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Continuing
Saga Of Guns
On Campus
By Young Inyang
In our last issue, we carried the story
of a proposal by the student goveinment
to recommend that the campus police
officers be armed with guns.
Since then, the question of guns or no
guns for campus police has become the
talk of the "town".
In bars, restaurants, or dining halls,
the talk - or rather the question - is how
bad crime is on campus to necessitate
police officers carrying guns?
It is fair to point out that the police
aren't considering carrying guns, but
the student government has made the
proposal. In fact, Chief James H. Paul,
would not even comment on the issue.
To feel how the campus pulse throbs
on this issue, a random, across-the-board
survey was conducted.
A total of 163 persons were asked
what they thought about this proposal.
Of this number, 144 were students, 13
were members of the staff, and 6 were
faculty members.
Over 74 percent of the students,
about 77 percent of the of the staff, and
over 83 percent of the faculty opposed
any guns on the campus, according to the
survey results.
About 15 percent of the students, 15
percent of the staff and 16 percent of the
faculty voted "yes" to the proposal. The
remainder were neutral. One interest
ing, or rather ironical, aspect of the
results is that over 62 percent of the
students opposed to guns on the campus
are resident students.
"To defend the property of the
campus" was a common reason given by
faculty members who support the
proposal that campus police officers
should be armed with guns.
Also in supporting the proposal,
some students and members of the staff
see guns as a "symbol of security, not
danger."
Most of those who remained neutral
complained that they did not know
enough about the subject. Some did not
know just who would be armed - the
sworn police officers on campus, and/or.
the student guards.
In an interview, Chief Paul said, "it is
totally inconceivable that the Depar
ment of Security would even consider
arming the student patrol."
He gave the assurance that, if
approved, only three officers and
himself, who are sworn security police
officers in the State of Pennsylvania,
would carry guns.
In opposing the idea of anyone
carrying a gun on campus, a member of
the staff doubted "that the carrying of
guns by the campus police force is going
to keep anyone from committing crime
on the campus, any more than the
carrying of guns by the city police,
keeps anyone from committing a crime
on the streets."
This staff member felt "rather
certain that anyone caught in the act of
committing a crime could be subdued by
other means rather than shooting." A
member of the faculty said, "There
should be strong and extensive evidence
of both the need for guns, and the
assurance that they would be used only
in the most extreme cases. Thus far, "
she continued, "I have heard no evidence
that crime on, campus is increasing, that
it is of a violent sort which demands
reaction by armed personnel, or that
personnel have been placed in dangerous
situations and threatened with violence
because they are not armed."
"If this is the case", she went on,
"then students, faculty and staff should
receive a full report, and any decision
should be based on open discussion of the
report."
The majority of students who voted
"no" believe that there are insufficient
reasons to justify the campus police
officers carrying guns. If the need for a
gun arises, some students suggested, the
local city police could be called.
While lack of data or known evidence
of the extent and frequency of violent
crimes on campus causes some to be
neutral, it causes a land-slide majority of
students, staff and faculty to oppose the
proposal.
If the studeht government comes out
with these facts and figures, people
might reconsider their positions.
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Affairs Committee
The Student Affairs Committee at Lemuel Molovinsky, and two students
Capitol is concerned with projects that representatives appointed by SGA, Ray
relate to school activities, and especially Martin and Kitty Nestor.
matters that directly affect students. This subgroup will be an ongoing
The committee is composed of advisory body involved in the hiring and
students, faculty and administration. evaluation of security personnel. Also, it
This year's committee has dealt with will review in-service training programs,
such issues as the Buckley Amendment policies and manuals.
regarding confidentiality of student This year's chairman of the Student
records, and campus security. Affairs Committee is Dr. Duane
The Buckley Amendment has created Shuttlesworth, Assistant Professor of
as many problems as it has eliminated. Psychosocial Science and Psychology.
For example, no longer can grades by Any student who wishes information ,or
professors, nor can information regard- would like to offer suggestions to the
ing a student be given over the phone. See Page 4
A student who wishes to release weekend
records to prospective employers must
verify in writing his or her willingness to
W
eather
release those forms, and submit this
verification to the Records Office. Eastern Pennsylvania outlook for
The formation of a subgroup on Friday through Sunday: On Friday there
security is also one of the committees will be variable cloudiness, with a chance
projects. This group will concern itself of snow flurries. Saturday and Sunda)
with the operation of the Department should be fair. Low temperatures shoulc
lof Safety and Security Services. range from the low teens to the low 20's.
The four member group consists of Highs will be in the 30's.
By Tim Adams
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