1O added to public safety staff

by Kendra Clark staff writer

A zero tolerance alcohol policy for underage students on campus along with a new residence hall created the need for additional Public Safety officers. Ten officers have been hired in the last six months, three last March and seven during the month of August

The hiring of three was needed due to former officers who had left and had never been replaced before Charlie Shaffner, director of public safety, arrived on Jan. 18, 2000. The hiring was also considered necessary due to an officer leaving over the summer and one officer moving down to part-time position plus the addition of the new dorm Grace Hall. The hiring began last March with the additions of Kevin Obrecht, Greg Scott and Alan Weston. Throughout the month of August the spurt continued with the additions of seven new officers: Wayne Crawford, Pierre Gomez, Brian Hough, Tim Matei,

Phillip Mcgrory, Abdulhakym Muhammad and Jessica Webb.

Alan Weston, a 1997 graduate of the Temple University Police Academy, said "I like my job and I am easy to get along with. I am not complicated so the students can talk to me about anything."

Over the summer, Cabrini College adopted a zero tolerance policy for underage drinkers. "With the new rules we want to increase the atmosphere so that we can protect the students and have a good study environment," Shaffner said.

The department got a Boot to put on the wheels of multiple traffic ticketed violators. The Boot is a device that immobilizes your car and cannot be removed without a key. To be able to unlock the device, the driver of the car must contact Public Safety to come and remove the device. The department will then be able to identify the violator.

Other regulations that Public Safety would like the communi~ to remember is that when parkin~

University of Iowa

The Academic consortium on International Trade wrote a letter to college presidents urging to consider when deciding to join anti-sweatshop groups.

The letter was written because the group feels that colleges will agree to join the anti-sweatshop groups based on students' wishes.

The University of Iowa Students Against Sweatshops say that they believe that the academic consortium does not have a supported argument.

Cal State University at Chico is the first university in the nation to offer skateboarding as a class.

The idea of the class has been a discussion at the university for about IO years.

The class currently has 27 students enrolled, two over the limit.

The class uses tennis courts as its classroom.

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white stripes are for general parking, yellow stripes are for staff and faculty and blue stripes are for handicapped which is all outlined with other policies in the Public Safety Handbook.

Over the last six through eight weeks the department has been going through :,reparation for the school year. The exercises attended by the officer included: CPR and first aid training, report writing with resident life staff and the Public Safety Department, joint instruction with Villanova University, a course on cultural diversity, a class on crime scene protection, a personal defense seminar and an interview lesson.

With all of the new additions hired and the school year started Shaffner said, "I am very happy to be here and I want to thank you for welcoming me and making my job easier. I encourage you to meet the officers and if you have any questions to come and talk to me."

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