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QUAKER CAMPUS -.lump I XXVI Nirmhpr Fivp V* i"*l ^ n^-i , ~ Volume LXXV1, Number Five October 12, 1989 Franklin Duo Robbed, Report $242 Missing SAFETY: Alison Copping, Mark Taylor, Ken Kelly, and Jim Surwillo at last week's vandalism seminars (see stories below and on page 3). Search For Student Safety Sends Security Searching For More Staff Thong Phan-Quang QC Staff Writer Many students do not know exactly what security's responsibilities are, nor do they know if they are equipped to carry these dutiesout. "Idon'tfeelsafe. Ilfve right next to the security house and 1 never see them," said freshman Suzanne Hoohuli. Hoohuli notwithstanding, demands on security have gone up. Before the two attempted assaults on campus, there was an average of four to five calls a week for campus escorts said Don Blackman, Deputy Director of security. Following the incidents, there were five calls alone on Saturday, October 1, between the hours of 4 p.m. to midnight. Blackman conceded that there was a shortage of security guards. However, "in the last two weeks we have put in five student security guards," said Blackman. There is now one security guard and one student security guard on .duty every day of the week except on weekends, when there, are two regular security guards. Currently, Blackman stated that there are eight security guards, four full time, and four part time, in addition to the five new student guards. The potential officer, said )im Williamson, director of security, "can't have a criminal record," and "has to be over the age of 21." "We try and hire people that are at least 30-35 years old. We are looking for a mature person." No Experience Necessary Williamson said he preferred that the potential officer not have any experience. "I was in the security industry for several years, we get better people if they were not trained in the security industry." "Instead it's an on-the-job training course. We have training sessions and staff meetings." These sessions cover topics such as first aid, disaster preparation, ■ and patrol procedures, said Blackman. When asked about security's pursuit/capture rate, Blackman said, "I'm not sure, more than ten over the past year." Blackman said the persons apprehended committed various types of crimes. He added that he considered this a decent number. Seven out of the eight security guards have been with security at least one year. "We keep experienced people together with inexperienced," said Blackman. As to what exactly security's duties entail, "we maintain resistance to any type of criminal Danielle Diego QC News Editor On Oct, 5, between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6:30p.m., $242 was stolen from students Bobby Ratliff and Sean Tannehill. The money was taken from their room in Olivine house, which is located at 3 514 Olive St, said police and security reports. Ratliff reported $92 missing, and Tannehill $150. The security report states that entry was gained through an open bathroom window with a ladder that was stored under the house porch. The ladder "was under the house and not visible," said Ratliff. A portion of Ratliff's money was on the top of his dresser and the other part was under a box on the dresser. Tanehill's $150 was in a metal box in the dresser, and was therefore not immediately visible. "It looked very simple window open, ladder, you couldn't notice any entry," said Heinz Blume, the security officer who answered the call. "There was nothing disturbed, that's the strange part. Some money was hidden, some was not." Officer Mike Mueller of the Whittier Police Department, who was also called in, was not available for comment. However, Sergeant Art Schroll said that, according to the police report. Officer Mueller felt that whoever did it knew the money was there, because that was all they took. Ratliff and Tanehill, both juniors, share the house with fellow Franklins Chris Jacobs and Ashley Grey. Grey reported the theft at 7:45 p.m. after Tannehill noticed his money was gone. Ratliff explained that Tannehill was the first to notice his money was missing. Only then did they put it together with the ladder that was leaning against the house, which had been noticed by Grey earlier. ' Ratliff said that Grey did not think the ladder was a big deal because he assumed that one of them had forgotten their keys and had used the ladder to get in the house. The only room touched was the one shared by Ratliff and Tannehill. Ratliff said he felt one contibuting factor in the crime were the house's unscreened windows. "I don't know | who did itj, but I think we should have had screens so it doesn't look like an open door." Ratliff was unsure whether or not Jacobs or Grey had money in the house but said, "if they did nothing was missing." Sergeant Schroll said, "All cases remain open until we can clear them. There were no fingerprints, so we go as far as we can go." Security will do the same and keep the case open. Right now there are no leads. activity," said Williamson. Williamson stated that normal procedures for patrolling dorms as, "checking every door of every building every night at least twice." He also said that they try to walk through the dorms once or twice each night. "We recognize that this can't always be done. In fact, it very seldom can be done because we Please see SECURITY page 3. Campus Opinions On How Safe Whittier Really Is Thong Phan-Quang QC Staff Writer There has been a varied response from the student body since the attempted assualts on campus two weeks ago. Though this is an unscientific survey, the impression is that many women here do not feel safe walking alone at night oh campus. Many women expressed fear, and several refused to be interviewed. The majority of men felt safe. Here are some of the responses from Whittier students: Senior Lisa Kealoha, a Harris, resident said, "there's a lot of weirdo's around here, I'm not going to walk around campus by myself at night." Sophomore Angela Miller, a Stauffer resident said, "I don't feel safe on campus, I carry a whistle and I have my keys between my fineers." "I feel safe on campus. I think if there is any protection, it's up to the individual," said sophomore Janna Mitchell. "I feel safe, security is doing a good job," said Shawna Klinker. Freshman Karla Kaphengst agreed with her roommates (Klinker) comment and added that one should, "learn self defense and watch out for people who look unusual or out of place' Please see ISSUE page 3. Caller Was All Smoke, Bomb Threat To Campus Inn Turns Out a Bad Joke By Chris Perkins QC Editor-in-Chief A bomb threat last Monday night forced the evacuation of five persons from the Campus Inn complex, according to college security. However, no bomb was found in the building. Security dispatcher Suresh Gurung received a call at 8:40 p.m. from a man who said only, "There's a bomb in the CI," then hung up. Gurung first called Heinz Blume, the security officer on duty, then contacted the police. Don Blackman, deputy director of security, was later called to the scene. • Blume immediately evacuated the complex, which contained two kitchen workers: the two KWTR DJ's broadcasting from the Club, freshmen Sean McGuckin and Mike Light: and freshman Noah Davis, who had arrived in rience with bomb threats. "I used to work with |bomb-sniffing| dogs in the air force, so I'm familiar with bomb threats: in fact, I even went to bomb school." "There's a bomb in the CI,"— anonymous caller. the Student Union early to referee an intramural ping-pong match. Blume and Blackman then accompanied two Whittier Police : office on a bomb search through the structure, which Blackman estimated lasted about a half hour. Blackman has a lot of expe- "In 99% of all bomb threats, it's |a false alarm], but we must treat it as if it were real, because there's always that 1% factor," he said. Had he done it laround] noontime, our hands Please see BOMB page 3. Smart and Sassy See Page 4. Sports Update See Page 8. Sweet Jimi See Page 6
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Title | The QC, Vol. 76, No. 05 • October 12, 1989 |
Publisher | Associated Students of Whittier College |
Description | The Quaker Campus (QC) is the student newspaper of Whittier College. The newspaper has been in continuous publication since September 1914. |
Subject | Student newspapers and publications -- Whittier College (Whittier, Calif.) |
Date | October 12, 1989 |
Language | eng |
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Title | 1989_10_12_p001 |
OCR | QUAKER CAMPUS -.lump I XXVI Nirmhpr Fivp V* i"*l ^ n^-i , ~ Volume LXXV1, Number Five October 12, 1989 Franklin Duo Robbed, Report $242 Missing SAFETY: Alison Copping, Mark Taylor, Ken Kelly, and Jim Surwillo at last week's vandalism seminars (see stories below and on page 3). Search For Student Safety Sends Security Searching For More Staff Thong Phan-Quang QC Staff Writer Many students do not know exactly what security's responsibilities are, nor do they know if they are equipped to carry these dutiesout. "Idon'tfeelsafe. Ilfve right next to the security house and 1 never see them," said freshman Suzanne Hoohuli. Hoohuli notwithstanding, demands on security have gone up. Before the two attempted assaults on campus, there was an average of four to five calls a week for campus escorts said Don Blackman, Deputy Director of security. Following the incidents, there were five calls alone on Saturday, October 1, between the hours of 4 p.m. to midnight. Blackman conceded that there was a shortage of security guards. However, "in the last two weeks we have put in five student security guards," said Blackman. There is now one security guard and one student security guard on .duty every day of the week except on weekends, when there, are two regular security guards. Currently, Blackman stated that there are eight security guards, four full time, and four part time, in addition to the five new student guards. The potential officer, said )im Williamson, director of security, "can't have a criminal record," and "has to be over the age of 21." "We try and hire people that are at least 30-35 years old. We are looking for a mature person." No Experience Necessary Williamson said he preferred that the potential officer not have any experience. "I was in the security industry for several years, we get better people if they were not trained in the security industry." "Instead it's an on-the-job training course. We have training sessions and staff meetings." These sessions cover topics such as first aid, disaster preparation, ■ and patrol procedures, said Blackman. When asked about security's pursuit/capture rate, Blackman said, "I'm not sure, more than ten over the past year." Blackman said the persons apprehended committed various types of crimes. He added that he considered this a decent number. Seven out of the eight security guards have been with security at least one year. "We keep experienced people together with inexperienced," said Blackman. As to what exactly security's duties entail, "we maintain resistance to any type of criminal Danielle Diego QC News Editor On Oct, 5, between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6:30p.m., $242 was stolen from students Bobby Ratliff and Sean Tannehill. The money was taken from their room in Olivine house, which is located at 3 514 Olive St, said police and security reports. Ratliff reported $92 missing, and Tannehill $150. The security report states that entry was gained through an open bathroom window with a ladder that was stored under the house porch. The ladder "was under the house and not visible," said Ratliff. A portion of Ratliff's money was on the top of his dresser and the other part was under a box on the dresser. Tanehill's $150 was in a metal box in the dresser, and was therefore not immediately visible. "It looked very simple window open, ladder, you couldn't notice any entry," said Heinz Blume, the security officer who answered the call. "There was nothing disturbed, that's the strange part. Some money was hidden, some was not." Officer Mike Mueller of the Whittier Police Department, who was also called in, was not available for comment. However, Sergeant Art Schroll said that, according to the police report. Officer Mueller felt that whoever did it knew the money was there, because that was all they took. Ratliff and Tanehill, both juniors, share the house with fellow Franklins Chris Jacobs and Ashley Grey. Grey reported the theft at 7:45 p.m. after Tannehill noticed his money was gone. Ratliff explained that Tannehill was the first to notice his money was missing. Only then did they put it together with the ladder that was leaning against the house, which had been noticed by Grey earlier. ' Ratliff said that Grey did not think the ladder was a big deal because he assumed that one of them had forgotten their keys and had used the ladder to get in the house. The only room touched was the one shared by Ratliff and Tannehill. Ratliff said he felt one contibuting factor in the crime were the house's unscreened windows. "I don't know | who did itj, but I think we should have had screens so it doesn't look like an open door." Ratliff was unsure whether or not Jacobs or Grey had money in the house but said, "if they did nothing was missing." Sergeant Schroll said, "All cases remain open until we can clear them. There were no fingerprints, so we go as far as we can go." Security will do the same and keep the case open. Right now there are no leads. activity," said Williamson. Williamson stated that normal procedures for patrolling dorms as, "checking every door of every building every night at least twice." He also said that they try to walk through the dorms once or twice each night. "We recognize that this can't always be done. In fact, it very seldom can be done because we Please see SECURITY page 3. Campus Opinions On How Safe Whittier Really Is Thong Phan-Quang QC Staff Writer There has been a varied response from the student body since the attempted assualts on campus two weeks ago. Though this is an unscientific survey, the impression is that many women here do not feel safe walking alone at night oh campus. Many women expressed fear, and several refused to be interviewed. The majority of men felt safe. Here are some of the responses from Whittier students: Senior Lisa Kealoha, a Harris, resident said, "there's a lot of weirdo's around here, I'm not going to walk around campus by myself at night." Sophomore Angela Miller, a Stauffer resident said, "I don't feel safe on campus, I carry a whistle and I have my keys between my fineers." "I feel safe on campus. I think if there is any protection, it's up to the individual," said sophomore Janna Mitchell. "I feel safe, security is doing a good job," said Shawna Klinker. Freshman Karla Kaphengst agreed with her roommates (Klinker) comment and added that one should, "learn self defense and watch out for people who look unusual or out of place' Please see ISSUE page 3. Caller Was All Smoke, Bomb Threat To Campus Inn Turns Out a Bad Joke By Chris Perkins QC Editor-in-Chief A bomb threat last Monday night forced the evacuation of five persons from the Campus Inn complex, according to college security. However, no bomb was found in the building. Security dispatcher Suresh Gurung received a call at 8:40 p.m. from a man who said only, "There's a bomb in the CI," then hung up. Gurung first called Heinz Blume, the security officer on duty, then contacted the police. Don Blackman, deputy director of security, was later called to the scene. • Blume immediately evacuated the complex, which contained two kitchen workers: the two KWTR DJ's broadcasting from the Club, freshmen Sean McGuckin and Mike Light: and freshman Noah Davis, who had arrived in rience with bomb threats. "I used to work with |bomb-sniffing| dogs in the air force, so I'm familiar with bomb threats: in fact, I even went to bomb school." "There's a bomb in the CI,"— anonymous caller. the Student Union early to referee an intramural ping-pong match. Blume and Blackman then accompanied two Whittier Police : office on a bomb search through the structure, which Blackman estimated lasted about a half hour. Blackman has a lot of expe- "In 99% of all bomb threats, it's |a false alarm], but we must treat it as if it were real, because there's always that 1% factor," he said. Had he done it laround] noontime, our hands Please see BOMB page 3. Smart and Sassy See Page 4. Sports Update See Page 8. Sweet Jimi See Page 6 |
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