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The Daily Collegian • October 1,199i
U-locks not always effective
•Many of them have been cut, -frozen, jacked by thieves
By Michelle Martin
DC Staff writer
C Don't forget to lock your bike-
-^ to an immovable, impermeable
bike rack or other stationary ob¬
ject, making sure your frame and
wheels are enclosed in the lock —
then check on iteveryfewminutes
anyway.
'The pro bike thieves...back
to school is their season," said Jeff
. Lohmuller, manager ofjteg Bauer
B.keShop.
UnfortunatelyVxPurchasing
U-locks, whicfr rangefrom $2b-
S35 aTTctKroifie with optional $10
Warranties that insure;bikes
against theft, no longer seem to
discourage thieves. X.-
K. "Thc latest way to breal^CU-
Nocks) is to freeze the locks with a
liquid njtrogen tankand then crack
tl cm'with a lever or sledgeham¬
mer," so:d Ben Medrano, owner of
. Tr.-Spon.. . .. . i
f-k said that U-locks, which
arc madebymanydifferent manu¬
facturers,^! carry warranties that
s insure bikes for up.to S1,000 in the
event that the lock is broken and
the bike is stolen. The locks are
generally impervious to. conven¬
tional methods of bike'theft.
."They're pretty impossible to
cut through," he said. "(Thieves)
usually end up mangling the bike.
Cutting the bike rack is easier than
cutting the lock."
.Lohmuller Said, however,
that bike theft is getting more
sophisticated, and listed several
other ways U-locks are broken:
using Volvo or Volkswagen jacks
to jack open locls until they pop
off; putting silicone bathtub sealer -.
into the lock mechanism^ then ■
waiting until the sealer dries and
expands and the lock can be easily
- picked; and using a' brand-new
four-foot bolt cutter, which ruins
the jaws of the cutter*.. W ^
There must-be people who
sit home at night'and think up
ways to do. this," said Lohmuller.
~j ''In spite of these new meth¬
ods, CSUF has not experienced a
great increase in bike thefts. The
, Campus Police department re¬
corded two thefts of 'bicycles
locked with U-locks last week, but
both of those were determined to
be the result of improper use o t the
lock.
In one case, the U-lock waf\
placed on just the wheel of the
bike, and the thief removed the
rest of thebikeby using the wheel's
quick-release. In theother instance,
the bike frame and wheels were
locked together but not attached
to anything, and <r1e.enhre bike
was removed from the front of the*
library.
Lt. Steven King of Campus
Police said his office has not seen
any cases of U-focks being broken.
"I've never seen one cut or
harmed or anything else," he said.
"If that would have happened we
all would have been talking about
it because it would have been such
an unusual situation."
Medrano said that theft of
bike parts is a more conEunonoc-
currenoe. /
"People go over to state with
wrenches and start stealing parts,"
he said. "It's a hot spot. Usually
See BIKES, page 8
Angel de Jesus/DC photographer
Jose Luis Benavidez, a sophmore engineering major, secures his bicycle with a
U-lock by the Mc Lane Building.
Meet ALIS, the new
computer librarian
By J.Scott Walker
DC Staff writer
Mervil Dewey would be
proud.
In fact, Dewey, inventor of
the Dewey Decimal System that
revolutionized the way library
books are classified, would proba¬
bly be pleased about ALIS — the
newest innova¬
tion in library op¬
erations.
f ALfS
which stands fo
Automated Li
brary Integrated
System, will soon
replace the tradi
tionalcardcatalo]
- with a computer¬
ized tracking sys¬
tem atthe Henry Madden Library.
Fully operational by this
spring ALIS will allow students
to look up a book by author, title or
topic. '
Once the book is found, the
system will show not only where
the book is shelved, but also if it is
available to be checked out.
Bernice Lacks, head of the
reference department of the li¬
brary, said ALIS will, help stream¬
line students' research.
"No longer will you have to
run all around the card catalog
system to find all the books you
need," said Lacks.
"Now all the information
. you need is at
"No longer will rps.-finger"
have to run all Thesy*-
tern is user-
This will aid finding related
books for a research project.
*This is v^ry useful in de¬
veloping research papers," Lacks
said.
"It will make it easier for
students to find books that can
contribute to their papers." . -
Another useful feature is the
networking possibilities opened
upbyAUS.
It is accessible either by
computer modem or through the
University data network. -
From either source ALIS can
you
arOUhd the Card Cata- frie*dV"and giveaUtiWsameinformationwith-
Inn c\/ctpm in find all hasiinarrayof * out having to go forthe library or
IOg SySiem IO Tina ail ODtions 7^ when we library is closed.
i" °pli<
the books you need;" guide the user
in finding the
Bernice Lacks books they
need. .
ALIS will have a variety of
on-screen instructions that wil) en¬
able the user to search many dif¬
ferent topics at once. <
An added feature to the
system is that once a topic has
been introduced by the user, other
related books are also displayed.
Library staff will be avail¬
able to Introduce students to ALIS,
as well as to show off some of the
more sophisticated features of the
system.
"ALIS will completely
change the way we workaround
here," said Lacks.
"Students'will find it very
fun to work with. It's going to be
really wonderful to have ALIS in,
place."
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| Title | 1991_10 The Daily Collegian October 1991 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
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| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
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Features
The Daily Collegian • October 1,199i
U-locks not always effective
•Many of them have been cut, -frozen, jacked by thieves
By Michelle Martin
DC Staff writer
C Don't forget to lock your bike-
-^ to an immovable, impermeable
bike rack or other stationary ob¬
ject, making sure your frame and
wheels are enclosed in the lock —
then check on iteveryfewminutes
anyway.
'The pro bike thieves...back
to school is their season," said Jeff
. Lohmuller, manager ofjteg Bauer
B.keShop.
UnfortunatelyVxPurchasing
U-locks, whicfr rangefrom $2b-
S35 aTTctKroifie with optional $10
Warranties that insure;bikes
against theft, no longer seem to
discourage thieves. X.-
K. "Thc latest way to breal^CU-
Nocks) is to freeze the locks with a
liquid njtrogen tankand then crack
tl cm'with a lever or sledgeham¬
mer," so:d Ben Medrano, owner of
. Tr.-Spon.. . .. . i
f-k said that U-locks, which
arc madebymanydifferent manu¬
facturers,^! carry warranties that
s insure bikes for up.to S1,000 in the
event that the lock is broken and
the bike is stolen. The locks are
generally impervious to. conven¬
tional methods of bike'theft.
."They're pretty impossible to
cut through," he said. "(Thieves)
usually end up mangling the bike.
Cutting the bike rack is easier than
cutting the lock."
.Lohmuller Said, however,
that bike theft is getting more
sophisticated, and listed several
other ways U-locks are broken:
using Volvo or Volkswagen jacks
to jack open locls until they pop
off; putting silicone bathtub sealer -.
into the lock mechanism^ then ■
waiting until the sealer dries and
expands and the lock can be easily
- picked; and using a' brand-new
four-foot bolt cutter, which ruins
the jaws of the cutter*.. W ^
There must-be people who
sit home at night'and think up
ways to do. this," said Lohmuller.
~j ''In spite of these new meth¬
ods, CSUF has not experienced a
great increase in bike thefts. The
, Campus Police department re¬
corded two thefts of 'bicycles
locked with U-locks last week, but
both of those were determined to
be the result of improper use o t the
lock.
In one case, the U-lock waf\
placed on just the wheel of the
bike, and the thief removed the
rest of thebikeby using the wheel's
quick-release. In theother instance,
the bike frame and wheels were
locked together but not attached
to anything, and |
