Campus Briefs: Friday, April 11, 1997

University City to host community open house Saturday During "University City Saturday," various houses that are available for sale will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. As part of the event, a free community information fair will be held at the Saint Francis de Sales School Auditorium at 47th and Springfield streets. The fair, which also runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature representatives from local community groups, churches and schools. Instead of having realtors or owners showcase the houses, local neighbors host tours and answer questions about their community. Realty companies will be present at the fair to pass out maps of the area and a listing of houses for sale. The annual event is sponsored by the University City Promotions Group, a volunteer organization comprised of local residents. University research scientist David Jensen, who helped to organize the event, explained that the fair gives local residents the opportunity to showcase the resources of the community so people can "see what University City has to offer." -- Erin Malec Sophomores elect class officers In run-off elections yesterday, College sophomores Sarah Gleit and Robin Grossman emerged victorious as the president and vice president, respectively, of the Class of 1999. With 439 members of the sophomore class voting, Gleit garnered 59 percent of the ballots to defeat Wharton sophomore Clive Correia. And Grossman captured 236 beat College sophomore Lucia Zapatero by 45 votes, 236 to 191. Gleit and Grossman join Wharton sophomore Antal Desai, who will serve as secretary, and College sophomore Ariella Poncz, who will take on the position of treasurer on the junior class board. According to Gleit, the foursome campaigned together. With the exception of Poncz, all the newly-elected board members were incumbents. Gleit's campaign ideas included second semester screamers for the junior class, modeled after the traditional Senior Screamers. -- Scott Miller Police seeking suspect glueing bike locks shut Police are searching for an individual or individuals who recently glued four Kryptonite-brand bicycle locks shut, making it impossible for their owners to open the locks with a key, according to University Police Detective John Peterson. This week's incidents resemble events from March 27, when a male student and a female student reported to University Police that their bicycle locks had been glued shut. The bicycles were secured to a rack in front of the Gimbel Gymnasium at 37th and Walnut streets. In Wednesday's first incident, a male student reported that the lock to his bicycle -- which had been secured to a rack in front of the Johnson Pavilion on Hamilton Walk near 36th Street -- was glued shut between noon and 3 p.m. And in the second incident, a male student's bicycle lock -- secured in front of the David Rittenhouse Laboratory --Ewas glued shut between 4:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. In all of the incidents, either University Police or Physical Plant employees used bolt cutters to slice through the locks and free the bicycles, Peterson said. He added that he did not know why someone would glue a bicycle lock shut, noting that this apparently does not aid criminals in stealing the bicycle. -- Scott Lanman