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Officer Diana Pohl on duty
Diana Pohl, the newest member of public safety, shares thoughts on life, Cabrini and sexism.
by Kelly Ann Monahan staff writer
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"Officer Cooper..could you meet John from campus ministry over at the Wigwam?"
A few seconds linger.
'·IO-four, thank you."
Some people do not have a moment's peace. Public s,afety officer Diana Pohl is one of these people.
The newest addition to the public safety team, the 28-yearold Pohl is working on her fourth week at Cabrini.
Luckily. Pohl has not let any ~exual insinuations work on her. In general. she says that sexism and preferential treatment have remained at a minimum. But there are exceptions to every rule, like some male students on campus, for example, who prefer to address her as "sweetheart."
"It doesn't bother me. I have been called every name in the book because of my working position. You get immune to it," Pohl said.
A typical working day consists of patrolling, doing building checks and doing building
Getting a rise out of astrology
by Erin E. McHugh assistant features editor
When reading horoscopes and personality profiles of the zodiac sometimes your profile may not match your personality. A Sagittarius may read their horoscope and find it not to be true. Arising sign may give them a better profile and horoscope. To figure out a rising sign just follow the steps and chart provided.
1. Draw a circle with 12 equal segments.
2. Staring at what would be the nine o'clock position on a clock, number the segments from 1 to 12 in a counter clockwise direction. (see chart)
3. In the first segment write in 4am-6am.
4. In a counter clockwise direction, label the rest of the segments: 2 a.m.-4 a.m., Midnight-2 a.m., 10 p.m.-Midnight, 8 p.m.-10 p.m., 6 p.m.-8 p.m., 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 2 p.m.-4p.m., Noon-2 p.m., 10 am-Noon, 8 a.m.-10 a.m., and 6 a.m.-8 a.m.
5. Find out the time of your birth and place the sun in the segment. _ openings and lock-ups.
6. Label the edge with your sun sign (see chart). You now have a description of your basic character and your fundamental drives.
7. Label tbe rest of the segments with the &itp1s,starting with yours, in order, still in a counter clockwise direction. When you get to yo~ sign start over until you reach the segment behind the sun.
8. Look at segment No. I. The sign that you have now labeled and attached to segment No. 1 is your Rising sign.
"l just love working with people. Every day is different. There's always a different angle to every call," Pohl said. But do not mistake public safety officers for the police. The closest thing to a weapon that Pohl carries is a radio.
According to Pohl, many public safety officers have some type of background in criminal justice, often coming right out of the police department.
Pohl. on the other hand. trained with the College and University Public Safety Association and took CPR and first-aid classes after graduating from Millersville University with a degree in geography.
Pohl questions whether the leery attitudes that she has been given by some students thus far has been the result of her newness or femininity.
She says that the campus in general, however, has given her a generally positive reception and she feels that the public safety department at Cabrini does its job well.
Above all, Pohl believes that the best training for her job is on-the-job experience, a job which has diversified her by working with such a large variety of people. She also says that working as a public safety officer has taught her how to react in many situations, with a goal of always trying to remain calm.
Pohl also feels that diversification comes with traveling, when she can experience different cultures.
{.Jsually she travels one to two times a year, having already been to England, France and other European countries. This year she and her family, which consists of her parents and older brother and sister. plan to visit Italy in October.
So the next time you are wondering where the public safety officers are, chances are they are opening one of the many bedroom doors of souls in despair who have locked themselves out, escorting someone somewhere or patrolling the campus.
And the next time you see a new young female in uniform, take a good look. If she looks like she loves what she is doing, then chances are you guessed right. Meet Diana Pohl.
