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PATRICIA J. STEWART
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The security forces at the
University are undergoing
changes to make the .department
more efficient and more
responsive to the needs of
students.
Now renamed the Department
of University Safety, the depart
ment will move toward an em
phasis often misplaced by past
security directors an emphasis
on people.
And under the direction of David
E. Stormer, safety director, the
goals will be realized.'
Stormer is professionalizing the
department by hiTing trained
people to do jobs that require
trained people, in order to qualify
for the department, members now
must have either a .bachelor’s
degree or at least two years of
college and two years of police
experience. In addition, training in
law enforcement will be given
within the department.
The new organization of the
department also . will ,be more
efficient. In the past, three line
organizations campus patrol,
security division and student
division handled department
duties, with much overlap and
wasted skills.
' Now the department will be
divided into two main
organizations Safety Services
and Police Services, with specific
functions and full efficiency.
The department reorganization
is not-the only change i.to come
with the Stormer appointment
Spring Term.
The attitude within the
department towards the press and'
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the University community is now
more open and cooperative.
Near the end of last term,
Stormer initiated a policy of
providing detailed activity reports
on department activities and 3
cases, available to The Daily
Collegian 24 hours a day.
Previously ( the press had dif
ficulty obtaining any information
from the security department, and
lack of cooperation from the
department was evident.
In the past the department held
a hostile image for students, too,
who suspected student spies,
student files or worse.
Now • the lines of com
munication between the
University community and the
department are opening, and
many past suspicions are fading.
Stormer has indicated he enjoys
dealing with students and hopes
to establish an “open: house"
sometime in the future, j
Stormer also is
student cooperation in other
ways. A student advisory board
for the department is ’ under
consideration.
Under Stormer 1 s direction the
department is moving iforward.
The reorganization will make the
department more efficient,
resulting in a safer campus. The
efforts toward cooperation and
openness will make the depart
ment more responsive to student
needs.
One officer recently com
mented, “He’s the best thing to
ever happen to this department.”
The University community is
beginning to understand ;why.
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Editor’s note: Stephen Gerhart is participating in Project
Newview, a program through which inmates at the sState
Correctional Institution at Rockview attend classes at the
University.
By STEPHEN GERHART
of the Collegian staff
I have several clippings before me all of them from The
Daily Collegian. As I read the headlines, they touch my raw
nerves; I feel a big lump in my throat; I feel uneasy in my
stomach, for these headlines bring back very sad memories.
One says, “3 weekend thef.ts under investigation”;
another, "7 thefts since. Monday"; and finally, “University
student pleads guilty to burglary and larceny.” j
I can put myself very easily into the place of the victims. I
can imagine the fellow whose camera was stolen. I can'see
the shock on the face of the girl, whose radio and sewing
machine were stolen. I can put myself into their places
because I’ve been the victim quite often. j
Strange as it sounds, Mr. Thief, ! can also imagine how
you feel, since I’ve done what Aou are doing. I, too, was
disrespectful of the property of or£<rs. But I was caught as I
was trying to Steal.
I would like to tell you what it is like to pay for such a died.
Your day will come you will be caught. If you still Ijiave
some conscience left, you will say to yourself, “I wish I were
dead.” Luckily I had some conscience left, and that’s how I
felt.
That night, guards told me to undress,,and after examining
all my body openings for contraband, they locked me in a
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5 nfeonesday-Fnday, July 25-27 Festival of American Theatre, "Little Murders ” 8
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§ Wednesday, July 25 —/‘Minitab: A Statistical Computing System for Students and
§ Researchers,” by Drs. T. A. Ryan and B. L. Joiner, 3:30 p.m., Room 260 Willard.
| Wednesday, July 25 The College of Education Faculty Lecture Series, 2:15 p.m.,
| Room 112 Kern. Hejiry C. Johnson, Jr., associate professor of education on ‘‘No
s Le 3 rn i n fi. No Teaching? The Natural History of the Pedagogical Myth.”
| Thursday, July 26 The College of Education Faculty Lecture Series 2:15 d m
3 5 00 n? Kern. David Gottlieb, professor of human development, o'n "Frivate
| People and Public Pushers and Teachers.”
| Friday, July 27 The College of Education Lecture Series, 12:30 p.m., Room 112
| Kern. Stanley O. Ikenbeh-y, professor of education, on “Confidence Crisis.”
5 Wednesday, July 25 Commonsplace Afternoon Theatre, 12:30 p.m., Room 112
| Kern. “The Clown Princes.”
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confidentially
speaking..."
Thief
solid steel cell. Since that time, I've spent four and a half
years in my self-made, hell.
To describe that hell ’truthfully I would need 100 pages. I
was reminded of my deed every day by the "man" when he
called me “M 0075,” for when they undressed me they also
stripped me of my name. If the man did not remind me one
day, I reminded myself every night at 9 p.m. as the half
ton steel door on my cell slammed shut.
You may get away with it for a long time. You may even
• enjoy the fruits of your crooked labor. But one day when you
look into the mirror, you are going to spit at your own image.
Hopefully you are feeling rotten right now and you cannot
sleep well. Every minute of every day you feel uneasy. You
are often turning around to see if anyone is following you.
Somebody is following you.
Your own'conscience is following you and will keep on
following you as long as you commit crimes against others
and against yourself. And if you continue to hurt others, one
day you will suffer more than your intended victims.
You were not born a thief; you were made one. In this
world of loose morals and justified world-wide crimes, it is
very easy to fall into the mold.
Perhaps you are justifying your rotten deed, as I tried to
, do, by saying, “If our educated leaders, surrounded by
hundreds of advisers, can get away with it, I can do it too. If
I they can take away or destroy the property of millions, I can
do it too."
At one time I followed that line of reasoning. I fell into the
mold. I paid the heavy price.
Stop hurting others, stop hurting yourself. Let your
conscience catch up to you now before it is too late.
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