Show THE SUMMER STATESMAN USU Institutional MONDAY JUNE 22 1981 one step nearer to campus police fer Council will deliberate over committee president's proposal for eight-perso- ‘trtr— n byjohnwaro it a touchy question at Utah State University than a year ago aeveral USU security guards were arrested for theft of university property Later USU President Stanford Cazier appointed a committee to look into alternatives for a police force on the campus Debate brewed over the question as three alternatives came forward The options were t® continue the contracted police coverage from Logan City as it Mood open a Logan City police substation on campus or rreate a university-tupolice department The security committee eventually decided to pursue the option of opening a university police department and the debate which was brewing came to a necurity bod USU informed Logan City Mayor Walter Nickel that the committee was working toward opening a USU police force on September I Nickel responded in a letter to Cazier sad voiced his concern and opposition to On May 26 the move acknowledged that the universitspecial needs in building security Nickel has y sad parking idea of a the nth enforcement but opposed campus policeman dealing criminal laws 'The law enforcement officer by a university is answerable Man administrator whose primary concern is not enforcement of law but rather the operation of a university with a reputation to protect for a wide variety of reasons’ Nickel wrote Cache County Attorney Lanny Gun-- d and Logan Municipal Council htr Claude Burtenthaw also spoke Itjuut the proposal saying that it id create unequal justice in the treat-J- t of criminals and that it would lie a of money City officials voiced concern that the police force Td widen the gap between city and hteisity and that S42000 per year be lost if USU canceled its police overage contract with the city Universiry officials on the other fhind re Mill confident that they've selected a workable alternative Vice President for employed Student Affairs Val Christensen who heads the security mmmiftrT cites (L of the university as a major factor He contends that the Logan City have enough responsibility in policing Logan City ‘In the last few years” Christensen said “there has been very btde Logan City police to the university) except responding to the crisis or awffr-- t requests or driving through the campus at night occasionally We're n now that we just need a lot more help” USU officials are not critical of Logan City for not providing port but they do fed that f j coverage on campus wi3 go toward reducing crane and toward recovering stolen property Chriatensia says that other campuses which law ided a police force rather than usZLze isting services have easily recovered i ' investment through the increase in recovery of stolen goods "The reason for our plan" Blythe Ahlstrom assistant to the rodent at USU ‘‘is to provide protection seven days a week' 1 noted that under the current syeten one knows when police affieer suy La ' on campus USU is proposing to provide tLIs protect ion by creating a police force f armed officers Em) eight class-on- e officers would work patrol and wvt— e i tions and the director would oversee (It operation Thy director would aVa staff of sttsdcCS far manage a part-tim- e writing parking tickets and locking ' doors The estimated cost of swiidiz to system is J58CS3 more far VZ'J' l and currently for security ' protection ' USU officials are quick to ) that plans for die force ate U da t proval stages and won’t become until the Institutional Council maidn the issue on July 12 The IariMbd cL Council must givy thefinal T ’ ' the police’ force Meanwhile September ' Li nearer and talking about less not touchy getting Val Christensen size (O tlocjtcy ot idl 2Rr? o i O Lca Cy’ d‘'d '' p it’ Ud Auditions for American West pageant schedtaf uditions and interviews for cast O members for “The West: LS'fcA America’s Odyssey” the award winning historical pageant presented each summer on the USU campus will be held June 25 and 26 according to Sid G Perkes director inPeople 15 years of age or older are vited to attend the interview sessions to be held in Room 214 of the Chase Fine Arts Center from 7:30 to 8:30 p m No is required acting or singing experience and older adults are especially welcome ' Perkes stated The pageant will be presented July 31 8 in the SpecAugust 1 and 3 through USU the campus on trum “The West: America’s Odyssey” has been held premiered in 1972 and as the center-piec- e then since summer each of Utah State University’s Festival was of the American West The pageant the with 1973 George in honored Medal of the Washington Honor Foundation Valley Forge Freedom’s in achievement “outstanding for Pa about a better understanding of the American way of life” fat The cast numbers each year more 200 people including 50 to £0 danoars The large Indian ensemble comes from Scboti las the Intermountain Inter-TribBrigham City perMany of the cast members formed in the pageant in previous yters and some have been in the proisdTj from the beginning Rehearsals are scheduled to begin June S3 and al but 4a ecr l 'a to the pageant’s epentg through July ‘ July 31 Perkes is aasociatc profcawc and costume-sdesigner for the UCU Theatre Department and has beesi visiting designer for the University cf fax Oklahoma University of Utsh Pioneer State Theatre Conference chairman of Region Seven cf fa American College Theatre l past president of the Uuh TLce Association He is a redoes cftx Amoco Gold Medallion for Theatre presented by the nedy Center in WasLii?“S3 "CC Those desiring forfarriir" - I— the auditions and intervieKX 8 call "T et cl t f ' tr" " J‘ if ‘ 750-115- -- l( -- |