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  • August 19, 201 j WESTERN CAROLINIAN Page 4 e CAMPUS: LLEE Upgraded Western Carolina University webcam now operational: From Staff Reports Western Carolina Uni- versity recently unveiled a new webcam designed to provide visitors with a -you-are-there look at the newly redesigned central core of campus: The new camera re- places an old unit housed at the A.K. Hinds University Center. Because the previ- ous webcam was. located behind a glass window, the image often. was obscured by glare, especially during afternoon hours when it was pointed toward the set- ting sun. The new camera, which is located on Balsam Resi- dence Hall, boasts an image size about 50 percent larger than the older model, said Jed Tate, WCU web servic- es manager. The image has a wider aspect ratio of 16:9, so we're able to show more of the campus than before, and the cameras panning and zooming capabili- Tips for staying safe on Western Carolina University S campus. TerAuhamner leat With the fall term closely - approaching, it is important for faculty, students, and parents to become aware of Western Carolina Uni- versitys crime and safety information. : Compared to. metro- politan campuses and even many off-campus locations, Westerns crime rates are - significantly lower due both to the rural setting of the campus and the preventa- five measures taken by Uni-; is versity Police to ensure that. students and faculty are safe while learning and teaching. Unfortunately, crimes on campus do occur and in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act, Western Carolina University reports its daily and annual crime statistics. The Jeanne Clery Act was enacted in 1990 after the - brutal rape and murder of Lehigh University student Jeanne Clery in her resident hall.room. Her family lob- ~-bied Congress for legisla- tion that required colleges and universities to disclose "their crime statistics. Additional _ . reporting requirements were placed. on state universities with police departments, like WCU, that had been report- ing their crime statistics to the FBIs Uniform Crime - Reporting Index. These am- plified requirements include the publishing of an annual ' report of crime statistics for the campus, issuing timely warnings to the campus community about crimes that pose an ongoing threat to students and employees, and protecting the rights of campus sexual assault vic- tims. : So far, the increased requirements placed on WCU names Jackson County native Steven Lillard assistant police chief > WCU News Services Lifelong Jackson Coun- ty resident Steven D. Lil- lard, a Gulf War veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, is Western - Carolina Universitys new assistant-chief of police. A member of the East- ern Band of Cherokee Indi- ans and a 1996 graduate of WCU with a bachelors de- gree in criminal justice, Lil- lard comes to the position ties allowed us to position -a better shot, Tate said. That means that instead of a small view of just the Alumni Tower, viewers can see the tower, the Uni- versity Center and the new fountain. Color and brightness have improved as well, he said. Daytime shots are much clearer, and nighttime shots dont just go dark, he said. They can be pretty * striking actually. The webcam produces a snapshot of the central core area of campus, and the image is updated every . 10 seconds. Visitors to the website will need to hit the Web browsers refresh but- ton to see the updated im- ASL Gl itors to the university web- site a look at campus, imag- es from the WCU webcam frequently appear on local television newscasts and even nationally on networks . such as The Weather Chan- nel. s mniversitics have seen an-. nual crime report nurhbers decrease, showing, that the: anticipatory measures put in place. by University Po- lice have been effective in preventing many crimes. Unfortunately, the crime numbers .are not zero and - campus crime is still a very real thing. However, crime and violations on campus. are not as violent as the in- cident that led to the J eanne Clery Act. ica When speaking with University Police Chief Er- nie Hudson, he made it clear that the statistics contained ; within the Annual Safety Report can be misleading to the untrained eye. Many people may, look at the report and see many instances of burglary and immediately think of a vio- lent situation such as some- one kicking in a dorm room | door and stealing posses- sions, Hudson said. How- ever, we have not had an _ instance where there was a violent burglary. Almost all burglaries that take place are a result of dorm room doors being left open or not . locking car doors at night. Chief Hudsons point about the protection of per- sonal belongings and vul- nerability is one that many -students should take into consideration. When de- termining whether or not to leave a door unlocked, students should ask them- Selves if they can live with the consequences of doing so. This common sense at- titude can go a long way towards preventing crimes and unwanted attention. Preventing crimes does not mean locking yours doors and staying inside all night. because, as college students, it is important to from the Jackson County Sheriffs Office, where he Was operations major. He . also was formerly a detec- tive and criminal investiga- tor with the Sylva Police Department. The university is for- tunate to have Steve Lil- lard as part of its public safety. team, Ernie Hud- son, WCU chief of police, said in announcing the ap- pointment. We conducted a comprehensive and ex- In addition to giving vis- ERLE LA Jason Boyer, chief me- - teorologist with WLOS-TV, the Asheville-based ABC affiliate, said he has seen a Leona increase in the auek socialize and stay active. So the use of common sense * can go a long way towards keeping safe. _ Always walking or jog- ' ging in pairs, staying away from low-light or remote, areas, letting someone know where you plan to go and an estimate of when you will return, along with always carrying your cell phone and being aware of /your surroundings can go a long way towards keeping yourself out of unwarited situations. While the 20010-11 crime report is currently available, we can look at the annual reports from 2007-09 to see what could _ possible occur in the com- ing school year. Compared ~ to when 33 on-campus. bur- -glaries occurred, the num- ber in 2009 was down to 28, signifying that increased: - campus crime awareness has become effective in pre- venting many instances. haustive search for just the right person to fill this very important position...He is a proven .and talented law enforcement professional who has much to offer the campus community. -We are doubly pleased that our search landed practically in our own backyard. Lillard, who is working on his masters degree in public: affairs at WCU, be- gan his duties as assistant chief Tuesday, July 5. He 2007, ity of images. The improvements ep the Western Carolina Uni- versity webcam have been wonderful, Boyer ~said. a with burglaries; drug and liquor violations are among the most. fre- quent offenses that occur on campus, with 20 drug law. and 13 liquor law: arrests - made on campus in. 2009. This number, while it may seem high to many, is a sig- nificant decrease from the 2007 statistics, when. there were 37 drug law and 83 liquor law arrests made on campus. The liquor law ar- rests-alone show a decrease of nearly six times of what occurred two years prior. It seems that an added awareness of the preventa- tive measures already in place has brought about this decrease in campus crime . and violations. Part of these preventative measures on-campus in- . cludes officer walkthroughs of all. campus. buildings both day and night. While there are no set times for officer walk- throughs, they are both re- quired and encouraged for brings extensive admin- istrative, operational and investigative experience to the position, and his ties to Jackson County law en- forcement are a significant bonus, Hudson said. This strong connection. to the local community and law enforcement will cer- tainly enhance the working relationships between the university, our public safety partners and the residents of _ Jackson County, he said. _ phones, ferring to the identifiable - As a meteorologist, it has certainly been an integral tool, helping me see whats happening in that area of our mountains, and I use our officers to do so, Hud- son said. The walkthroughs include residential halls, but also academic and adminis- trative buildings. Walkthroughs of resi- dential halls are both impor- . tant to keep students aware _of-an officer presence and to ensure that no unwanted elements are present, such as alcohol and drug para- phernalia. Along with the ever-watchful eyes of the University Police officers, security cameras are pres- ent over every entrance to the residence halls. In the event that a stu- dent may feel that he or she have been or will be victim- ized, nearly twenty emer- gency call boxes are located around campus and tested weekly to ensure that they function properly. We call them blue light Hudson said, re- blue light located at the top of each call box pole. They are actually radios, Lillard is a member of . several professional, fra- ternal and community or- ganizations, and is active in local church and youth activities. He is a certified law enforcement instructor and also teaches at South- western Community Col-_ lege. He lives in Sylva with his wife, Lee; son, Drew; and daughters, Megan and Hannah. this webcam on a daily ba-: sis for my forecasts. a The webcam can. be*: found on the WCU website? : at uccam.weu.edu. not phones, and are a direc line to the University Police. dispatcher. = Along with crimes already committed whether it be through the: use of blue light phones for = immediate danger or telling a patrol officer of a crime that one has. witnessed, students may also contact. police if they are having problems with another stu-~ dent or believe a crime may be: committed in the near~: future. Students may con- tact the University Police at s 227-7301 for help with doc- umenting crimes already * committed and dealing with problems between students- that may lead to eaate o circumstances. Only through the prompt: A, reporting of crimes, the pre-*- vention of them through. swift action, and the use ; of common sense such as. locking doors and choos the right crowds to befriend can WCU continue to be a~ safe place to live and learn. Le ae a ee ee re 3 Ce EERE SF EFS IFS ees fe Sy
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