Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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PINHKII ' IE (. . , CONTINUED FROM PAGE 25) students who needed it. The Escort Service operated seven days a week from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and students were encouraged to call if they needed someone to accompany them. Although these services were available, crime became a serious threat. Students began to take crime on and off campus seriously. Safety is something we often take for granted. We should be careful, especially m these hrst years away from home to form sound safety habits, freshman Doanyelle Conner said. Other students have learned from experience that campus crime is a serious matter. The lesson I learned after being mugged was invaluable. Now, I ' m no longer naive and am constantly aware of my surroundings, freshman Riki Altman said. Because of the prevalence of campus crime, people realized the necessity of crime prevention. Using the informative and educational programs along with the use of common sense has been a step forward toward the prevention of campus crime. Photo by Robert Parker r olice Officers E. Hunter, Dilworth and Corporal Edinfield check a disturbance in the Union. Campus Police patrolled the campus nightly to insure student safety. 26 - Student Life - Photo by Zulma Crespo

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PlPUiililtiPI : mu m VI U A dark and cold night, the wind chills you as you walk down a dimly Ht sidewalk. You feel alone, but are you? Will you become the next statistic? Campus crime became a frightening reality on our campus. Many types of crime plagued the university including anything from disorderly conduct to sexual assault. Offense reports from the university police department have shown that so far this year over 600 complaints have been made. From the reported offenses, only 277 arrests had been made by the end of Oct., police records show. Campus crime became more prevalent than these reports indicated; this problem stemmed from the fact that people did not report many of the offenses committed. If people don ' t report it, we can ' t do anything about it, Sergeant Ronald McGlockton of the university police, said. He also said that many of the campus crimes involved minor thefts of things such as rings or books. More people have reported crimes over the past ten years. In 1 980 the police served about 11,000 people, but by 1990 the number had escalated to about 22,000. With the increase in the amount of crimes reported, greater emphasis was put on campus safety. Many brochures were trie Pugh escorts Marcy Kislia to Kellum Hall from the Union. Students could call the campus escort service anytime after dark until 1 a.m. to have a companion walk them home. made available with information about ways to protect students and were circulated around the campus. The police were asked to speak to students about safety m and out of their homes. Different informative and educational programs were also set up to make students aware and help them prevent campus crime. Some excellent programs that were made available included the Women ' s Safety Program, the Escort Service, residence hall security guards. Crisis Management, the Blue Light Trail and Blue Light Station to name a few. Two of the most used programs were the Blue Light Station Blue Light Trail and the Escort Service. The Blue Light Trail was set up along campus to help these students who are in need of police assistance immediately. These telephones with the blue lights above them were strategically placed on campus so that a student never loses sight of the next telephone . The university police department hoped that this program would help to improve response time to campus crime. Another popular service provided by the University for the safety of students has been the Escort Service. This service provided by Student Government in cooperation with the Department of Public Safety provided an added measure for (CONTINUED ON PAGE 26 ... ) Student Life -25

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J Student Escort Service dispatcher calls out to see who is available to escort students in what areas of campus. Students could call the service until 3 a.m. Jill Higham enters the security code to get into the Gamma Phi Beta house. The code was known only by sisters and was changed regularly for safety reasons. Photo by Robert Parker Student Life - 27