Rewards mav curtail vandalism
A rise in damages have
led to an increase in the
rewards being offered
By Amy Jennaro
Oregon Daily Emerald
An increase in fire alarm pulls,
damaged furniture and small fires
has led University Housing to
take action to alleviate the prob
lems.
Two weeks ago, Hamilton
Complex and the University Inn
started offering rewards for any
student who provides informa
tion about the parties responsible
for these acts of vandalism.
According to Michael Eyster,
director of University Housing,
the reward policy has been on
the books for at least 10 years.
But recent problems have upped
the standard $100 reward laid
out in housing policy guide
lines, to a $300 reward at Hamil
ton and a $500 reward at the
University Inn.
“We apply the policy in cases
where the safety of the communi
ty is threatened,” Eyster said. He
added that other complexes
would be able to offer the reward
if there was a justifiable reason for
it.
DJ Morales, director of Resi
dence Life, said the reward poli
cy was necessary because the
problems at Hamilton and the
University Inn present strong
safety hazards. An incident at
the beginning of spring term at
the University Inn involving a
small fire outside a Resident As
sistant’s door was a serious
problem, Morales said.
“The situation was dangerous
because the fire could easily have
spread,” she said.
Tim Womack, resident director
of the University Inn, is optimistic
that the higher rewards offered
will help curtail some of the prob
lems.
But Womack added that al
though there has been some de
crease in the amount of problems
at the University Inn, it is still too
early to tell how effective the poli
cy will be.
Heather Bottorff, resident di
rector of the Hamilton Complex,
came up with the idea to raise
the reward. She said the policy
has already been a success and
has inspired students to put an
end to the vandalism in Hamil
ton.
Among those problems have
been fire alarm pulls, which have
happened as often as three weeks
in a row.
“There was a sense of hopeless
ness on the part of students [to
stop these incidences],” she said.
“I wanted to give students a feel
ing of empowerment.”
According to Bottorff, some
students have already come for
ward with information about
fire alarm pulls, but no rewards
have been given because the
committee is still reviewing the
cases involved.
The policy will only be in effect
until the end of the year or until
the offenders are caught, Eyster
said.
Womack said he hopes the
policy will encourage students
to take more responsibility to
protect the safety of the resi
dence halls.
“Students know what is going
on and who’s doing it,” he said.
“It’s just a matter of students com
ing forward.”
But getting students to turn in
their fellow students may be diffi
cult to achieve, Morales said.
“Students don’t want to rat any
one else out,” she said. “But if we
can provide students with a finan
cial incentive, we may be able to
get some students to provide in
formation.”
However, there are some indi
cations students are getting
more frustrated over the prob
lems in their buildings and are
more likely to come forward,
said Bottorff.
According to Bottorff, the main
reason she offered the reward was
because many students had com
plained about the excessive fire
alarm pulls and wanted to stop
the problem.
“Students have volunteered
their time to help in this situa
tion,” she said.
Eyster said the best part of the
policy is that it draws people to
gether to deal with problematic
situations.
“We focus on creating a re
spectful academic community
of students,” Eyster said. Any
program that relies on this com
munity is the most effective
way to solve these problems, he
said.
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