Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Students and campus policemen have a pleasant rapport. Campus Life 25

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mm Campus Police by Bonnie Childress Nestled in a background of pine trees, on the corner of North Stadium and Security Road, lies a tiny beige building with a terra cotta clay tile roof. Although this building is small, it is the headquarters of 55 police officers who supply a needed service on this large campus: they main- tain law and order. This building, that was once a concessions stand, does not stand in the way of a successful police force. The department meets the needs of the grow- ing LSU campus, said Assistant Chief of Police Randy Watts. The success of the department may stem from the fact that officers are selected with great care. We want a policeman who is dedicated and intends to make law enforcement a career, not just a job, said Police Lieutenant Hall Taylor. Campus police officers ' duties include taking care of emergency medical calls , automobile ac- cidents and finding lost children. The only traffic violations they handle are moving traffic violations. Typical violations are failure to yield and driv- ing while intoxicated. LSU averages about 10 DWI arrests a month. Watts said this number is average compared to other colleges. Football season is a busy time when they are responsible for the roughly 75,000 people on campus at each game. City police aid them and the sheriffs department handles security inside the stadium. Keeping an eye on football crowds is one of the novel duties of an LSU policeman. A policeman talks to two students. j Mike Odinet thinks bribes are i cheaper than tickets! i W 24 Campus Life M

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Rocky Holland lets the Free Speech Alley audience know that one ex-D.A. tried everything to get elected, in his opinion. ThisFree! putt money Alley participants are familiar with hearing The Sound and The Fury by Hope Snell 1984 marked the 20th anniversary of a univer- sity tradition Free Speech Alley. The Alley has served as an open forum for numerous and varied speakers. From pacifists to Ku Klux Klan advocates to evangelists, the Alley has offered them all an avenue for speech. Football seating was the biggest thing that happened this semester, said Alley Moderator JeffDuhe. Unhappy with the administration ' s change of policy on student seating at football games, about 1,500 students gathered at the Alley. Chancellor James Wharton appeared at the Chancellor James Wharton hangs around on campus . in effigy. The uncensored rhetoric of Free Speech Alley leaves Eudoro Van Der Biest smiling in disbelief. gathering to answer questions on thepolicy, but students who were not satisfied with his explana- tions marched to the office of Athletic Director Bob Broadhead to protest. Shouting, heckling or applause may greet anyone who elects to address the Alley. Simply by signing your name any Wednesday afternoon, you can join the line of speakers and take your chances. Peter Zwick, chairman of the Department of Political Science, has seen changes in the character of Free Speech Alley during his years at LSU. The times generate the content of the Alley. he said. Regardless of the content, Zwick added, the most important aspect of the Alley is that when an open forum is needed, it ' s there. 26 Campus Life -