suffered in a one-car accident about 3 a.m. on Big Mount Road in Jackson Township, York County. He was a Landscape/Nursery Technology student in the School of Natural Resources Management and resided in off-campus housing.

Penn College Policealert the campus community that skateboarding is not permitted in the Klump Academic Center area. Responsible use of boards remains allowable on walkways, but not on steps, curbs or other structures.