North Carolina State University - Agromeck Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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Giving directions is one of Officer Blackwell ' s many duties while patrolling the campus. throughbreds the difference for NCSU ' s police Brent Smith (3) a warm spring day and you ' ve decided to take a load off for the afternoon. While relaxing on Tucker beach, you hear a sound that has been absent from the campus for almost a year: click-clock, click- clock. A shadow falls not far from you as horse and rider discreetly pass by. While on NCSU campus, you cannot help but notice a mounted public safety officer. Mounted officers have been a part of Public Safety since 1984. Their main purposes are routine patrol of NCSU ' s main campus, Centennial campus as well as Carter-Finley stadium. Like other public safety officers, mounted officers can respond to calls for assistance anywhere on campus. If not accompanied by another mounted officer, the officer isn ' t allowed to leave his her mount to respond to disturbances within the residence halls. Mounted officers are always present at any large outdoor event held by NCSU. Surprisingly the mounted officers are great for public relations. Some officers observe that students on campus are more friendly towards the mounted officers than the officers in the patrol cars. The students are more comfortable approaching a mounted officer than approaching other officers. The mounted officers use their positive image to make presentations to special groups interested in the duties of Public Safety. The mounted officer division consists of five horses, one full-time officer, five part-time auxillary officers and four part-time support staff members. The horses have been donated to the university by supporters. All are throughbreds and in excellent condition. The horses are trained by the officers to become accustom to the noices and people on campus. The process takes a year to complete. If all goes well, a horse becomes a permanant member of the mounted officer division and is kept at a barn with the other horses known as Unit five. The duties of the full- time officer and the auxillary officers are the same as other public safety officers. The support staff members, however, are not actual members of Public Safety. They are present to assist other officers any way possible when needed. Due to the presence of the mounted officers, there has been a significant improvement in Public Safety ' s ability to control large crowds. The number of car break-ins during football games has dropped significantly. Although young, the mounted officer division has definitely made a mark at NCSU. You cannot help but notice a mounted public safety officer. Student Life 25

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Officer Blackwell is the Mounted division ' s only full time officer. Officer Blackwell and Support Staff member McCray cover most of NCSU ' s campus during their workday. 24 Student Life

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wolfstock The temp erature was falling on a Sunday evening as Bill Lagarde, a senior in Zoology, stood on his ice chest to get a heavenly view of Fishbone, the headline band for this year ' s Wolfstock celebration. But the cooler evening temperature, 10 degrees down from the day ' s high of 86, foreshadowed the events to come. Around 7,000 area students participated in the annual event, up 2,000 from last year ' s event. Folks took part in the usual alcohol drinking, pizza eating, picture taking, thong wearing, and sunburn getting. Perhaps some of the most unusual and newest things were the temporary tattoos which many people tried. But nobody forgot about the music. The bands, which included Mr. Potato Head, Information Society, Sidewinder and of course, Fishbone, put on a fine performances. Carl Jones, a visitor from Minneapolis, Minnesota and his friend Cheryl Brown, a senior in Industrial Engineering, started a trend for watching the bands by standing on Jones ' ice chest. Before long many were doing the same. The music-hungry crowd grew in size and enthusiasm as each band played. When Fishbone took the stage the dancing was at a peak. The majority of the people had a fun eight hours, said Danny Kris, Wolfstock co-chairman. However, shortly after Fishbone ' s third song, Public Safety simply shut the show off according to Scott Walston, the Wolfstock Bands co-chairman. Folks were trying to get over the fence near the front of the stage, said Wolfstock treasurer David Forrest. There were better ways it could have been handled, he said. Public Safety Sergeant G. Person refused to comment about the incident shortly after the show. However, according to Kris, Public Safety thought it (the pushing near the fence) endangered students. Fishbone lead singer Christopher Gordon Dowd sadly stated to the crowd as he left, We love you but some people don ' t. • An overall view of the entire Wolfstock stage between the performances of Information Society, Mr. Potatohead and Sidewinder. An NCSU Public Safety Officer watches the massive crowd for possible trouble while a student parties and cheers to the tunes of Mr. Potatohead. 26 Student Life