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THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2003
UNC considers security cameras
BY JOE SAUNDERS
AND LYNNE SHALLCROSS
STAFF WRITERS
With residence hall crime
becoming more and more of a con
cern, University officials said they
are considering placing security
cameras in residence halls.
The Department of Housing
and Residential Education recent
ly commissioned the Student
Safety' Task Force to suggest neces
sary adjustments to the
University’s residence hall security
policies and procedures.
In response to a number of res
idence hall break-ins during the
last year, including an incident last
September when a student report
ed being robbed at gunpoint in his
Avery Residence Hall room, the
task force is exploring the idea of
placing security cameras in several
residence halls.
George Arey, chairman of the
task force and an employee with
the Department of Housing,
emphasized that the committee
only is in the research stage and is
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“We’ll look to see what the ben
efit has been on other campuses
before we look into putting cam
eras into (UNC’s) buildings,” he
said.
Many other universities rang
ing from the University of
Pennsylvania to the Rhode Island
School of Design already have
installed security cameras in
attempts to make their campuses
safer.
The University’ of Michigan-
Ann Arbor decided to install secu
rity cameras in the entrances of all
residence halls after a series of bur
glaries in winter 2001.
Diane Brown, spokeswoman for
the UM Department of Public
Safety, said the school has
installed security cameras in two
or three of its 14 residence halls.
Brown said residence hall crime
has decreased since the cameras
have been installed, but she said
the drop cannot be attributed sole
ly to the cameras.
“Obviously we feel it’s a valuable
tool, so we’re dedicating some sig
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nificant dollars to it,” Brown said.
“But it’s difficult to be able to
attribute the downward trend in
crime to just one attribute because
we implemented several (safety)
initiatives at the same time.”
Brown added that UM also
implemented a 24-hour lock on
residence halls and increased edu
cation about safety precautions to
take on campus.
“The reality of today’s society
requires us to be cognizant of the
fact that people will come and prey
on our students,” Brown said.
Kristin Conte, president of
UNC’s Residence Hall Association,
said she supports the use of securi
ty cameras in residence halls.
“Anything that increases safety is a
good thing to have.”
But Conte said that security
cameras will not be a complete
deterrent to crime and that stu
dents still will have to be careful.
“If we did get security cameras,
residents would still need to be
aware of their surroundings,” she
said.
Conte added that officials only
would look at camera footage if a
serious crime or incident occurred
in the building.
“It wouldn’t be a violation of the
the privacy of the residents,” she
said.
Some students on campuses
across the nation have protested
against the use of security cameras
in residence halls.
Students at UNC have reacted
to the proposal with mixed opin
ions.
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lives in Joyner Residence Hall, said
he does not think security cameras
are necessary. “I think it’s the resi
dents’ responsibility to keep (the
residence halls) safe.”
But sophomore Katie Atchley,
who lives in Hinton James
Residence Hall, said cameras
could help improve safety.
“I think it’s a good thing to
have,” she said. “It’ll help solve
(crimes) faster.”
Sophomore Sara E. Rich, who
lives in Craige Residence Hall, said
there is not enough on-campus
crime to warrant security cameras.
“I don’t think there are enough
security problems,” she said. “If
crime went up, it might be worth
it”
In addition to the security cam
era proposal, the task force will
explore other methods used at uni
versities to improve safety and
security.
“The committee has been look
ing at contacting a lot of different
schools in general to see what
kinds of security measures they are
taking,” Arey said.
Arey said that even though
UNC’s campus is safe in compari
son to other institutions, there still
are ways to increase security.
“We want to make (the campus)
even safer,” he said. “If security
cameras are one of the ways that
will help do that, then I think it’s a
good idea.”
Senior Writer Arman Tolentino
contributed to this article.
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
While the campus arts commu
nity is reeling from the loss of Arts
Carolina, the Chapel Hill Public
Arts Commission is thriving
because of a recent appropriation
for the group.
Thanks to an act passed by the
Chapel Hill Town Council in
March 2002, the commission is
able to review new building plans
and, when requested, receive 1
percent of the total building costs
to fund a public art creation.
“We have had so much growth
in the year and a half since (the
act) passed,” said Kate Billings,
public arts program facilitator.
“The increased funds give us so
much more power to put art out
there. It is just another example of
how the community is so very sup
portive of the arts.”
Even though the act passed
more than a year ago, it has taken
until now for the funds to have a
significant effect on the programs.
CHPAC will flex its new muscle
this weekend with two exhibit
openings.
Chapel Hill Town Hall will be
transformed from Friday to Oct.
24 by the paintings and sculp
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Michael Houston and Sandra
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“The more that we can show,
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Billings said. “We basically just
want to fill any and all public
spaces with something that is
inspiring.”
Contact theAUE Editor
at artsdesk@unc.edu.
CORRECTIONS
•A page 7 article in Wednesday’s
paper incorrectly reported that the
Delta Zeta sorority house is locat
ed on Henderson Street. The
house is on Hillsborough Street.
•A front-page graphic in
Wednesday’s paper should have
said it has been 60,000 years since
Mars came this close to Earth.
•A brief on page 3 in Tuesday’s
paper incorrectly identified Terry
Greenlund as a woman.
To report corrections, contact Managing Editor
Daniel Thigpen at dthigpen@email.unc.edu.