Show Staff in Editorial ou n Campus Escort Service Not What You Think By Amanda Nelson Entertainment Editor The other day I received the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Report in the mail As I was reading through it I found some information on the Escort Services For those of you who dont don't know about this service it is a safety program program program pro pro- gram for those people mostly female who either have classes that dont don't get out until it is dark or dont don't feel safe walking to their car You can call and they will have an escort to walk you to your car This is a great idea I was really glad when I heard about it because I have a class that doesn't get out until 10 pm p.m. This problem will be getting worse because the parking lot where I usually park is going to be torn up we can have more construction as if we dont don't have enough Now I am going to have to walk to another parking lot much farther away I dont don't want you to get me wrong I am amnot amnot not afraid of walking I enjoy it but walking in the dark that far is what scares me When I heard about this service I wanted to check it out I found out that before anyone can become an escort they go through several interviews interviews interviews inter inter- views to make sure that they can be trusted This made me feel better about the escorts But when I went to the office and asked for information about an escort they informed me that no escorts are presently avail avail- able With the closure of the parking lot they will need to have more escorts I would imagine that they are going to tobe tobe tobe be quite busy On top of that the Campus Security Report that I received states that the escorts are only available until pm p.m. so this service really doesn't do me any good or anyone else who doesn't get out until 1000 pm p.m. Incidentally there are over classes that dont don't get out until 1000 It is not just me You would think if they took the time to have a program like this they should serve the needs of all of the night students The report does offer one tion It states For classes lasting until 1000 pm p.m. use the buddy system system system tem or walk with a friend I dont don't know about you but I dont don't always have a friend on call caIl to walk me to tomy tomy tomy my car The big question here is where did security get the idea that campus a have a curfew It is almost like saying that if you put a note on your car asking for the thieves to just skip it they will gladly glad glad- ly do so With that many classes staying late the services should be extended Otherwise it almost ruins the point of having the Im I'm sure the buddy system works great but I would rather not G Grely rely on it I i |