The QC, Vol. 76, No. 05 • October 12, 1989

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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