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Show Page 4 StatesmanCampus News Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 Junction: Employees enforcing that students don't take food with them I continued from page 1 deal. "The Junction is a business, and just like any other business they have a right to set their own policies. And, I mean if you go to any other all-you-can-eat place like Chuck-aRama they don't have carryout policies. So I don't know why the Junction should be any different and people are getting up in arms over it." Johnson said she never carried out food, and she wasn't affected by the policy change. The new policy still allows students to take out liquids, but only in the approved mugs which are for sale at the Junction. John Delaney, an undeclared freshman said, "It's probably good. I wish you could still take like one cookie out or whatever. But I like the idea of needing a mug, cause you know oatmeal packets, and filling jugs with liquid. I've known people who go in with a gallon "You know it's like, if you've got 1,400 peoof milk and fill up the milk, you know? And ple and you know you see a certain amount that's not right for them of instances that you've The policy change was "The Junction is a busigot to make an assumpinitiated by Executive tion that there's a lot more Chef Donald Donaldson. ness, and just like any unseen, too." other business they have Donaldson said that the He said along new rule was triggered by a right to set their own with minor abuses of the an increase of students policy, people were compolicies." breaking the carryout mitting major theft. rule. He said in the past "I started to think — Falisha Johnson, year, especially since that, you know, where's September, he has seen Valley View Towers residents the line? It seems to be students filling their turning out that it's got assistant backpacks with fruit, to either be a hard line or stocking up on instant a soft line. And I had to . PoliceBl otter Friday, Nov. 12 • USU Police responded to assist Logan Police and Fire Departments on a report of gas leaking from a meter. Even though police could not find any broken gas lines or any gas leaking, Questar Gas company performed some maintenance on the LDS Church's gas meter. • USU Police received a report of a stray dog running at large in the area of Mountain View Tower. Police followed the dog around campus and attempted to catch the dog, but were unsuccessful. Logan City Animal Control was notified and responded to the area, but by this time the dog had crossed US-89 and traveled down to the Island Neighborhood area. • USU Police received a report of a person who may have been drugged unknowingly. Police are investigating. • USU Police responded to a fire alarm at the HPER building on USU Campus. Police investigated and found that something broke the smoke detector beam in the west pool area and that there was no fire. The alarm was reset. Saturday, Nov. 13 • Police responded to a smell of marijuana that was located in the east storage room of the Rich Hall building. Police located one homemade bong and a marijuana pipe. make a decision whether it was going to be all or nothing, and unfortunately it came down to nothing," he said. Donaldson said he understands the perspective of students, and that he and his staff are not trying to be "dirty, rotten, sons of guns about it," but repeated violations of the policy end up costing Dining Services a lot of money. "A lot of drips fill up a bucket," he said, "and that's the way it is with this business." Comments and suggestions concerning this issue can be submitted to a comment box inside the Junction. - rob jepson@aggiemad.usu.edu Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies. Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911 • USU Police found a building on USU campus that had been broken into. Police are investigating. Fire Department ambulance transported the female to the hospital. • USU Police are investigating a suspicious incident possibly involving drugs that occurred in Central Campus Housing. Wednesday, Nov. 17 • USU Police responded to Aggie Village for a report of a suicidal female with a knife. Officers contacted the lady without incident. The woman was transported by ambulance to the Logan Regional Hospital. • USU Police responded to the Fine Arts area for a suicidal individual. Officers located the individual and the individual was transported to the Logan Regional Hospital by Ambulance. Monday, Nov. 15 • Police responded to a suspicious odor call in the Rich Hall building. Police made contact with two individuals who were smoking marijuana. Both individuals were arrested for possession of marijuana. • Complainant reported to USU police that she has been receiving prank phone calls. Police are investigating. • Complainant reported to USU police that a dog had been left in a vehicle and appeared to be cold. Contact was made with the dog owner and advised of the complaint. Thursday, Nov. 18 • USU Police recieved a report of a male sitting inside a white pickup truck for over four hours. Police arrived and the individual was not in the truck any longer. Tuesday, Nov. 16 • Police responded to the area of the Meat and Poultry Farm on two trucks that were blocking the USU shuttle drop off area. Police made contact with the drivers and issued warnings. • USU police was dispatched to the HPER Building on an individual who had dislocated her arm. • USU police responded to an accident involving a vehicle and a deer. • USU Police and Logan Fire Department responded to a medical assist in the Fieldhouse. A female student was working out when the student's knee became dislocated. 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