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Construction set to continue on campus GMIT enlists Student Patrol Force By Richard Manton GMIT has begun hiring student patrollers for housing estates surrounding the college. The measure has been brought-in in an attempt to curb anti-social behaviour by students. The patrols are linked to a hotline that has been made available to local residents. Construction around the Yellow Thing. Pic by Leah Mollica
By Grainne Coyne Construction is set to continue on campus for many years to come. The recently completed works to the main concourse entrance and An Bialinn will be followed by more work to that area of the university, namely an extension to the West of the Library and construction to the Arts Millennium entrance to the university. In addition, the new Engineering building in North Campus, a Biosciences Research Building in Dangan, an Arts,
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Humanities and Social Sciences Research building outside the front of the Arts Millennium Building, a Human Biology building and an extension to the Education Department will see NUIG remain as a construction site for years to come. While these new buildings may be essential for an expanding campus, it is inconvenience for students and staff, in particular the blockade placed around the west of library, as this makes it difficult to access the Arts Millennium Building. A second blockade has been
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put in place at the end of the road underneath the Arts/Science Concourse preventing traffic accessing the north side of the campus. According to President Jim Browne, the construction, “creates problems for all members of the University community”, but that the “temporary inconvenience is a small price to pay for the significant improvements to our campus and learning environment that these developments bring.”
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The duties of the patrollers will involve responding to calls to the hotline, locating the disturbance and noting the level of disturbance. The patrollers have a solely observational role and cannot confront students or enter homes. They will act as a liaison with Gardai via a Student Liaison Committee. Patrols of 6-8 students will run every night during Freshers’ Week and other busy periods, such as Rag Week. For the rest of the year, the patrol will operate only on the busy social nights, once these have been identified. continued on page 2
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