Safety First
Police and the University are
getting the word to students
to be safe on Halloween
Jenny Sherman
Freelance Reporter
The Eugene Police Department is
working with the University to help
ensure the safety of students and the
surrounding neighborhoods for Hal
loween. After large riots on Oct. 31 in
1996, 1997 and 1998, law enforce
ment agencies in Lane County have
become especially wary of the holi
day. EPD Special Operations Captain
Steve Swenson said the police are
trying to stop bad situations early.
“We are trying to ward off prob
lems before they develop,” Swenson
said. Officers will be doing increased
patrols this Halloween, along with in
creased special operations that will
scout neighborhoods frequently.
Swenson also said Springfield police
are only a call away if they are need
ed. He added he believes the Univer
sity shares the responsibility of stu
dents’ conduct.
“It’s like having kids: You have to
be there for better or worse,” he said.
Director of Resident Life Sandra
Schoonover said the administra
tion is making safety preparations,
but no more than in years past.
Safety brochures and posters will
be distributed around University
housing describing how to stay
safe this Halloween. “Don’t prop
your doors open” and “report
strangers” are just a few words of
advice included in the posters. Ac
cording to Schoonover, both stu
dent and professional staff will be
on call all night, and resident as
sistants will talk to students about
how to be safe.
Director of Student Judicial Af
fairs Chris Loschiavo said large ad
vertisements listing instructions for
safe parties will run in the Emerald
"Riots are non
threatening until cops
show up."
Nicholas Brown
journalism major
again before Halloween. He said
there is more effort this year toward
getting out safety information.
Loschiavo also said the University
and EPD are finding low-budget, al
cohol-free events to post around the
University in hopes that students
will find alternative ways to have
fun on Halloween.
“We are working together to
avoid problems,” said Loschiavo,
adding EPD is talking with Greek
Life and other student leaders to
ensure that the message of safety
is communicated to everyone.
Rowdy parties and alcohol have
been cited as an influence in last
month’s riots, and police hope to
prevent future riots by passing on
security cautions early.
Journalism major Nicholas Brown
believes the police are the problem.
“Riots are non-threatening until
cops show up,” he said, deeming the
increased patrols ineffective.
However, freshman Nebye Kahs
sai believes the police and DPS are
less inclined to apprehend people
not causing trouble. Kahssai said he
is aware of the communication be
tween DPS and EPD when illegal ac
tivity is present in the dorms, and
this contact will remain regular on
Halloween, according to Loschiavo.
“The police have been present
at all the (safety) meetings,”
Loschiavo said.
Officers signed up for the Hal
loween weekend patrols will go to
houses where kegs are registered
and help residents make sure all
laws are followed.
Brown said he thinks the police
will be stricter on Halloween in
writing citations. He said handing
out MIPs when kids are having a
good time only adds to the “fire,”
and he believes if there are riots
again, the police should deal with
the situation more peacefully.
Jenny Sherman is a freelance writer
for the Emerald.
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New horror flicks pit creepy villain against creepier villain.
Movies
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Not everyone is against the new
er horror films.
Junior Diana Blank is one of those
horror fans, who hates it while it rolls
but loves it when it’s over. She re
cently saw “The Ring,” a horror flick
currently playing in cinemas.
“It was an intense mixture of be
ing startling and sick,” Blank said.
“I hated it, so it was great.”
However, the movie has received
less than enthusiastic reviews from
film critics.
Perhaps even more scary than
V.
the recent theater and video flops
are the hordes of sequels trailing
behind original classics with the
runny consistency of fresh, fake
blood. With a series of 10 “Friday
the 13th,” seven “Halloween,” six
“Nightmare on Elm Street,” six
“Hellraiser” and four “Child’s Play”
films, it’s no surprise horror is
merging sequels to conceive “Fred
dy vs. Jason,” which is currently
shooting in Vancouver, Canada,
and aiming for a release date of
June 13, 2003.
Caron Alarab is a freelance writer
for the Emerald.
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celebrate because the meaning be
hind it is a celebration of all that’s
evil,” said Rojas, a member of Cam
pus Crusade for Christ. “The media
tries to make it cute and cuddly,
but it is a horrible thing.” Rojas said
many Christians on campus cele
brate the holiday, but he is sure if
people were informed of the “satan
ic nature” of the holiday this would
quickly change.
Other students view the holiday
quite differently.
“That’s stupid. Halloween is
about having fun and candy,” said
freshman Jeanne Iverson, who
said she has strong Christian be
liefs but can’t take criticism of
Halloween seriously.
Many Christians have a more
temperate view. “Some people cel
ebrate it as a satanic event, most
people don’t,” said Mike Alberts,
the director of the Campus Crusade
for Christ. “If the C.C. has an issue,
it is with the world view of Sa
tanism and paganism, not bashing
the holiday.”
As an alternative, many church
es offer “harvest parties” where
children dress up as heroes or bible
characters and celebrate the sea
"Personally, I don't like
to celebrate
(Halloween) because
the meaning behind it
is a celebration of all
that's evil."
Ryan Rojas
member of Campus
Crusade for Christ
son. The College Christian Fellow
ship also throws a party on Oct. 31.
“We dress up, we have fun,” said
Deanna Saemenes, a student repre
sentative of the Fellowship, and
adds an undeniably pleasant ap
peal: “There is lots of free candy.”
Andrew Shipley is a freelance writer
for the Emerald.