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Show ground The Block flieCampusSyndicate By DAVE BLOCK k u you are lucky enough to read this you 'are probably thinking to ourself, "Not another column." But, here goes my attempt anyway. The jurrent trend in the Chronicle seems to be that if you want to be in with lie big shots you get to write a column. Enough for introduction. The community looks upon its university as an institution of not only (Migher education but as an institution that is modern, progressive, and , forward looking. It is too bad that some administrators at this University ian not support that image. Enter Utopia i'ej It seems to be hard for some to realize that the University is not im-mmune im-mmune from the realities of life. They would like to believe that once they across 13th East (Ralph says it's 1340 East) or 5th South they enter a sheltered shelt-ered community free of pestilence, war, famine, or crime. But, with a campus population close to 20,000 people and 18,577 registered reg-istered cars this campus is a city, complete with the problems of a city. Crime does exist on this campus whether the administration likes tto admit it or not. It is well known that the Huddle, for instance, is one iof the main centers for drug traffic in Salt Lake City. J- Tell Me Why I wonder why it is necessary for our Security Department to check l!in with the director of the Union if they want to question individuals who "may be in the biulding. I further question why it is necessary that the director act as an intermediary in police business or even accompany J them on their duties in the Union. 7' By the time a Union official asks an individual if he would like to talk with the Security authorities and returns to the office with the answer, tthat person can be on his way off campus never to be seen again. Is it necessary for Union employees to contact the administration .officers when trouble occurs? When help is needed, time counts. It is necessary to place a double call in order to wait for a policy decision. The Union administration believes that they can handle most "non-serious" "non-serious" situations themselves. I question who is better qualified to judge if a problem is serious or potentially serious, is it the administrative personnel or trained officers. We are not living in .the dark ages, the cathedrals are no longer considered as sanctuaries, is the Union any different? |