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ADMINISTRATION
Campus Security Is Everyone’s Business
Campus Patrol is only one
part of ACC’s security program.
Other essential elements in
clude the Wilson City Police
Department, adequate campus
lighting, an effective communi
cation system, and, most im
portantly, the student body.
Without individual student a-
wareness and participation, the
security program can never be
truly effective.
This semester marks the third
year of providing campus secur
ity using students as patrol
members. Patrol members, both
male and female, are chosen on
the basis of their classification
(upper classmen are preferred),
their GPA, their desire to be of
service to others, reliability,
ability to operate independently
and, most importantly, their
ability to make judgmental de
cisions on their own when re
quired. Of the 18 patrol mem
bers who started the patrol in
August 1979, eight student
members still serve.
Since the inception of Campus
Patrol in August 1979, its role
and responsibilities have greatly
increased. Responsibilities con
sisted initially of patroling the
campus grounds, operating the
switchboard during night hours,
escorting female residents to
their residence halls and issuing
traffic tickets. This semester,
the patrol no longer operates the
switchboard, but in addition to
other duties, it now raises and
lowers the national colors each
school day and is responsible for
the locking of all buildings on
campus each evening and for
opening them each morning. It
is also responsible for turning
on and off all lights on campus
each day. Additionally, the
patrol opens and closes^ all
campus buildings that are uti
lized on weekends. ,
During the two' years the
patrol has been operating, it has
been very effective. Its alertness
has prevented several major
thefts, the apprehension of se
veral bicycle thieves, the appre
hension of a suspected flasher
and prevention of other thefts
too numerous to mention. The
.
Patrolman Mike Nixon writes a parl(ing ticket.
patrol's effectiveness can be
attributed largely to student
acceptance and cooperation with
the individual patrol members.
A major advantage of the patrol
is that while all students are not
known by name to the patrol
membet, their f^ces are; thus,
the identification of strangers on
campus is much easier. Second-
.iioly,, most pj^trol members reside
on campus; thus, at any given
time, while;there may be only
one patrol member on duty,
other members of the patrol are
present on campus and are able
to spot strangers or possible
incidents and alert the patrol
person on duty. In most in
stances, the off-duty patrol per
son is prepared to assist the
on-duty patrol member in any
way possible.
This year the patrol will again
provide 24-hour campus se
curity and operate during night
hours from the Student Infor
mation Desk in Hamlin Student
Center. Should a patrol member
be required, call ext. 377 any
time between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.
and give your name, location
and brief description of the pro
blem. The patrol deskworker
will contact the patrol member
on duty by radio, and he or she
will report to your location to
assist you. During school hours,
call the same number and ask
for the dean of men.
Campus Patrol members arc
not policemen. They are in
structed not to attempt appre
hension of a suspect or to take
chances which may result in
their injury. Their role is to
assist students in any way
possible and to call the City
Police Department for situations
beyond their control. In every
instance, the local police depart
ment has been prompt and effi
cient in its assistance to the
campus. Campus Patrol mem
bers arc in reality the eyes and
ears of the campus during the
day and at night when the
student is asleep.
You can better assist Campus
Patrol by being alert to strang
ers and by not taking chances.
Report suspicious strangers or
activities on campus to the
security office (ext. 377). Do not
gamble with your own security.
Safeguard your dormitory lock
combination. Do not walk alone
after dark; use the buddy sys
tem. Walk around or through
campus at night along well-lit
walkways. Do not take short
cuts. Avoid isolated or dark
areas. Be especially watchful
when parking and exiting from
your car at night. If you are
assaulted, do not panic, but
scream, make a scene, break
away and at the first opp>ortu-
nity, notify campus security. If
possible, be alert to the descrip
tion of possible suspects, i.e..
age, sex, height, weight, cloth
ing, distinguishing character
istics. Be able to provide
license plate numbers, make,
model, year or color, if an
automobile is involved.
In summary, security at ACC
is everyone's business. Won't
you do your part for a safe and
secure 1981-1982 school year? If
you have suggestions for im
provement or criticism concern
ing a patrol member's per
formance, do not hesitate to see
Alvah Monshower, the dean of
men and campus security co
ordinator. All suggestions and
constructive criticisms will be
welcomed.
HANDICAPPED PARKINGi
The handicapped parking
spaces on campus are for the
use of handicapped students
and faculty only. In order to
park in these spaces, you must
have either a handicapped decal
issued by the college, a handi
capped license plate or a handi
capped placard. If you park
beside such a space please
remember to leave enough room
for the handicapped person to
open his car door all the way in
order to facilitate his getting
in and out of the car.
Students with special needs
please register with Clare
Moore, coordinator for Handi
capped Services, Hines Hall,
Office B, ext. 369. Help is
available in the form of readers,
note takers, tutors, etc. for any
special needs you might have.
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