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Updated safety measures New procedures implemented after hiring new head of security
Lili Libowitz Assistant Opinion Editor Additional security measures were put in place at the beginning SJ XLI ĀþĀÿ ĀþĀĀ WGLSSP ]IEV F] XLI new Security and Transportation 1EREKIV 7LE] ,EPIZM %HHIH WIGYrity regulations include mandatory WXYHIRX -( FEHKIW QSVI TSPMGI SR GEQTYW ERH IRWYVMRK PSGOIVW EVI closed when not in use. &IJSVI GSQMRK XS ')7.(7 ,EPIZM [EW E PMIYXIRERX MR XLI -WVEIPM (IJIRWI *SVGI -(* ERH WIVZIH MR XLI -WVEIPM 7TIGMEP 4SPMGI *SVGI These new measures are partially due to the rising antisemitism EGVSWW XLI REXMSR ,EPIZM I\TPEMRIH XLEX .(7 LEW ER STIR GLERRIP SJ GSQQYRMGEXMSR [MXL HMJJIVIRX PSGEP .I[MWL GEQTYWIW ERH SVKERM^EXMSRW XS OIIT IEGL SXLIV SR XLIMV VEHEV ERH MRJSVQ SRI ERSXLIV SJ ER] threats to security. 1IVIHMXL ;IMWIP 7IRMSV %WWSGMEXI 6IKMSREP (MVIGXSV EX XLI %RXM (IJEQEXMSR 0IEKYI %(0 believes that it is important that Jewish institutions have the utmost security due to the rise in antisemitism. µ8LI MRGMHIRXW SJ ERXMWIQMXMWQ
“I am not a huge fan of the student ID badges because most years they ask us to bring and wear our badges to school, but after a few weeks, they forget about the badges and don’t enforce it.” -Sophomore Noah Sher
and other hate and bias have inGVIEWIH MR XLI TEWX JI[ ]IEVW ¶ ;IMWIP WEMH µ;I EPWS ORS[ XLI %(0 HSIW [LEX¸W GEPPIH ER EYHMX SJ ERXMWIQMXMG incidents and the data over the past ÁZI ]IEVW XLI PIZIP SJ ERXMWIQMXMG acts across the United States has risIR HVEQEXMGEPP] 1EV]PERH MR TEVXMGular has also increased over the past ÁZI ]IEVW ¶ Weisel stresses the importance SJ QEOMRK IZIV] IJJSVX XS WXE] WIGYVI ERH EGORS[PIHKIW XLEX SXLIV JEMXL FEWIH SVKERM^EXMSRW ERH WGLSSPW have been targeted as well. “We have seen more antisemitMG EGXW RSX SRP] XS[EVHW MRHMZMHYEPW FYX .I[MWL MRWXMXYXMSRW PMOI WGLSSPW EW [IPP ¶ ;IMWIP WEMH µ-X¸W RSX NYWX XLI .I[MWL GSQQYRMX] SXLIV JEMXL FEWIH institutions have been targeted as [IPP¬ -X¸W SRI SJ XLI XLMRKW XLEX¸W I\XVIQIP] MQTSVXERX XS QEOI WYVI we are being secure at our buildings ERH QEOMRK WYVI [I ?EVIA GLIGOMRK people who are coming into the FYMPHMRKW ERH [SVOMRK [MXL PE[ IRJSVGIQIRX ERH MRXIPPMKIRGI ¶ 7XYHIRXW EVI VIUYMVIH XS [IEV XLIMV FEHKIW EX EPP XMQIW ,S[IZIV since many students do not have XLIMV -(W ]IX XLMW LEW RSX JYPP] KSRI MRXS IJJIGX 1ER] WXYHIRXW EVI EPWS
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Illustrations by Daniela Abrams
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