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Friday | October 27, 2006 The Green River Community College Student Newspaper Since 1965 Welding project saves school big $15,000 saved as result of new trellis see page 4 FREE | Additional copies 25¢ Gator Volleyball on top of division page 16 Crime rate on campus down dramatically Mary Kieffer Freelance Reporter The GRCC Security Department has cracked down on campus crime. The Fed-eral Crime Report submitted annually by the college reveals property crime has histori-cally been its biggest problem. However, burglaries (theft from auto, sto-len purses, etc.) showed a dramatic decline from 49 cases reported in 2003 to 11 in 2004 and just nine in 2005. Security Director Fred Creek attributes this to an increase in vis-ibility. After being “hit really hard” in early 2003, Creek assigned a security officer to every campus parking lot for over a year. While this tactic was also successful in re-ducing auto thefts on campus by 57 percent during the same period, some ground was lost in 2005 with nine auto thefts reported. Creek also credits several other factors to the success of his department in maintain-ing a safe campus. Being situated within a community, neighbors are vigilant and feel comfortable calling the security office when things look suspicious. Officer longevity among the 17 security officers assigned to the college and a good working relation-ship with the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) are also a plus. Creek calls the KCSO “very responsive,” adding that the deputies working in this area have come to know that the security staff has a good feel for what can be handled without police involvement and know they won’t be called in for minor issues. He also gives credit to the student judiciary process, especially in dealing with liquor and drug violations. Creek finds his biggest challenges to be money and parking - operating his depart-ment at the most effective level with the money available and “changing the behav-ior” of students and faculty who feel the need to park close in. With 40,000 parking stalls and a free shuttle service from Pacific Raceway, there is always plenty of parking available. Creek says he “sets the standard” by carpooling to work with his wife, who also works for the college. Generally, Green River students seem to feel safe on campus. There are only about two calls for security escorts each night. Though there has not been much interest generated by students to offer classes in personal safety, Creek says he is willing and capable of providing them. He has been teaching an employee class, “Conflict De- Escalation” for the past 5 or 6 years. In addition to his nearly 10 years at Green River, Creek, 40, spent 14 years in the U.S. Army Military Police, recently retiring with 20 years of service. He says the reason he prefers the college setting and this type of work versus mainstream law enforcement is that he gets to provide community polic-ing that has the flexibility of treating en-forcement as part of the education process. “We’re service-oriented. We don’t say no.” Forestry wins chapter of the year page 7 Paul Rusesabagina presents Rwanda: A lesson yet to be learned page 10 GRCC’s alternative parking source just became more convenient Ryan Lewis Staff Reporter New gravel for GRCC’s parking area at pacific raceways is yet another im-provement made recently for students tak-ing advantage of the shuttle program. The program was designed to meet the needs of excessive traffic and lack of parking spaces that has been apparent for the past few years. Fred Creek, the head of security for GRCC, hopes that gravel as opposed to mud in the rainy season will encourage students to continue to take advantage of the program through out the year. Al-though, the program isn’t perfect, the shuttle can be convenient for those that don’t mind a seven minute ride from the race ways to campus. The shuttle service have also improved this year as the shut-tles come with increased regularity. Creek pointed out that students cars are actually more secure at the raceways due to security posted on guard until 5 p.m. and now that the gravel has been ap-plied to the parking area it’s a much more desirable experience. Security at GRCC is spread much more thin than at the race-ways as they have an entire campus to cover. Four inches of gravel was applied to the surface that has topped out at 327 cars at once earliest this year. The gravel should ultimately increase that number. The guards on post explained that they had yet to turn a car around due to lack of spaces and don’t see that as a potential problem any time soon. Though, stu-dents might like the idea of having there cars closer to them there are apparently no plans of expanding parking lots on campus and the shuttle program has be-come a permanent solution for GRCC’s parking dilemma. It is quickly becoming the only parking opportunity to an other-wise helpless situation. Creek exclaims that they hope of getting a new paved parking area at the raceways within the next few years. So, it’s just a matter of time before more im-provements are made to make parking for GRCC more convenient and efficient for students in the years to come. The new gravel gives students even less of an excuse noy to park at the raceways. Parking has continued to be one of the most hot button issues here on campus, if not the largest. Cars are more secure at the raceways than on campus because of the increased presence of security Keiley Ramseur/The CURRENT Pacific Raceways, located just outside of campus, have recently been repaved making it easier for those looking for a place to park outside of campus. For more on transportation here at Green River see pages 8 and 9. In-depth transportation coverage continued inside... KGRG sets up at Maris Farms page 13
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Title | The Current 2006-10-27 |
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Gator Tale Green River Current The Green River Current |
Date | 2006-10-27 |
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Title | The Current 2006-10-27-Page 1 |
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College student newspapers and periodicals -- Washington -- Green River College. College student newspapers and periodicals -- Washington -- Green River Community College. Green River College (Auburn, Wash.)--Periodicals. Green River Community College (Auburn, Wash.)--Periodicals. |
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Green River College (formerly Green River Community College) Student Newspaper |
Notes | This issue of The Current was originally printed without a volume or issue number. The original printed issue stated the following: Friday, October 27, 2006 |
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Full Text | Friday | October 27, 2006 The Green River Community College Student Newspaper Since 1965 Welding project saves school big $15,000 saved as result of new trellis see page 4 FREE | Additional copies 25¢ Gator Volleyball on top of division page 16 Crime rate on campus down dramatically Mary Kieffer Freelance Reporter The GRCC Security Department has cracked down on campus crime. The Fed-eral Crime Report submitted annually by the college reveals property crime has histori-cally been its biggest problem. However, burglaries (theft from auto, sto-len purses, etc.) showed a dramatic decline from 49 cases reported in 2003 to 11 in 2004 and just nine in 2005. Security Director Fred Creek attributes this to an increase in vis-ibility. After being “hit really hard” in early 2003, Creek assigned a security officer to every campus parking lot for over a year. While this tactic was also successful in re-ducing auto thefts on campus by 57 percent during the same period, some ground was lost in 2005 with nine auto thefts reported. Creek also credits several other factors to the success of his department in maintain-ing a safe campus. Being situated within a community, neighbors are vigilant and feel comfortable calling the security office when things look suspicious. Officer longevity among the 17 security officers assigned to the college and a good working relation-ship with the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) are also a plus. Creek calls the KCSO “very responsive,” adding that the deputies working in this area have come to know that the security staff has a good feel for what can be handled without police involvement and know they won’t be called in for minor issues. He also gives credit to the student judiciary process, especially in dealing with liquor and drug violations. Creek finds his biggest challenges to be money and parking - operating his depart-ment at the most effective level with the money available and “changing the behav-ior” of students and faculty who feel the need to park close in. With 40,000 parking stalls and a free shuttle service from Pacific Raceway, there is always plenty of parking available. Creek says he “sets the standard” by carpooling to work with his wife, who also works for the college. Generally, Green River students seem to feel safe on campus. There are only about two calls for security escorts each night. Though there has not been much interest generated by students to offer classes in personal safety, Creek says he is willing and capable of providing them. He has been teaching an employee class, “Conflict De- Escalation” for the past 5 or 6 years. In addition to his nearly 10 years at Green River, Creek, 40, spent 14 years in the U.S. Army Military Police, recently retiring with 20 years of service. He says the reason he prefers the college setting and this type of work versus mainstream law enforcement is that he gets to provide community polic-ing that has the flexibility of treating en-forcement as part of the education process. “We’re service-oriented. We don’t say no.” Forestry wins chapter of the year page 7 Paul Rusesabagina presents Rwanda: A lesson yet to be learned page 10 GRCC’s alternative parking source just became more convenient Ryan Lewis Staff Reporter New gravel for GRCC’s parking area at pacific raceways is yet another im-provement made recently for students tak-ing advantage of the shuttle program. The program was designed to meet the needs of excessive traffic and lack of parking spaces that has been apparent for the past few years. Fred Creek, the head of security for GRCC, hopes that gravel as opposed to mud in the rainy season will encourage students to continue to take advantage of the program through out the year. Al-though, the program isn’t perfect, the shuttle can be convenient for those that don’t mind a seven minute ride from the race ways to campus. The shuttle service have also improved this year as the shut-tles come with increased regularity. Creek pointed out that students cars are actually more secure at the raceways due to security posted on guard until 5 p.m. and now that the gravel has been ap-plied to the parking area it’s a much more desirable experience. Security at GRCC is spread much more thin than at the race-ways as they have an entire campus to cover. Four inches of gravel was applied to the surface that has topped out at 327 cars at once earliest this year. The gravel should ultimately increase that number. The guards on post explained that they had yet to turn a car around due to lack of spaces and don’t see that as a potential problem any time soon. Though, stu-dents might like the idea of having there cars closer to them there are apparently no plans of expanding parking lots on campus and the shuttle program has be-come a permanent solution for GRCC’s parking dilemma. It is quickly becoming the only parking opportunity to an other-wise helpless situation. Creek exclaims that they hope of getting a new paved parking area at the raceways within the next few years. So, it’s just a matter of time before more im-provements are made to make parking for GRCC more convenient and efficient for students in the years to come. The new gravel gives students even less of an excuse noy to park at the raceways. Parking has continued to be one of the most hot button issues here on campus, if not the largest. Cars are more secure at the raceways than on campus because of the increased presence of security Keiley Ramseur/The CURRENT Pacific Raceways, located just outside of campus, have recently been repaved making it easier for those looking for a place to park outside of campus. For more on transportation here at Green River see pages 8 and 9. In-depth transportation coverage continued inside... KGRG sets up at Maris Farms page 13 |