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Show wt rnwiKA Si aLJrh Vii, XXV, .'ml. No. 19 Boys in Blue: jlhe Dixie SUN DIME ';onna boys, bad boys, whatcha do when they come for boys". ...Cops at Dixie a bad ! College. an issue integral to university cam-- I pj Securing and protecting the j .Edents, faculty and staff, is not I au ays an easy job, but some-- J I 1 Security, college or ;av has to rodv do it. College has responsible for secu-- ( itv on campus. Under the direc-- 1 ion of Don Reid, head of carnal tv security, three full time offi-and two part time officers ! patrol the campus and housing areas of Dixie College. It would be nice to have Currently Dixie 5 officers ! 1 w more offic- said Reid, "but the number j ' depends on "hat the Slate of Utah decides to ers," , officers..." Don Reid Whitney Pewe, a representa-d'- e of the State Board of Regents Ud that the cost is of security bait in with the costs for opera-do- n and funds on maintenance. "After the allocated, the institutimakes the final decision," Reive are stated. Roland or for fevenue feee direct- Wooley, budget Dixie College, said that generated from parking towards the operation goes osts of dollars security security. Also, 105,000 was allocated to campus this year. This figure mdudes the operating expenses, claries, benefits and the pur-chaof a new police car. Dixie students have also a't. 5, 1996 PLEASE DON'T DROP ME!!! posed plan would have students accessible to escort students working late in the library or attending night classes to the dorms, their cars, or other housing. Under Marsh's plan, the student escorts would be volunteers from clubs. Clubs could choose to alternate, and serving as an escort would be their service project. Marsh was instrumental in developing a similar program at Mary Washington College in Virginia. He says, "I've seen it work there, and at other colleges across the country. I believe it is necessary and will be needed more as the campus grows." Compared to other state schools, the crime rate at Dixie is relatively low. 'It would be nice to However, Dixie College also has less have more Dixie." five it March St. George, Utah College Security PERRY f5i LISA Sad Dixie College College been working on develop-ln- 8 safety oriented programs. Rfhminal justice major, Ben hrsh has been working on a sudent escort program. His pro The Dixie Sun students than state other institutions. Dixie Hamm included with brown bag lunch College's fall term enrollment was 4,921 students, compared with other state institutions whose enrollments top 10,000. During the Tyler Thorsted Destiny and love are in the air as Carolyn Hogue(Ruby) and Russ Sumens(Dick) tap dance to the musical number "It's You" in the Dixie College Theater production of "Dames at Sea." 1994-9- 5 school year, 184 incident reports were filed. Also 189 arrests reports were issued, of those 98 were alcohol related, 21 were drug related and 18 were issued for disorderly conduct. Utah State University has enrollment figures of 19,184 students. Their security figures show 2,149 reported incidents school year. Of for th 1994-9- 5 those, 316 were theft, 48 were alcohol, 15 were drug offenses, 2 rapes and 4 sexual assaults were reported. Also, 104 acts of criminal mischief, 20 reports of disorderly conduct, 3 weapons violations and 117 arrests were made. By LAURA SLUDER THE DIXIE SUN Brown Bag Lunch is what they are calling the luncheon that will be held March 6. Anyone interested is invited to attend this unique seminar. It is actually more like a student forum, where the students get involved and share their feelings and opinions. Held at noon, in the Gardner Center conference room C, the seminar will cover the topic "Dating Violence - the Hidden Secret." The seminar will include a 25 minute video presentation , followed by comments by Martha Hamm, licensed clinical social worker, and Rickquell James-IrisState Social Services. Then the floor is open to students for questions, comments and dis h, cussion. The event is free to anybody who would like to attend. To encourage attendance, a few teachers have offered students an additional five points to take "...We want input from the students." - Martha Hamm Kolob Therapeutic Services part in the activity. This seminar will be helpful and informative to everybody, but the real emphasis is going to be put on the students and their views. We are offering information, but we consider this a two way street. We want input from the students." says Hamm. Brown Bag lunch is sponsored by the Dixie College Alcohol and Drug Center, Kolob Counseling, and the State of Utah Crime Victim Assistance. They are contracted with Dixie free to provide College of in need Students Counseling. counseling can contact Lori Sullivan at This will be the first seminar that the department has held, but they would like to continue and have Brown Bag Lunches. Possible topics for future seminars include test anxiety and eating disorders. The center would like student input on any topics they would be interested in hearing. They are hoping for a good turn out, because they feel this is an important topic for young people to know about. 652-769- |
