Photo by Brian Irb
Annette Miller is a member ot the newly-tormed student patrol, which makes security
checks and escorts students around campus.
Student patrol aids in security
By Mike Doke
Of the Emerald
Not ali police dress in blue — at the University
some officers dress in green.
They are the student patrol, says Sgt. Marjorie
Bigelow of the Eugene Police Department. And
while not actually composed of police officers,
the patrol is a good deterrent to crime, Bigelow
says.
"The student patrol is on duty seven days a
week from 8 p.m. to 2 a m. and they are there to
observe and to report security and safety pro
blems," she says.
The patrol is financed through work study
and the housing department, Bigelow says. Its
principle patrol area is around the residence halls.
"The student patrol has been very effective
for us," she says. "Any time you have extra help in
the field it is a deterrent to crime."
Wearing uniforms of green coveralls with a
security patch on their upper left arms, the stu
dent patrol was formed Oct. 1 to provide many
essential security services to aid police and
students, Bigelow says.
An important duty of the patrol is the escort
service. Any student can call campus security at
686-5444 during patrol hours and get an escort to
or from any point within a two-block radius of
campus.
The University Inn and all greek houses are
also mciuaed in the escort service, she says.
Two students are on duty each night. Aside
•Tom accompanying students across campus, the
patrol checks for security problems, she says.
"They are our extra eyes in security. They are
equipped with radios and can call in any
emergency."
A case in point occurred last Wednesday
night, she says.
"Two suspects were in the Walton Complex
trying to sell a controlled substance door-to
door," says Sgt. Rick Allison of the police depart
ment. "Several students called campus security to
complain about it.
"The student patrol monitored the call on the
radio and moved into the area. When they saw the
suspects, they took down their license plate
number and called in the information to us.
"With their help the suspects were ap
prehended much faster," Allison says.
The seven-member patrol, which includes
four men and three women, are to report lighting
deficiencies, check locked doors and watch for
suspicious-looking strangers on campus, Bigelow
says.
"But they are not to become involved in any
situation where they could be injured," Allison
says. "They radio campus security and direct us to
the problem areas."
Pro-Irish nationalist to appear tonight
Bernadette Devlin-McAliskey, a principal
spokesperson for Irish nationalism and former
British Parliament member, will speak at the EMU
Ballroom tonight at 8 p.m.
In 1969, Devlin-McAliskey surfaced as a leader in
the movement against British control of northern
Ireland's six counties. The next year, at age 21, she
became the youngest person elected to Parliament.
She served a second term, leaving Parliament in
March, 1974.
Devlin-McAliskey and her husband survived
multiple gunshot wounds in January, 1981, reported
ly at the hands of pro-British Protestant extremists.
Her children witnessed the attackers, who shot her
seven times and left both her and her husband for
dead.
While Devlin-McAliskey is primarily known in in
ternational circles as an Irish nationalist, she was also
prominent in leading pro-choice advocates during
Ireland's recent referendum on abortion.
Eugene is one of only five cities she will visit dur
ing her 8-day tour of the United States. The others are
New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tucson.
Her scheduled Eugene appearance in November,
1982, was cancelled due to the fall of the Dublin
government.
This year, McAliskey's entry visa was held up by
two months of negotiations with the U.S. State
Department.
Her Eugene appearance is sponsored by the
ASUO and the Cultural Forum. Admission is $1.50 for
students, and $2.50 for the general public.
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