ftye &otuntia February 4,1999
Monopolizing Longwood Since 1920
Vohune 78, Number 7
Answers to Safety on the Longwood Campus BONNIE PANCOAST Guest Writer Recently, there have been some major uproars regarding campus safety. Numerous complaints have been made about campus police activity, or lack thereof according to some, and honestly, many of the statements made have been incorrect. I hope to clear up some confusion and ease some worries of the student body. Longwood has a very active Student Escort Service, as well as campus police. Many have complained about the Escort Service and campus police. Common concerns have been statements describing escorts neglecting to show up, campus police not coining to pick people up, no emergency phones, no escort service at all, and being forced to walk alone late at night. Well,
you have been misinformed. The Nightwalkers Escort Service runs every night. Sunday through Thursday from dusk (7p.m. or 8 p.m.) until midnight and Friday and Saturday from dusk until 2am. You can call 2091 from any campus phone at anytime during these hours to have an escort. If you are off campus, such as at a workplace, just dial 395-2091, and you can request an escort from an oncampus location. The yellow emergency phones will automatically dial x2091, and you may request escorts from those phones as well. The Nightwalkers are composed of both males and females, and just to ease any concerns, these people have had police background checks. Females work in pairs, so don't hesitate to call because you don't want
another female to walk alone. Escorts will have two forms of identification. They are all supplied with an escort ID, similar to the student IDs issued here. Also, escorts will be wearing either a Nightwalkers T-shirt, or an Escort sweatshirt. If someone approaches you without these identifications, I would not advise walking with them, unless of course, it is camDUS police. Escorts are connected by two-way radios to campus police and Farmville dispatch as well. We will walk with you anywhere on campus, as well as to or from the parking lots behind Little Caesar's and the sophomore lot across from Wynne. The Nightwalkers do not escort from off-campus locations like the Castle, the Barn, or Macado's. Our goal is to be at
SEA Bookfair a Success
Disney books. Dr. Seuss books, books about starting school, rac— ism, and others. For intermediate readers The SEA there were collaborated books by R.L. with Kappa Stine and the Delta Pi to hold popular Wishthe second anbone books. nual scholastic Books for book fair from teachers and January 28 to future teachFebruary 2. The ers, especially sale featured science books, children's were available books for all SEA Book Fair. Photo by Allison Btverlty along with colages and teachoring books, ing books, all at cheaper prices than are offered book marks, and posters. Another book fair will be in specialized bookstores. There were children's books held next year and is definitely for younger readers that included worth looking into. MINDlEVmr General Manager
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your location within five minutes of receiving the call from Farmville dispatch. Granted, this is not the case sometimes. If an escort is not to you within five or six minutes, pick up the phone and call again. Sometimes Farmville dispatch can be flooded with phone calls for various reasons and the escort will not be dispatched. Try again. Don't give up. Sometimes waiting time can feel like an eternity, and in reality, only a few seconds have passed. Please give us an honest five minutes to reach you. If an escort is unavailable, campus police will come and pick you up. This may take longer than a walking escort because often times campus police is bombarded with other calls. You may not realize it. but campus police officers are the electricians, plumbers, and lock-
smiths in the off hours of Longwood College. They get called to slim jim cars, fix broken toilets, shut off fire alarms, and lock campus doors for our safety. This is why it takes so long. If a campus police officer is coming to escort you, he or she will not come in the building to get you. You must watch for them. Longwood College has 16 working emergency phones on and off campus. The poles are bright yellow and many have reflective tape on them. Phones come in two types: regular and push button. Regular phones look like normal phones. All you must do is pick up the receiver, and it automatically rings x2091. On push button phones (the phone at the Library, the phone at Hull, and the phone on the back of French), open the box, S«« SAFETY R4
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