If not, campus has been getting targeted lately.
Three robberies in the last week. One of the robberies a student had his jaw broken, the other two involved people driving by in cars demanding property with weapons.
I can't remember this type of string of crime in my four years.
I've lived in the city my whole life so I'm used to putting up with some crime now and then, but this is getting a little ridiculous. I still feel safe here, but it does make me look over my shoulder more often. My friend got held up at gunpoint right behind my back door. This can't look good to prospective students.
I'm afraid the only option is to allow people to arm themselves, like most states currently allow. One student putting up a fight may have a lasting impression on would-be thieves, rapists, and the like.
it may be with the added policing in Avenues west and other surrounding areas, the crime is moving closer to campus. My only question concerning the ones last night were why were these students out at 3 in the morning and not utilizing dps?
They seem to be rather brazen. One of the robberies occurred a block away from the Avenues West police substation.
two students were actually abducted last week. according to the article in the tribune, the students were taken to ATMs to withdraw money. one student was left beaten in a gas station bathroom and another student was beaten and left up on the north side. things have gotten bad this semester
Quote from: muwarrior87 on March 05, 2008, 02:57:17 PM
My only question concerning the ones last night were why were these students out at 3 in the morning and not utilizing dps?
AMEN. Not to minimize what happened to these students, but you're in a big city with lots of crime, why make yourself an easy victim?! DPS can only do so much and be in so many places. They have great programs in place to keep the students safe, but the students have to use them.
Keep up the good work, Public Safety!
Quote from: muwarrior87 on March 05, 2008, 02:57:17 PM
it may be with the added policing in Avenues west and other surrounding areas, the crime is moving closer to campus. My only question concerning the ones last night were why were these students out at 3 in the morning and not utilizing dps?
Probably because LIMOs already stopped running.
Quote from: marqptm on March 05, 2008, 03:43:02 PM
Quote from: muwarrior87 on March 05, 2008, 02:57:17 PM
it may be with the added policing in Avenues west and other surrounding areas, the crime is moving closer to campus. My only question concerning the ones last night were why were these students out at 3 in the morning and not utilizing dps?
Probably because LIMOs already stopped running.
DPS gives rides until 7am!
Doesn't matter if limos stopped running. Dps still has an afterhours shuttle service
Haha, have you ever tried to get one of those rides? If you have, you'd realize why those kids chose to walk.
Short story: One of our floor mates had a friend from out of town visiting. He were at a private residence after LIMOs had stopped running. He had to go back to take medicine or something (I really don't recall), so they called DPS to drive him home. 30 minutes later, the car came. Long story short, DPS thought he was too intoxicated to be taken back to the dorm, and he was taken to the hospital. After arguing in the car with the officer, they arrived at the hospital. Luckily, he wasn't a MU student so the friend ran away from the officer when arriving at the hospital.
I don't think students should have to call DPS while walking on campus at any time. I would call if I was walking West/North of campus, but not on campus.
We really need to get this safety issue improved, otherwise, all of the great PR and improvements the University has made in the last 5-10 years are going to be cancelled out.
CrazyEcho, I can't entirely say where all the incidents have occurred, but I agree.
Quote from: Warrior of Law on March 05, 2008, 02:53:31 PM
I'm afraid the only option is to allow people to arm themselves, like most states currently allow. One student putting up a fight may have a lasting impression on would-be thieves, rapists, and the like.
I'm a bit surprised there hasn't been more reaction to your comment WL. Not trying to stir anything up, but what would happen if that one student putting up a fight was shot (ala the incidence with the intruder at the party 2-3 years ago) and potentially killed?
Campus was up in arms when the shooting happened 2-3 years ago, can you imagine what it would be like if a student putting up a fight got killed? Talk about plummeting application rates...
Quote from: mwbauer7 on March 05, 2008, 04:33:34 PM
Quote from: Warrior of Law on March 05, 2008, 02:53:31 PM
I'm afraid the only option is to allow people to arm themselves, like most states currently allow. One student putting up a fight may have a lasting impression on would-be thieves, rapists, and the like.
I'm a bit surprised there hasn't been more reaction to your comment WL. Not trying to stir anything up, but what would happen if that one student putting up a fight was shot (ala the incidence with the intruder at the party 2-3 years ago) and potentially killed?
Campus was up in arms when the shooting happened 2-3 years ago, can you imagine what it would be like if a student putting up a fight got killed? Talk about plummeting application rates...
The attempted homicides were almost successful without the students even being armed. The perpetrators knew then and know now automatically that students will be unarmed and an easy target for crime. This will continue unless there is more honest dialogue about the crime that happens on campus (like being honest about kidnappings) and students are equiped with the tools to respond in self-defense.
If it came to the point that a person has to arm themselves to attend Marquette . . . the school would basically be finished. I think the reason no one responded is because it's such a terribly dumb idea.
Marquette really needs to step-up safety measures around campus. I think even more over-kill is proper in this instance.
Quote from: CrazyEcho on March 05, 2008, 05:19:11 PM
If it came to the point that a person has to arm themselves to attend Marquette . . . the school would basically be finished. I think the reason no one responded is because it's such a terribly dumb idea.
Marquette really needs to step-up safety measures around campus. I think even more over-kill is proper in this instance.
I agree that safety has to be a priority and that increased patrols should be put into place. My question is, how far do you go? An officer at every corner? A camera in every alley? At some point we have to admit that only so much can be done. Crime will happen in a urban campus environment.
there already is a camera at almost every alley. There is very little that happens on campus with dps not knowing about it. the only problem is campus is the academic buildings and up and down Wisconsin Avenue and Wells for a bit. West of 16th or 17th, I'd bet only campus property and parts of Wisconsin Ave are seen by camera.
Quote from: muwarrior87 on March 05, 2008, 05:38:47 PM
there already is a camera at almost every alley. There is very little that happens on campus with dps not knowing about it. the only problem is campus is the academic buildings and up and down Wisconsin Avenue and Wells for a bit. West of 16th or 17th, I'd bet only campus property and parts of Wisconsin Ave are seen by camera.
Don't get me wrong, I agree that DPS is a extremely capable and under-appreciated organization.
...and as a matter of fact, they do have cameras at locations off campus, 17th and State, 16th and Kilbourn, 23rd and Michigan, 18th and Clybourn, etc. Stop in at their station some time and see the awesome video capabilities they have!
The money MU has spent on safety is tremendous and DPS does a great job of utilizing it to the benefit of the students. There just needs to be a point where we accept that crime will happen. I don't have a problem accepting it as long as I know that MU is doing everything reasonable to prevent it.
I agree with you there, but whatever they can do, and however they can work with mpd to make sure some of our nation's future leaders in their respective fields are safe, i feel has to be done.
along with this though, the students need to show intelligence in their decisions and make sure that they know these problems are out there and that they need to be careful as well. it can't be entirely on the shoulders of dps and mpd. we have to make sure we hold ourselves accountable and aren't wandering to get taco bell alone at 1 in the morning and other things of this nature.
Quote from: muwarrior87 on March 05, 2008, 05:53:19 PM
I agree with you there, but whatever they can do, and however they can work with mpd to make sure some of our nation's future leaders in their respective fields are safe, i feel has to be done.
along with this though, the students need to show intelligence in their decisions and make sure that they know these problems are out there and that they need to be careful as well. it can't be entirely on the shoulders of dps and mpd. we have to make sure we hold ourselves accountable and aren't wandering to get taco bell alone at 1 in the morning and other things of this nature.
VERY WELL SAID
There is a Public Safety forum scheduled for next Monday March 10th. It will be from 7:30-9:00pm in the AMU First Floor Lobby. Chief Larry Rickard, Captain Russell Shaw, and Captain James C. Harpole will discuss what DPS and MPD are doing in response to the recent events on campus and answer questions from students.
Quote from: MU3boy on March 05, 2008, 07:26:59 PM
There is a Public Safety forum scheduled for next Monday March 10th. It will be from 7:30-9:00pm in the AMU First Floor Lobby. Chief Larry Rickard, Captain Russell Shaw, and Captain James C. Harpole will discuss what DPS and MPD are doing in response to the recent events on campus and answer questions from students.
I'm guessing they'll just say use LIMOs when walking around. I took notice today since this thread has been started, I saw more PS cars in the daytime then I did from my walk back from class a couple minutes ago... let's just step up the presence when the times are bad.
Quote from: marqptm on March 05, 2008, 08:47:10 PM
Quote from: MU3boy on March 05, 2008, 07:26:59 PM
There is a Public Safety forum scheduled for next Monday March 10th. It will be from 7:30-9:00pm in the AMU First Floor Lobby. Chief Larry Rickard, Captain Russell Shaw, and Captain James C. Harpole will discuss what DPS and MPD are doing in response to the recent events on campus and answer questions from students.
I'm guessing they'll just say use LIMOs when walking around. I took notice today since this thread has been started, I saw more PS cars in the daytime then I did from my walk back from class a couple minutes ago... let's just step up the presence when the times are bad.
Thats always their typical response...use LIMOs, escorts, walk with friends, blue lights etc...I actually noticed a decent number of MPD cars lately too, especially up near Mashuda and 2040s
Quote from: marqptm on March 05, 2008, 08:47:10 PM
Quote from: MU3boy on March 05, 2008, 07:26:59 PM
There is a Public Safety forum scheduled for next Monday March 10th. It will be from 7:30-9:00pm in the AMU First Floor Lobby. Chief Larry Rickard, Captain Russell Shaw, and Captain James C. Harpole will discuss what DPS and MPD are doing in response to the recent events on campus and answer questions from students.
I'm guessing they'll just say use LIMOs when walking around. I took notice today since this thread has been started, I saw more PS cars in the daytime then I did from my walk back from class a couple minutes ago... let's just step up the presence when the times are bad.
That would be my guess too. But four incidents and three very close to campus, the other a block away from the police outpost is something to be concerned about. I know they preach the LIMOs and everything constantly, but it's not working and won't until there are more problems. But what else can they do to protect the hundreds of students that live farther away than Campus Town? Anyone have suggestions?
Living a decent hike from campus, here are some things I can think of:
-I agree with marqptm, maybe it's just me, but it used to seem that every other car on the street at night was DPS or MPD, now it seems like you see more in the day.
-Put some more or better street lights up. It's very poorly lit anywhere that isn't Wisconsin or Wells and reasonably close to campus at night.
-I'd be willing to bet at least one of the victims of these robberies was an easy target because they were struggling to walk, not because they were drunk, but because so much of the sidewalks in the areas of the robberies is covered with ice. All week I've seen kids slipping and falling over, or walking in the middle of the street because sidewalks are too slippery. Isn't it a law that the owners of these properties are to clear their sidewalks?
-Try to make the LIMOs more convienient for students. I have a friend at 2040 who called a LIMO to go to the library, waited a half hour for it to show up, then drove around for close to another half hour before getting dropped off. Until a kid gets robbed, they are going to walk 10 minutes before they ride in a LIMO for an hour. Why can't a couple LIMOs run on set routes? If one LIMO constantly ran down 16th-18th between Michigan and State and another constantly ran up and down Kilbourn between 13th and 21st and they stopped at nearly every corner students could know when to expect a LIMO, jump in, and get a safe ride.
-Every time I see the Student Safety Patrol, they're walking on Wisconsin by the academic buildings. Tell the kids to go where they're needed. When I'm walking by the Union and want to go to the library I really don't need their services, but if I saw them on 16th and Wells I guarantee I'd ask for company for a couple blocks to get home.
Chapman brings up a lot of good points.
1.) LIMOs can take way too long. I know it's not student 'speedy' it's student 'safety'. However, if it takes longer than a half hour to get your destination, it's hard to justify taking it.
2.) SIDEWALKS are terrible. Outside of campus owned sidewalks it is terrible.
3.) I've ever seen a safety patrol past Humphrey.
I've never understood the point of the safety patrols. None of those people would stand a chance against a would-be attacker. I guess it's supposed to deter that by looking official, but with how brazen these crimes are becoming, I wonder if DPS/SSP would be better off putting those resources elsewhere.
Quote from: MUfan12 on March 05, 2008, 10:25:35 PM
I've never understood the point of the safety patrols. None of those people would stand a chance against a would-be attacker. I guess it's supposed to deter that by looking official, but with how brazen these crimes are becoming, I wonder if DPS/SSP would be better off putting those resources elsewhere.
they have weapons....walkie talkies!
and big flashlights
I was at murphy's irish pub for a majority of the night last night and you wouldnt believe the amount of cops that would come in on foot patrols. Four times throughout the night a group of anywhere from 4-12 cops would come in and walk to the back of the bar, stay for about 2 minutes then leave and walk down the streets. By the third time they came in, I had drank enough to get to the point where I thought it would be a good idea to talk to one of the cops. I asked, in so many words, "what are you guys doing?" They said that due to the criminal activities recently, they have been assigned foot patrols around the campus area.
i know that some of you will probably say, "what are they doing in the bars? the crimes are not happening in the bar." Perhaps, the criminals go into marquette businesses over the evening. Seeing a bunch of cops might make them think twice. I dont know how effective this will be but i guess we will see.
I was there in the 80's. I interrupted 2 muggings just by being in the right place in the right time and reacting aggressively. The apartment I lived in my senior year (Michigan and 21st) had a sexual assault in the downstairs apartment the summer before I moved in. The assailant broke in through a window. I did my laundry 3 blocks from Jeffrey Dahmer's house, just as he was becoming active, though nobody knew it at the time. One of my roommates swears he met him in a bar on Wells, though I think this particular roommate is full of Badger. A female student was killed in front of the florist across from Mashuda, I think in the summer of 85. A drunken student got in a fight outside the 'lanche and died, either in 85 or 86. These latest events, though unfortunate, are nothing new. Crime is everywhere, particularly when the economy is in the crapper, let alone because of the fact that there are some complete nutjobs out there. Do you suppose the parents of the victims at VT and NIU were relieved when their children picked those schools because they were safely removed from an urban environment? Be smart.
Quote from: tower912 on March 06, 2008, 08:42:17 AM
I was there in the 80's. I interrupted 2 muggings just by being in the right place in the right time and reacting aggressively. The apartment I lived in my senior year (Michigan and 21st) had a sexual assault in the downstairs apartment the summer before I moved in. The assailant broke in through a window. I did my laundry 3 blocks from Jeffrey Dahmer's house, just as he was becoming active, though nobody knew it at the time. One of my roommates swears he met him in a bar on Wells, though I think this particular roommate is full of Badger. A female student was killed in front of the florist across from Mashuda, I think in the summer of 85. A drunken student got in a fight outside the 'lanche and died, either in 85 or 86. These latest events, though unfortunate, are nothing new. Crime is everywhere, particularly when the economy is in the crapper, let alone because of the fact that there are some complete nutjobs out there. Do you suppose the parents of the victims at VT and NIU were relieved when their children picked those schools because they were safely removed from an urban environment? Be smart.
That's an excellent perspective to put it in.
Quote from: marqptm on March 05, 2008, 10:05:30 PM
Chapman brings up a lot of good points.
1.) LIMOs can take way too long. I know it's not student 'speedy' it's student 'safety'. However, if it takes longer than a half hour to get your destination, it's hard to justify taking it.
2.) SIDEWALKS are terrible. Outside of campus owned sidewalks it is terrible.
3.) I've ever seen a safety patrol past Humphrey.
being a resident of Mashuda, the safety patrol does make it here, not much further though
the majority of robberies, muggings, kidnapping-for-atms is drug related. the economy doesn't effect this. further, UW led the big ten in rapes a few years back, but the majority were not reported to police, rather handled by the school security/safety dept, so not counted. crime is a fact of city life, exacerbated by proximity and unlikely apprehension. before MU embarks on another multi-million dollar debacle like 'campus circle' where they do the city and police dept's work for them through urban renewal, they should get some guarantees from the city-maybe that closed Wisconsin Ave they were after-maybe a closed Wells street, possibly a 'walled campus' like Georgetown, or SLU where they close the gates to the thru streets at 9 or 10 pm. whatever the answer, the city council and MPD in particular should be made to answer to MU, and this crimewave could be the necessary fire under MU's butt.
Quote from: augoman on March 07, 2008, 03:17:14 PM
the majority of robberies, muggings, kidnapping-for-atms is drug related. the economy doesn't effect this. further, UW led the big ten in rapes a few years back, but the majority were not reported to police, rather handled by the school security/safety dept, so not counted. crime is a fact of city life, exacerbated by proximity and unlikely apprehension. before MU embarks on another multi-million dollar debacle like 'campus circle' where they do the city and police dept's work for them through urban renewal, they should get some guarantees from the city-maybe that closed Wisconsin Ave they were after-maybe a closed Wells street, possibly a 'walled campus' like Georgetown, or SLU where they close the gates to the thru streets at 9 or 10 pm. whatever the answer, the city council and MPD in particular should be made to answer to MU, and this crimewave could be the necessary fire under MU's butt.
I agree it is drug related. I see probably two or three people every week who are obviously not students walking around near campus either with a can of Steel Reserve or smoking pot. It's commonplace and it shouldn't be.
The latest public safety alert somewhat addressed the slow LIMO service problem. There is now going to be a white LIMO running on a set route from Straz Tower to 22nd on Wisconsin and back the other way down Wells and stopping at every corner. Not the greatest route considering where the problems are occurring, and it would be a big help to have one or two other set-route LIMOs with routes that are geared towards students living on or off of Michigan, Kilbourn, or State. Stil, it's safer for people to know they can get to within one or two blocks from where they live within 15 minutes.
Quote from: chapman on March 07, 2008, 07:06:46 PM
Quote from: augoman on March 07, 2008, 03:17:14 PM
the majority of robberies, muggings, kidnapping-for-atms is drug related. the economy doesn't effect this. further, UW led the big ten in rapes a few years back, but the majority were not reported to police, rather handled by the school security/safety dept, so not counted. crime is a fact of city life, exacerbated by proximity and unlikely apprehension. before MU embarks on another multi-million dollar debacle like 'campus circle' where they do the city and police dept's work for them through urban renewal, they should get some guarantees from the city-maybe that closed Wisconsin Ave they were after-maybe a closed Wells street, possibly a 'walled campus' like Georgetown, or SLU where they close the gates to the thru streets at 9 or 10 pm. whatever the answer, the city council and MPD in particular should be made to answer to MU, and this crimewave could be the necessary fire under MU's butt.
I agree it is drug related. I see probably two or three people every week who are obviously not students walking around near campus either with a can of Steel Reserve or smoking pot. It's commonplace and it shouldn't be.
The latest public safety alert somewhat addressed the slow LIMO service problem. There is now going to be a white LIMO running on a set route from Straz Tower to 22nd on Wisconsin and back the other way down Wells and stopping at every corner. Not the greatest route considering where the problems are occurring, and it would be a big help to have one or two other set-route LIMOs with routes that are geared towards students living on or off of Michigan, Kilbourn, or State. Stil, it's safer for people to know they can get to within one or two blocks from where they live within 15 minutes.
What we're dealing with right now is more than just guys from the homeless shelter picking up Steel Reserve at OP. Considering last weekend's abduction involved students being forced in a vehicle and taken a significant distance from campus, that seems to suggest that the perpetrators were more than likely not the guys you regularly see wandering campus with a can in a paper bag. Wednesday's robberies also involved perpetrators in a vehicle and they were also implicated in a robbery at 13th and Center that same night. I would be interested in hearing MPD's response to whether these crimes may have been perpetrated by members of the same gang. According to MPD part of the reason why there had been a spike in drug activity in Avenue's West was because gang members and dealers knew they could do business in the area relatively safely in comparison to other neighborhoods in the city. Perhaps the same principle holds true for the robberies at Marquette. Criminals know they can make quick money without entering rival territory or being shot back at.
I wouldn't go so far as to say the economy isn't a factor. When I say economy I'm not just talking about our most recent downturn and talk of recession. Certainly many crimes are drug related, however a lot of crime is driven by economic factors or people turn to crime due to a number of factors, many of which are tied to the economy. Do you think someone who is unemployed or chronically unemployed is more likely to rob a kid on the street than someone who is gainfully employed? So now we have to look at why they are unemployed. It's not because there aren't any jobs to be found in Milwaukee, because there are. Part of the problem is that a large part of our available workforce does not match the needs and requirements of employers seeking new workers. Supply and demand. So why are so many potential workers falling short of employer requirements? Education. And now it starts to become apparent why we as a community can't afford to have daily attendance at public schools below the 50% level and high school students dropping out when they turn 18. What I'm getting at in around about way is that while responding to a rash or recent crimes on campus does call for a serious police response, it is only a temporary fix and will continue to be until we can start to reverse some serious problems that have plagued Milwaukee and other large cities for years. What are the answers? Who knows.
None of this is meant to make excuses for these criminals. They're making a conscious choice to harm another human and should be dealt with accordingly. These recent crimes are bringing some serious issues to our attention.
also I assume most everybody has seen this http://www.wisn.com/news/15529627/detail.html
According to public records available online he lived in the 3600 block of n. 13th.
As a college student it is weird to think how somebody our age or younger is preying on students. Not even 20 years old and facing 8 felonies.
Jimbo, you try to address the crime situation....but...yet...don't. i could've urinated in my own mouth and gotten better results. we are all aware of what you stated. i think the limo express that MU started today is a start, but by no means will it stop any crime. I know DPS cares about what they do, but in reality I don't think they do much else than repel hesitant criminals. I appreciate what they do but they just don't have the resources to keep MU clean, unless they want to put someone @ every intersection from 9 p.m.-3 a.m., unrealistic.
As grim as it sounds, I don't think much can be done about what is going on. Students have to be smart, and shouldn't be criticized if they walk home. Thats total bs that a student is ostracized for walking home at an odd hour. Thats a decision they make. No one thinks this will happen to them, nor should they.
Between crotch shampooing and urinating in your own mouth, that's a full day right there, hoosier.
Quote from: MUfan12 on March 08, 2008, 01:41:41 PM
Between crotch shampooing and urinating in your own mouth, that's a full day right there, hoosier.
hahahah, ya, its been a doozie
decent article on the MU trib site about this.. seems to address some of the comments made about the MPD and the DPS Limo system..
link here (http://media.www.marquettetribune.org/media/storage/paper1130/news/2008/03/11/News/Mu.A-High.Priority.For.Mpd.After.Robberies-3261371.shtml)
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In the wake of five armed robberies that occurred on Marquette's campus within the last week and a half, Milwaukee Police Department District 3 Capt. Jim Harpole said MPD is placing the safety of the campus as "a very high priority."
"Marquette is not just a university to us," Harpole said. "It's part of the fabric of District 3. It's connected to us, we're connected to it."
Monday evening, the Department of Public Safety demonstrated this strong working relationship with MPD at a safety forum in the Alumni Memorial Union. The forum addressed concerns of the Marquette community in light of the recent string of robberies against students.
One suspect is currently in MPD custody for the first incident, when a 22-year-old female student was robbed at gunpoint outside her apartment building at 12:05 a.m. March 1. Shortly after, two male students were abducted and forced to withdraw money from ATM machines. MPD believes the two incidents are related.
The second set of robberies, which MPD said doesn't appear to be related to the crimes on March 1, occurred around 3 a.m. March 5. In those incidents, a suspect attempted to rob two students in the span of less than five minutes.
Harpole described the recent string of robberies as "an anomaly." According to Harpole, overall crime in District 3 is actually down 19 percent compared to this same time last year, and the Marquette neighborhood is statistically one of the safest areas in Milwaukee.
While Harpole said the recent robberies are in no way typical, a possible explanation may be a policing plan that recently targeted the areas west of 27th Street. According to Harpole, crime may have been displaced from that neighborhood into areas east of 27th Street.
As of noon on March 5, MPD addressed this issue by expanding its Safe Streets Initiative policing boundaries into the Marquette area. According to DPS, MPD officers will now have a 24-hour presence on campus.
Kylene Scharf, a freshman in the College of Health Sciences who knows one of the victims, said the recent crime on campus definitely concerns her.
"When I first got to school, I was very cautious about everything I did and where I went because I wasn't sure of my surroundings," Scharf said. "As the year went on, I definitely became more lax about where I was and I became more comfortable about walking around late at night. Then something like this happens and it wakes me up to how careless I was being."
Rachelle Underhill, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, also said she now thinks twice about her safety habits.
"Before last week, I would walk from the library to Campus Town (Apartments) by myself no problem," Underhill said. "But now I definitely take a LIMO if I'm by myself."
Students like Underhill who utilize the LIMO service now have a new option, according to Chief Larry Rickard, director of DPS.
As of 6 p.m. last Friday, students were able to utilize the new LIMO Express service, which provides continuous looping service from Straz Tower to North 22nd Street. The new service is being offered in conjunction with the traditional LIMO vans, which will continue to provide door-to-door service.
Rickard said this pilot program was launched as a result of student complaints regarding the time it takes to make a trip using the traditional LIMO service.
"Even though we feel we have a very good LIMO service, there is always room for improvement," Rickard said, noting many other colleges throughout the country look to Marquette's LIMO program as an example.
Much of the discussion at the forum centered around the LIMO program, but Rickard also urged students to consider what they can do to help Student Safety Programs. This includes calling to cancel the LIMO if you no longer need its services and truly being "ready and waiting" when the van arrives.
Quote from: muhoosier260 on March 08, 2008, 02:48:50 AM
I know DPS cares about what they do, but in reality I don't think they do much else than repel hesitant criminals. I appreciate what they do but they just don't have the resources to keep MU clean, unless they want to put someone @ every intersection from 9 p.m.-3 a.m., unrealistic.
Any thoughts on commissioning our Public Safety Department? That might give them more resources. There would certainly be some logistical issues, but other than that...