don't take pictures of trains

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 05:46:37 -0500
From: "Rebecca Mercuri" <notable () mindspring com>
Subject: Risks of Doing Homework

At the faculty meeting at Bryn Mawr College on 12 Feb 2003, we were informed
that a student at Haverford (our affiliated College) was arrested over the
weekend when he was trying to do his homework assignment in Philadelphia.
As part of the Cities project, he was taking photographs of SEPTA (our
regional transit authority) facilities when he was arrested, detained for a
few hours, and eventually released.  Haverford administration is working to
try to ensure that this event not be a part of the student's permanent
police record.  Apparently taking photographs at transit facilities is cause
for arrest during "Code Orange" alert, the authorities explained.  Faculty
were advised to be careful about assigning "field trip" projects during such
alerts.

Rebecca Mercuri, Bryn Mawr Computer Science

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