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UALR students present safety concerns to chancellor


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Reported by: Dustin Barnes
Updated: 10/20/2011 5:46 pm Published: 10/20/2011 5:36 pm
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- The safety concerns came.

"Security on campus I feel is here, but what I'm trying to get onto campus, what do I need to do?" asked Regina Osburn.

"Is there anyway possible that UALR could infiltrate a shuttle system?" asked Renae Blackmon.

Chancellor Joel Anderson got an earful.  Students want to know what the university can do more to make them feel safer on campus.

"Anytime you have an event like this, it puts some things in a different perspective. You see some things more clearly," said Joel Anderson, the university chancellor.

He said students can expect more police and a shuttle service to bring commuters who park farther out onto campus.

He's looking at installing more cameras. 

"Be aware of what's going on around you, keep your head up, watch, and look. Don't park around cars you can't see around, said Stacy Moak, a professor in the criminal justice department.

Brendon Tucker said students have ample parking on campus.  

"They're sacrificing their safety to have a more convenient walk distance time. They think because they're going to UALR, a smaller school, they think they should have a five to ten minute walk," said Brendon Tucker.

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JGfinest - 1/11/2012 11:33 AM
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@ She's back and Neko13......suck one!!!!!!!!!!!

Shesback - 10/22/2011 10:06 PM
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You’re kidding me, right? Infiltrate? Really? She can’t be serious. Does she attend UALR or did she just infiltrate the campus?????

Wellwisher - 10/20/2011 11:17 PM
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Ample parking on campus? Really? I wonder what TIME he comes to classes. By 9:30am nearly ALL parking spaces are full, including the large parking lot areas. What about the parking deck? It's $1.00 to exit each time we park in there, and there is no guarantee it already isn't full. They have a sign outside that is supposed to “tell” you when all parking spots are full inside, but it isn't ever on. They put up barricades to keep people out unless they have an ID... but what happens if you're car jacked while putting your ID into the slider? How are they deterring crime exactly? The beginning of the semester is always the hardest to find parking. You practically have to show up at 8:00am in order to get a parking spot just for an 11am class! I spent over 30 minutes every morning in the beginning of the semester looking for a parking spot at the back of lot #13, which is one of the largest lots available. I saw people parking up on curbs/ grassy areas because they gave up looking, and risked a ticket just to not be late for class. I am a UALR student, and I am fed up with this school. I am graduating in a few months, but I will NEVER EVER come back here. I see security the first few weeks of school, and as the semester progresses, they disappear. I might see some heavy set older man in a golf cart every once in a while, but that does nothing for me. Why would I feel safe with that? I feel safe because I am aware of my surroundings regardless of what time I am on campus. Sometimes I am there as early as 7am, while other times I am on campus as late as 11pm. Joel Anderson is in denial. How about he parks at the back, near the woods/street, at night time, everyday for a week like us students do. If UALR would quit demolishing parking lots and putting up buildings in place then we wouldn't be complaining. If you demolish it, at least replace it elsewhere!

neko13 - 10/20/2011 6:57 PM
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Having no shuttle system to begin with, we cannot "infiltrate" a shuttle system. Implement one, sure. And the quote is not quoted well at all into the article.
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