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DPS spokesman. The system activates if students' immediate security is in jeopardy, such as if there is an armed or dan gerous person on campus, a gas leak or a severe weather warning. The sirens' first trial run was Dec. 19, and officials plan to do another test soon. Young said. Students who are outside and within a half of a mile away from a siren will be able to hear it. Some locations of the sirens include Hinton James Residence Hall, Winston Residence Hall and on Airport Road off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. But alert sirens are not the only way to provide safety to students. Young said University police have a K-9 unit which includes an officer and a dog trained to detect explo Local police look to build ties BY MAX ROSE ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR When students move into old neighborhoods, sometimes issues arise between longtime residents and newcomers. So those who choose to move off campus are asked to be good neigh bors, Chapel Hill police spokesman Lt. Kevin Gunter said. But sometimes students find themselves in violation of town nuisance laws, which restrict loud parties at inconvenient hours, Gunter said. “Sometimes... they’re not think ing in terms of building relation ships," he said. “Their neighbor might be someone who needs to get up every morning to go to work." In 2007, Chapel Hill police received 67 loud noise complaints, most of them concentrated in the downtown area, Gunter said. But Gunter said a partnership between the town and University is trying to improve the relation ship. ■mmm CiDCry. :33CDGC0 ttß3b j * *> H DOMINION Xamsyate Apartment homes J 200 Highway 54 Bypass 'JS 5 SAVE * SAVE * SAVE 1 Carrtxxo. North Carolina 27510 v ... Don't miss outi Call today: 967-3125 I n?tTrL www dominionramsgate.com ' • j>‘- imJSSF (aaiect • UightKltwnaoowt jW! • Coins fc* • 24-Wkwwiryfoafey OMiaMBVM'toMMf * MonHorod intrusion ajarrm • Convenient location let • Wood-buming fireploce* {Joajd on#*! C bus liri) I UNITED)OMINION apinmen* homes) 8 sives. Officers also cycle around campus to provide security to areas inaccessible to patrol cars. UNC Mobiles Rave Guardian program, which became available in fall 2007, is another safety measure available to students. In addition to sending out mass text messages, it allows students to contact the DPS dispatch office from their cell phones if they are walking alone to ensure that they arrive at their destinations safely. Young said. UNC’s Department of Housing and Residential Education also is doing its part to keep students safe on the inside, Resident advisors are 24-hour resources to students while they are in their rooms, said Rick Bradley, assistant director of information and communications for the hous ing department And at least once a semester, there are safety awareness pro grams to inform students of the ways they can stay safe, he added. But Bradley said students need to remember they are not immune to danger. “1 think there is a false sense of The Good Neighbor Initiative, which Gunter said will kick of its fourth year this summer, encour ages off-campus students to meet their neighbors and create a safe environment in which to live. “Hopefully we’ve been successful in raising their awareness in how to be a good neighbor," he said. Last year, volunteers handed out 350 packets of information for the initiative. Gunter said the program is con tinuing to grow and has shown some success. “They reach out, and in some cases they’ve actually introduced themselves to their neighbors,’ he said. “We're hopefully impacting the old students as well as new stu dents who are moving into those neighborhoods." Members of the student gov ernment went into local neigh borhoods to hand out fliers for the initiative. Student Body Vice President Mike Tarrant said. “I think we believe it’s critical to (Thr Daily (Ear Brrl security in students," Bradley said. "They think that by living on a col lege campus, the only other people here are students like them." And Young said other safety options, such as the P2P, also have helped to keep people safe. Pressing the red button at one of the nine-fbot-tall emergency call boxes, or blue lights, immediately alerts University police that a stu dent is in need of assistance. Young added that while there are a number of safety measures in place to protect students, they still should take precaution. "Most importantly, students should notify us if they see anything suspicious," Young said. "Even if it is not currently affecting you, it may help us prevent a problem in the future." And students said they feel that they live and work in a safe envi ronment at UNC. ‘l’ve never felt threatened on campus," junior Rachel Rand said. “I think UNC does a good job of keeping its students safe." Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. have a positive relationship with the town in order to collaborate on issues," he said. “We’ve made an effort to collaborate on as many issues as possible." After urging from the student government, the Chapel Hill Town Council last year approved blue light ing downtown, which Tarrant said has been proven to reduce crime. “Those lights are positioned in areas where they would hopefully be accessible for students when they are coming to and from their homes," Gunter said. Former Student Body President James Allred began the process to get the lights and appropriated SBO,OOO toward the lighting and emergency call boxes. This year student government is proposing a $0.50 student fee increase for the budget for safety and security, some of which Tarrant said would go to off-campus projects. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
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