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Stalf Writer MSU h35 one of tht.' low~t crime rates or any college , ampuses in Tens. Only 96 crones wen: reponed at MSU in 1993, and 77 were reported in 199.S, according lO the Tc:us Unifonn Crime
Rcro:, comparison. East Teu.J St:u e UniYers11y. which h:is a similar student population as MSU. had a 101.ll of 145 cnmcs reported for 199,. Figures from Ea.st Teu .s in 1994 arc no1 )'~I :w:tibhk
Mos1 of the ,rimes reportl.'d to the MSU pohce dcpartmen1 were m1nor-1nvolv1ng cl.urns of u:lcphonc h;an ,.;sment's and fal ,e .s«unty :inJ fire :al:1nn.\ No on.,: (1n <.-:ampu~ seems to he t.'Xat:11)' sun: why MSU 1, winnin1; the war on cnmc. When :iskrd why he thinks MSU's enme 1nde:.. 1.s low compared 10 01hcr univers1tics. Mt:;t: pol11..e omcer Tunothy Swctlt-ierg said. -we ba.vc :i young. aggrcss1w Swedt-.cr¥ saul he kcl-. I.he student body. a~ wC'll :u non•\tudcnL-\. ,1r1; a\l.•arc of how ofk·n the offo:e~ ~rroltha.fs wh)' crime 1\ low on campus
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\'C hicle and th:n they havi: two ,u,pccb. Rcdlac,yk \l1d rcporis fo~m ''imou,. \ludcnt, ,ay th:11 :u l:l1.·1yk, dif\.•ctor of housin; the 1!lplos1vc dc,•,ci: l\lo O wh11c pickup lllld:s had \l,•('rc ,;;._:1 orr hl' I Ween h ~ been k."Cn tn lhc an:3 :11 ahout K11lmg,;,wnrih and Pti::,: lht llmc of the mcidcnts. Student .t..<;S1\tant Melvina dhrm) . Red lac , ylt '-3.tt.l th ~ Sc.iy, who was on duty MonfirM c,iplm.1vc device w oif ahuut 12·'\() 3 m 300a.s 5<.:t day morning. s:iid that r\'!lpunJcd to h)' the w ~as following lhc ~rnnd c~plopolice whu IC Ila s1on. :.cv<'r:&\ s1udcn1.s c:amc F:ilh were downst:11~ It> mqui~ :ahout v.·1th1n a hlock ~r th . lhc.• d1'turhanccs. She ~au.I c seen':· Afu.:r the fi some s1ud1.·nts were sc:m: d cxploi.mn, .•rM resident a.s Rcdlxiyk. ~; ~~~L"i .~o~ficd and " 'Om cd abou1 what wa., .ic,) • ong happcnm~ wnh VP r ~Stuc,knts were :angry 0 rd or Mu<knt dfairs ~~,.w~ ~il~~I. tu.'\hed 10 lhc som<' were very upset. and ..... IX' . Rcdl3<:.r.yk S3.)'S at the for wmc it wa!. a traum111c lime of the cxplns1on, some e,'C"nL... Rcdlac.rrk !-ald "Thu i.tudcnL\ were 4~11oncd but 1s a very \Cnous m:&11cr }hank Gud there were nn \\-Cr~~a~~~lc{"'{I or damntc 10 1 3t a.m. the ume lnJurics, munmg. nmh..-:r explosive propcn y. hu1 who knows ~vice Wh SCI off. funhu what could have happened 1f al.arman~ ,1utk:n1.,._ and awak,. a student h:ad been at the ing '-lime who h;;ad not heard wrong plact 11 1he wrong dw fi"t c-xrlu,inn. Rcdl:tetyk liffll!'.- he added. The Monday af1crnoon s;ud he cannut l;•"C the e uc1 nature o r 1he cxp_losi ve, followmi:, 1hc IT'M:adcnt. Farrell 1nv11lvcd. hut all mdM.'at1on1 and Rcdlac,yk mc1 and de• arc 1ha1 they were more c1dcd 10 offer I reward for powcrfuJ th.an a c~ny bomb. any information leading 10 MSU police chief, H.G the arrcs1 and prosc.•cutaon (1( Evans, confi,nncd lhc rcpon any individual(\) rc.spon~1blc of the c.cplos1on. hut said that for the e.cpJoqons Numcmu~ he Wa$ unahlc hl rdc:uc any no1u:r:1 were printed and information a_<, 10 the type and posted o,·cr 1hc carnpu, The s11c u( the explosives dcio~ full tc.cl read~. A.nv .m ,dnus n;ucd. Eva,ns uid, however, havini a,n in/<,rmatwn th:at orfic:er.\ and re\1dcnI rtgardint 1hn "" ,Jrn1 " 1S\1Slants found and coUectcd rnrnurutnl ,n conwc t thr evidence from the devic:es. O/ficr of UnuJini ur Evanj , aid !he explM1vc Unu,rr,ury pol,u Yf>ur narnr dcv1ce1 were a manufactured ttU/ br J:rpt confidrn11a/ If th~ 111/nrmn1111n lrad, tn tlu kind Rcdlac,yk \lid a~cordmg arrr,, und pm.rri utlf>n of 1h, to W1dm.a f.all~ police, th,, rrsponriblr pusnnls} H1u SJofl w..._.. nut an •~ohucd mC1<knt, 11 £""Hr 11 00 hct.au-.c thnx ulhc:r incidcnu hJd hc.x·n reported In vanous r,ttan So rar nn reports the with filed hcrn have that h1lb r.1r1<1 n~ W1ch11a pol~. Wd Eva,u.
E.ilt.ah<"lh A Varos,. MSLI profi!..UUf Qf lrl, had kt work x lcrud for a Be.,, of Show Cll\h a....,.1rJ In a C('lmpe1111ve c1.h1h1 • I•Mnal IMin an Toas, N.M Hc:r wa ICKOlor and goldkaf wM"k "'Puck.. wu 1hc wmninE
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- ~fo,t 'itu<kn t, feel ~ •..because v.e patrol around We cover lcs.s ground 1ha.n city orru.:en. rnoshly 10 miles.- t:;wedberg \31ll · w e cover mflrl: arc:1 In a \h,1r1cr amount tlf t1mc-1t'5, a \maller bear.. - he added. •They B ludcnl,;) dnn·1 know c tlM..11) "hat ,.~·re do ing \h do 1he unc,rccteJ, we never follow \Cl rou• tines • u id s ..•cdhc:rg -sometime, ..-. e park ,. car and noN>dy knows ir \I.C J actually 1n the car or ir we lit c,n foot ra1ro1.• he :lddcd MSU chief of pohce. H.G E,ans. sa.id he doc,n't ha\'C any rason for MSl1'J lower cnme rates hut djd ~)' he reeb tha1 most o ( the cnmc comm1n.:d on campus 1s nN Jrom enrolk'd \ ludent~. hut from non-students who 1.'.Cimc <1nh'I MSl''s campu~. fa.an~ -tlw sa1J he foci;. \•ISL'"s ,;1udt::n1 l)\l pulauun 1~
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selves. He :il~o said :ilcc,hol plays 3 big pan in_ mo:-1 of 1hc criminal acll\'IIY o n Msu·sca.mpu, . f or many s1udcnt.s. their first scmc.,tcr at MSU is the first iime in their h vcs without parental gu1d::incc. s:ud Evans. and many of lM stutScnlS begin c:xpcnmcnung wilh akohol .tnd drug use. [)(an u( S1udc nts Phillip Budine aGrecd. 811dmc said he .secs m.:iny firs1-11me col• kgc stud~nt.s mvol~ed in enmmal act1\'II)' As a rcsuh. 1hc s1udcnts get in uouhlc, gr:acks lower and !hen either p:arcntS fir the slU• dent m::ikcs the needed ch:rngcs 1n his or her hcha,·1or: ~;11d Birdmc . Ev:ins s:11d th3t bcc.:iu!ic! we have o.n open-c.:im flUS pohc)', we arc always going prohlcms with non•)tudcnt.s coming onto MSU's campu.\ hccausc 1hcrc 1s no way M monitor 1hcm as they arm-•c Many or 1hc indmduals coming .lnto c3mpus ;are tl.'cn:agcu u~ually 1(1(,kmg ror a pany, or to chcck out the other ~lutlents, s:rnJ Evans. Evans :1dded th:u since ~t SU u located n~x, 10 M:\'Cral (li'flul:ir lccn hang• uuL\; S1kc, Senter Mall and lhl' W1~h1t.a Fall's dr:ag strip. Kemp Boulcv:ud, prnhlcm!w11h kids coming omo cam · pus is nix-i:1cd. &-cause MSU 1s loca1cd in th1, 'hot-spot' fa:an\ <;31d the locallOn of ~·ISU must he ta ken 1ntu 1.ons1dcra11 on when c"alu:a11ni 1b cnmc \l.lllst1C!>
~Down1own rel.all lrihup• pmg ha\ mo\Cd tr, Sikes Scntcr•vnc hlol'k awa y• which has 1ncrca.wd cnmc on campu,; We arc ln Op(n · campu<; Some unl\crsn1cs hJ\'C ptc suJ.rJs tu chcl"k fof car decal,. ~·c don t.' \aid Ev.ans When c,•:aluatmi MSU s cnmc. one mu~t rcme mbcr that other rcrortcd cnmc,. ~uch .a, f.ihc alarms .md tt'lt:phone h:&r1<;,mcnt). ,m: n<,1 1urncd in tc• 1he l 'niform Cnmr l ndc '< Th<"'C minor
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MSU h:u 1:ikcn mc:uurcs 10 help conl«'I the 3moun1 or cnme on c3mpus. Twenty • four hours. e\"cry day of the year 1hcrc u a1 least one offi~cr p:itrolhng M SU's c:impus. S.11d E\' an.'i. Orficcrs p:atrol all MSU l'luildings and grounds. the prcs1dcn1's house and grounds, and the OEC and tr.\Ck arc.a. Three years :igo, the MSU police depa rtment h1n:d ;i; studcn1 assis1a.n1 10 work ~\'cnmgs on foot patrol :around and 1n the Clark Student Center and all the dorms. The s1udcnt 1s within r3d10 contx t of the flOhcc at all time.~ The MSU campus police depJrcmen1 1s only one rcr~on larger than when 11 w:is cr~:ucd tn 1968: s.1id pol1ce The Evan~ department 1s comprom1.scd of fi ve palrolmcn. one ~rgl!:lnt. one chief, on_c M:C· rctary. four student ass1.\ tan1S and one three-hour t1clcc1 wntcr fof this YC3T. Sw~dl"icrg said weeks an: usually quiet except for Cheyenne C.iulc Co. college night, MSU polu;c officer Jerry Smyers added, · w e're lucky. w..-: have ra1r\y small campus c:ommunuy. When we make an arres1, 11's ohscrvcd hy others. We've even waited for a student 10 rnm1; out of their class, or m their dorms.• At all times. MSU 's offit..-crs c:irry a gun, surfical gln,·c<;, a pocket fl:ishhghl. 1apc recorders, handcuffs. and an As p collaps,hlc hi• ton. · rve heard rumors of hulc lnlil:&nccs where d<'llm room!> h:avc bc..-cn l'lrokcn into. hut nobody has complained According lo Evans, tn 1'182. a hgh1mg committee was ,·n::itcd and a.<,signcd tiy MSL! Preside nt Lo uis Rodn~uc1 to cv,luatc MSU's hgh1mg on c:impus. The hghtmi; comm1 ttcc LS comrmcd oft~ dean of Siu . dcnl,. the chic:( of pohcc. the phy,1cal pl.ant dirct:t<ir. a hbranan and a faculty member faery week, the hghttng
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