Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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LANCE HONIG, junior in mathematics, drops off his Haymaker Escort button at the front desk of Haymaker after escorting a student across the campus from the Union. (Photo by Christopher Assaf) by MELISSA SIMPSON Hall ' s escort service offered to a valuable service for women. With more than 25 escort requests a week, Haymaker considered their service a success. The escort service was of nearly 100 men, who volunteered their free time to walk women from their residence halls to classes, or parking lots anywhere on campus. Escorts also met women at buildings on to walk them back to their halls. It ' s unsafe to walk alone in Manhattan anymore, at night, said Stephani Stowell, sophomore in social work. With all of the rapes and attacks happening more frequently on campus, the escort service really is a good thing. Todd Hicks, sophomore in environmental design, served as president of the escort Hicks said he was screened for his position after Haymaker ' s governing board reviewed his application. I got involved because I thought it was a valuable Hicks said. It was something worthwhile that only required me to be trustworthy. I knew I could do it without giving up anything but free time. STEFFANY KLAUSE, freshman in arts and sciences, waits for Honig to put on his jacket before they leave the Union. Honig, met Klause in the Union to walk her to West Hall where she lives. (Photo by Christopher Assaf) At the beginning of each semester sign-up sheets to become an escort were posted on every floor. Any male from Haymaker interested in being an escort had to be approved by a resident assistant. They were jogging escorts, who accompanied women runners on their runs, but otherwise escorts were restricted to on-campus addresses or parking lots. After we got a call from the front desk and before we left, all of us had to stop by the front desk and put on a button that stated we were an escort, said Mark Johnston, freshman escort in civil We also had to report in after the call, because the two times were recorded for safety reasons. Johnston said there were no real rules to follow, but escorts had to be responsible and treat the women respectfully. It takes up some time, the real late night calls aren ' t enjoyable, but it ' s worth it, Johnston said. I wanted to meet girls, and being an escort isn ' t hard work. 26 Escorts

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I think it ' s (the complex) a great place and I feel to use it ' s services I ' m retired, said. ALONG WITH basketball, volleyball and courts, an indoor track is available for running or a walking. (Photo by Christopher Assaf) CHRIS ROCKEY, freshman in elementary education, reads a little at homework as she rides a PTS 1000 on the second floor of the Rec Complex. (Photo by Christopher Assaf)

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HAYMAKER ESCORT SERVICE ALL THE escorts are req uired to wear a button signifying that they are an escort. (Photo by Assaf) HONIG AND Klause converse about their as they walk across campus. The two had never met before. (Photo by Christopher Assaf)