The Towerlight, March 8, 2001

tl20010308-000 "14/Wei I igh Thursday www.thetowerlight.com Published twice-weekly by students of Towson University 3/8/01 CBE dean search begins TAG holds death penalty rally Fashion changes along with music 10 Tigers, Terps have family ties 17 Departments News 3 Nation 6 Police Blotter 6 Campus briefs 8 ALE 10 Wrasslin' Weekly 11 7'/ie High Road 15 In a Theater Near You 15 Sports 17 In This Corner 17 Fast Break � 18 Op/Ed 22 Police increasing presence Gary Barnhart The Towerhght Cpl. Wade Sievers, the bike patrol supervisor, said the University Police want to be more visible on campus. Foot and bike patrols, bus rides all part of effort toinake contact with students Nadia Albakri The Towerlight This semester the University Police have one clear-cut goal: to get to know thecampus corn-munity on a face-to-face basis. In the wake of last month's rape, the police have begun rid-ing the campus buses to become familiar with students, along with implementing a new bike patrol and walking escort ser'- ice. ""The purpose of these pro-grams is to get the officers seen so they are more approachable, and to get them to be more interactive with the students,"" said Officer Jessie Dimura of the community services unit. Senior Bessie George com-pared the job of police officers to that of a resident assistant, which she was for two years. She said both are there to enforce the University's poli-des, ldyb.hut also to help the student body. ""The University Police are law enforcers, but they are also helpers of the community,"" said the early childhood education major. They should be seen as our allies, not our enemy. I have seen the police in the day care center visiting the kids. The Police have a good working relationship with the manager of the day care."" Cpl. Wade Sievers, the bike patrol supervisor, has selected the officers that will be on the patrol, which will begin the week after spring break. He said he is looking for com-munity- oriented officers, who must pass a physical assessment test, in addition to undergoing 32 hours of training. ""We feel that students can See POLICE, page. Today High 45 Low 29 Friday High 46 Low 30 Saturday High 51 Low 31 Sunday High 57 Low 36 "