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Ghosts of security systems
By Paige Hogan
On Wednesday, November 28,
Bob White, Director of Housing
and Security, spoke to the
Community Senate concerning
what has become a controversial
topic at Guilford this semester:
the security system. His
discussion touched on the history
of the security system at
Guilford, the training program
which guards must go through
and the measures taken in
response to the recent rash of
attacks.
College Notebook
Volunteers needed to work with
the handicapped Tuesday
evenings starting November 17.
Work one on one with varying
types of handicaps. Both male
and female volunteers are
needed. If interested, please call
Mike Oranch at 855-6377, ext. 310
or stop by the pool at the Ragan
Brown P.E. Center.
***
FREE CONCERT!! On
Saturday, November 14, at 9:00
p.m. in Sternberger Auditorium,
the College Union Concert
Committee presents "No
Vacancy" playing original songs
and everything from Pink Floyd
to the Pretenders.
***
Adele Wayman, Watercolors
1981 is an exhibit of work done
this past year at Arro Farm and
during the three weeks spent at
Yaddo this summer. It is
currently on display from 1-5
p.m. daily through November 29
Because of the problems the
college has been having this year,
including such incidents as the
assault of a Binford intern and
the October 5 late-night attack on
a Guilford co-ed, various actions
have been taken in hopes of
preventing similar incidents in
the future.
An extra, overlapping shift has
been added: lighting has been
improved; and maintenance has
secured the stairwells, windows
and laundry room within Binford
in the Gallery.
***
The Annual Fall Bazaar at New
Garden Friends Meeting will be
held November 14, from 9 a.m. - 4
p.m. in the basement. Stop by on
Saturday for arts, crafts,
Christmas Booths, homemade
goodies, canned goods, white
elephant gifts, snack bar and
hand sewn items.
***
TALENT SEARCH: The
Guilford College Coffeehouse
Committee is looking for talented
members of the Guilford College
Community (students, faculty,
staff, administrators) to par
ticipate in a "Guilford College
Coffeehouse" to be held
December 2 in Ragsdale House.
For more information, call Ellen
Glassman at 854-2253 or Dan
Carpenter at 854-2262.
***
The YMCA is offering a course
in Advanced Lifesaving. The
course provides personal in-
The defunct Guilford College post
office at Quaker Village Shopping
Center is an extinct vestige of
rural life in Guilford County. The
spanky new branch situated on
ever-expanding West Market St.
is another step in the increasing
urbanization of the Greensboro
area.
which has been the only dorm to
have problems. Also because an
intruder entered one of Binford's
second floor rooms by climbing
on the bike rack and coming in
through a window, the rack has
been moved.
White feels that Binford has
been the target of all the
problems which have occurred
within a dorm because of its
location. "It's the most ac
cessible dorm from the parking
lot." Because of the con-
struction in lifesaving skills. This
program concludes with a
separate certification
examination YMCA and Red
Cross. If the participant passes,
it will fulfill a basic requirement
for any lifeguarding position.
Non-member pool use fee:
$10.00; Red Cross manual: $2.95;
Member pool use fee: $15.00.
The course begins November 16
and is scheduled for Mondays and
Wednesdays, 7-9:45 p.m.
***
Four year reviews are under
way for Lee Johnson, Roy
Nydorf, and Robert Williams. If
you are asked for your comments
on a professor, please respond!
Student opinion (positive and
negative) is a very important
factor when faculty members are
being evaluated.
***
Yearbook: "Pictures of a
lifetime." Attention all seniors
and underclassmen! Sign up in
Founders Hall for yearbook
portraits.
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centration of problems Binford
has experienced, a stake-out of
three security guards was held
Saturday night from 1-6. There
were, however, no problems
encountered.
In reference to the com
munication system, White stated
that he would like to see it im
proved but that the tremendous
expense is definitely a problem.
For instance, to have a com
bination walkie-talkie telephone
system installed would be ap
proximately SSOOO.
The present communication
system consists of a pager
system and a mobile telephone
circuit. However, the pager
presents the problem of only
being able to communicate one
way.
In spite of the additional
security measures which have
been taken, White is concerned
because no further funds have
been allotted. Thus the security
system will definitely go over
budget and because of this
financial situation both White and
and Ken Schwab have had to
work security shifts themselves.
When the Security system
began in 1972, it was composed of
four security guards hired from
the Burn Security Agency which
White, referred to as "rent a
cop". However, this system was
not successful as the guards were
usually older, retired police of
ficers who knew neither the
campus nor the students.
This system was then replaced
by what was at that time one of
only three, entirely student run,
Guilfordian, November 12, 1981
college security systems in the
country. Since then White has
worked with several other
colleges such as Glon and Wake
Forest in establishing systems
similar to Guilford's.
White feels that the all-student
system is more reliable for
several reasons: Peer pressure
is more effective, student
security guards recognize
strangers on campus more easily
and because student guards are
younger than those from an
agency such as Burn they can
respond to emergencies quicker.
White also spoke about the
training which the guards
receive. Each guard is initially
trained by an experienced guard
who is currently working and
then each semester is fully
retrained and must pass a
written test. The guards must
also meet each week in order to
exchange policies and ex
periences. Among their duties
are locking buildings, checking
rooms and lights, boiler checks,
patrolling dorms, etc. They are
also trained in first aid, and
handling emergency situations
such as suicide, etc.
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