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Security Guards miqudged
Aleta Sinkfieid
Staff Writer
Cortnvy K> wfaat most Eloa
Colley studerts hdiewe. “secuh-
ly guards ate not out Iheie
laowd orafxcsl K> see hmt nai^
people ihey can write uprsays
Ton Cteecb. Diieclor of Safety
al Security. Creech, who has
Ud this pmitioa for two yearSv
doesDoiiinnk stiKknls reatiK the
sacrifices being mask on their
behalf. This pertains especially k>
die holiday season when security
are still at the cotk^ pn>-
tctiiig students hekxigin^
On Ekn'somfMS. the nature of
isecnriiy guanb's. job would best
fit that of a male because of the
pflrolling duty. Sooietinies. the
^mrd may have to pull duiy K
hnEdf/heisetf around 1 a.ni. or
2 un. which is not the ideal
siDaliMi for faniales^ A police
•man could pull such a duly by
ktsdf because she is carrying
atber a 357 maeisutn or .38
oiiKrweapoa. where as. no Elon
Coll^ guard cary gurev
When security guards ate need
ed for employment. the availabe
poMioas ate posted by fimt-ial
liaiiiiig.In applying farthejot>.
isudent's background is checfc-
(d ino before consideration of
knng. Most positions are in-
kpmiiTi wortL-soidy. but soie
wwfc-study workers are
also guards. “A tull staff wotikl
coosisi of 19 security guards amidi
e^fat tiafBc inocdlDrs i who are not
guards),” said Ctcech.
IM^ating responsibiBity of
traffic coordooatioci k:> Jaxmes L.
D. Berry along with Jean Court
ney (assetarX coocdiitalDr). ailcws
Crcech to deal wkb a lot of ad-
nunistrative mailers during the
day wbicfa indude fire safety on
campus aod answering
compiaints.
There was tmdi ^KCuLatioti
dooe students cuDceming the
supposedly nape cases a Ibw
weeks ago oa the cannfius. Aoror-
dii^ to Cceecii. no rapes eusted
on the caimpcis at that tira£ and
node were reported lo Eloa Col
lege R>lice Dqpaitmieigt. BuiC il is
certain that a flasfaer did ejust and'
is said to have ftasfaed two girls
about two weeks ago in the mew
area. (Harper Center). A Enan
from AlaannanKe Connily was ar
rested in Greemslbiofo betweemi
Now. 4 amd! 6 amd may be con
nected B> that incideiti.
Fronn Creech's umderstandiing,
the Eistn wa» appeefaended for ink-
decent exposure, but has not comae
K> trial yet. The case is still
pending.
PutBslmenc for imdeeem ex
posure consist of no move Ihan
S300 or no nnore than six moacbs
in jjaO or an individuaJi cotmld
■ ««gi
Cattqius Secini^: Terry Creech. Director of Cacmpuis Safety and SecwiAy. tallb with stuidleiM Suzaime
Di^alL. ixt his office.
FKiioto by Denese DeJeif
receive both.
The biggest cases dealt with by
Elon secvriiiy. pertaiit to theft.
Both imcTtteTits occiiiitied Dtnis yeac
AtcDund Jamuaify % twO' stuideiits
frodx Diuike Uniwenjity were
breaking im the ARA stovatze
t^ititytfHarper CeoOar)' Iby conning
liiirougl!! the root'. A seourity guard
tan upod them, but one of Che
smdens got away. Therefore the
gijaitd Hook Ciiie retnaiiniiiig imnidier
Do the police wber he gawe the
naime of his accompiiice.
The second case oceusred Oc
tober 7 when a imam frorm
Reidsvilllle. anLnugud: tiliuf age of 19
was on cainipvis going into
sdiKileiinis roomDS *^stesdlii!ig at^tiiiijng
he cowU get bis htMmts omL.™ said
Creech. Mice were already DooIl-
ixig far tUs. nnaim and Elloaii securi
ty played a role in bis
afiprehemiioti.
Aroumd S p.mi. tiUm* evennng. tbe
nmuic was. seem by two security
guacds wbu chased tiimna. He is
penxdlinig feloniy charges im
ReidsviODe for first degree
buiigjiiillary on campus^
A majior responsibility of
security is prtwiKliing 24-hour pio-
tecliora seven days a week. 12
months a year on the camiipns.
Some view security's jot> in a
wrong way. Instead it is a good in-
farination source especiaDy when
it conies to timderstandiiig the
court system. Cieeeh s^s. he“
couild help students understand
wfaat to e^ipect of court pro
ceedings im AliadHMince County if
they ever sunnnnuned lo appear in
court.
Zeller nominated
for national award
ic™ Zdto, toi fa il» ta« 1**™“ "
s Children.
Phoeo by Denese DeJerf
Karem Zeller, tlie SceTetoey of
Scholarships im the Alpha
Oimiicron Pi sonoriiQt aiid a Seniior
at Elkm. is in ihs* cimim^ for tbe
liene Ryan A^ing Avaed.
For being nmnmated for the
award. Kairem wi9 go ID) a regional
competDffiioiiii iDD Febnioity. If she
places tfaae. she wouiDd iritwim go loi
the notiionalls at the KeniKa%
Center in ^X^sioiiiiiiggDn Dt d
Karen hegaini acCgig at the age
of dbhu: doimg chiMreni's utttgaawr
plays amd coottiniiaed ajnrimii^ acid
directiii^ through high school .She
afiso became a Bember of theln-
oeraaliraiiiatll Thespian Society.
Kaoren was am assasamt direc
tor here at Eloa for the “Fam
■BsticftsJ' Her acting portfolio at
Eloa incMes "nallDi^ With.”
aind ‘^Kennedy's ChiUiRa.’'
The pan that Karen was
from
^ Mara Donio
StatfT Writer
BKMmiinaled for is ‘'Carla
"Kemedy's Onhhen."'
“Carla is a girl who was
thssolutioaed by the '60's and
wanted to be like Marilyn
Momroe." Karen said. "She
wanted to give the world
jomething to look up kx"
Cooseqoenlty. the character
realizes the world no longer wants
tlms and comnaits. suicide by
onerdosiaig.
The ironic part of Karen
Zeller's adno^ career is that it Bat
a career at all. For Karen, it's just
a hoMy. Sbe is aincnliy
Finance majior aod plans
graduate in M^
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