Show rmp O 17 Vc!ys69 Number Utch State University 0 mm November 3 1971 12 pages Campus police officers may be out of work if proposal is approved by Russ Martineau Feature Editor Logan police when they really don’t really know what’s going on Utah State University if the current plans are realized will have a change in police jurisdiction and authority when the new year rolls in Saunders The major issue seems to be whether a state institution for higher learning should employ its at the present time” said own Up to this point the considerations covered by the press were just from an administrative and planning point of view Today Student Life interviews some members of the Security staff to find a new perspective to the situation feature editor Russ Martineau interviewed Chief of Security William Saunders Capcposal to change the jurisdiction on campus to the Logan City Police L by Pam Taylor 'Editor A I L!2 from representatives will be ft® university change 7 to the second USU Forum ‘‘Revolution in the organizations toidy” - 't®utler’ chairman of the and forums committee that the panel will be ‘ questioned in their respective areas on the question “Where is change possible and desirable in the University Community and what is being done?” Salazar Tina sophomore council projects committee head will report and answer questions on projects being instigated this year through the Sophomore council Bur-tensha- Beck vice-preside- nt year As Organizations Barbara is in charge of vice-preside- nt all campus clubs and groups and the various service projects which are instigated through the On the inside studentbody officers Val Christensen director of the University Center will discuss how change can be implemented I- Pre-registrati- r p 8 on rf: t: r f- “17 ft " v: SMC plans strike p 7 v - V - campus tpoak en 'W police : p 4 M 4 nr' - - - - -- 41 VS? v fr j - through the university con- major comments On one of the local radio the stations other day one caller said that he thought the change was good because the campus cops are phone-in-talk-sho- w prove differently According to Officer Larsen a good number of the officers have had both a policemans and a formal college education “We have ope officer that has had one year of college courses one that has had two years and still two others that have Completed better than three years of formal education As far as an education in police work all of the officers have been to a six week course at ithe police Out of Jobs When everything is said and done according to the current plans for change a number of officers will be out of jobs There administrative disagreement this problem Saunders said that Burtenshaw thought that the University was obligated to find employment for the officers until June 30th which is the end of the current contracts On the other hand President Taggart and Vice Provost Hansen wanted to find adequate employment during the summer months Regardless of how long they will work these officers will not be employed in the profession of their choice They will be placed in some job which was not part of their contract Saunders added “When you have a man with five kids it really hurts Especially when you want to stay in law enforcement Some of these men who adequately meet the needs of this University do not meet the is on Greg Hansen Editor of Student Life will also be on the panel His requirements such as age suggested topic will be how necessary to work for someone journalism and the media can like Logan City” suggest change Who get hurt? Kevan Eyre will be the moderator for the panel When this plan whs first Butler stated that any topics related to change in the initiated did the administration! for consult the Security Staff? university will be open “No The university’ hasn’t-eve- n discussion at the forumtried 'to find out what the Carmel apples will be distributed during the forum by problems in the Security the Sophomore council s part of department are I don’t sea hocr ' they could negotiate with tha‘ Sophomore week -- Facts generally uneducated Hansen These administrators seem to be in disagreement over how this new jurisdiction should be organized ASUSU will organizations which have discuss the changes occurred through her office this Barbara Saunders from stories different President Taggart Dean and Vice Provost Bill Murray undergraduate assessment committee chairman will be giving an overall view and also answering questions on general education requirements and present issues being discussed by his committee A “Basically you're just not going to get the service I think the university will suffer because of this change” Officer Harvey Larsen added William Saunders Chief of to this “I don’t think that the Security said that the Security 'is considering the university office itself was more or less in students and faculty More so the the dark about the situation “At' students I can't tell you the of die end August we received number of times I have given word from the administration or just kids rides college this that planned change in them I don’t out generally helped in was the " only jurisdiction know that could they expect the talking stage and not to get worried Right now it’s still in the same service whzn the ehiage comes about” talking stage but will probably go through unless some kind of Uneducated Ceps ? uprising happens overnight” Saunders said that the security is getting department diversity change problems 'Q be viewed by USU forum police sideration is whether the students will receive the protection and help from the Logan police that they have known to exist in the present organization : academy and are enrolled quarterly in a three credit police science course offered by Weber Larsen said'7?c State” Wasting Resources V - j - The University in msking this change are wasting money and Officer experienced policemen J Larsen said “The normal here has had patrolman $5CC3 i£int cm ' ji up him in various ways Xfcbnlversity acry ! plus his ? pays the officer tuition while he ett!?$he police academy Mortal Oe tHn on the force t have hid V$j good background tjxlice tepfls worked Rr the three department r years To efforts al thrfXV' ' eietely ?) is rldifjc 4 f X-hav- ::s 1 ’ member Jn faver cl have bid meaV till feel It’s the nett £rzx”c mix the fUtlYerdty has ever made'i Am e |