Oregon daily emerald., January 09, 1978, Page 3, Image 3

Emergency intercoms ready to aid forlorn
By GARY LEY
Of the Emerald
Driving home one Sunday at 3 a.m.
your car runs oui of gas at University
Street and 13th Avenue. Besides curs
ing, what can you do?
You can go to the fire alarm pedestal
at the same comer and use the intercom
system on it to call Campus Security.
One of the two officers always on duty
will hear your call and help you out.
There are five such intercoms on
campus. In addition to the one at 13th
Avenue and University Street they are at
the southeast comer of Science I, the
northeast corner of Lawrence Hall, the
northwest side of the Music School and
between the University library and PLC.
The system was installed three years
ago and has proven quite successful,
according to Oakley Glenn, director of
Campus Security.
“At first it drove us nuts,” says Glenn.
‘‘People would press the bell and run off
while we had to send an officer out there
to see if anything was wrong."
But abuse of the system has dropped
off, and it is now primariiy used as an
information sen/ice.
Glenn says his office gets an average
of four calls a day on the system, most of
them involving directions or car troubles.
Glenn says the system is the one of only
a few means of communication on cam
pus after 9 p.m., so it is often the only
way those unfamiliar with the campus
can find their way around.
Fortunately, there has only been one
call in the system s history involving
someone’s physical safety. The first
year the system was installed, two men
were jumped by three intoxicated per
sons near Friendly Hall. Alerted through
the intercom, security officers were able
to catch the attackers.
Glenn say fire alarm pedestals were
Security just
a call away
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chosen as sites for the intercoms for
economic reasons. The system is partly
funded by the ASUO, but he hopes the
administration will allot money for ex
pansion of the intercom service.
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The east side of campus is not now
covered by the system, and Glenn says
Td like to see the system extended to
the dormitory area where most of the
late-night activity on campus is."
Financial aid forms ready
By CAROLYN BEAVER
Of the Emerald
It may seem early, but it's time
to start thinking about financial aid
for 1978-79.
Beginning this morning, finan
cial aid forms for the coming
academic year are available in the
financial aid office, Room 270,
Oregon Hall.
The forms change yearly and
this year the process may even be
simpler. In the past, all under
graduates have filed Basic Educa
tional Opportunity Grants (BEOG)
and Financial Aid Forms (FAF),
but this year, for the first time, they
will be combined and sent to one
location.
The BEOG is a straight grant,
no strings attached, but is
available to undergraduates only.
In addition to the BEOG/FAF,
students (both grad and under
grad) need to obtain the
University’s financial aid form. It is
basically the same as last year’s,
but has a few additional ques
tions.
The University’s form will in
clude questions pertaining to wel
fare and social security recipients.
Those receiving public assistance
will need verification when the
form is submitted.
As always, the office needs a
financial aid transcript from previ
ously attended schools and a
copy of the student’s income
taxes.
No information on scholarships
and awards is yet available.
In addition, the office has finan
cial aid counselors to help with
problems. Counselors are availa
ble to help figure need.
Also, after the awards are dis
tributed, changes occur in student
status, counselors can help adjust
the amount of the award.
For more information, call the
Financial Aid Office at 686-3221,
or come to the office 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Monday through Friday.
Counselors begin appointments
at 9:30.
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neither with the University or the GTF’s, but he feels observer status is
necessary because the issues dealt with have a direct effect on the
student body.
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AND
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