Guards found sleeping on job again

McGinn (jump from page 3)McGinn (jump from page 3)model to integrate security, technology and the police department," he said. "It would add value to the level of security on this campus." Executive Vice President Janet Hale said Monday night that "several studies have been going on" dealing with campus security. "I think we have to look at each structure and determine who can best perform it and how it can best be performed," she said. "I need to look at the business and administrative functions [of it]." The changes which McCoullum advocates might remove safety and security issues from Residential Living's jurisdiction. But Simeone says she is not disturbed by the possibility of this removal. "Residential Living is a huge department with many, many responsibilities," she said. "We have over 3,000 activities every year and we respond to the concerns of 6,500 students. "If security were to go to Public Safety, we would not see that as diminishing our important role and function on campus," Simeone added. McCoullum said that the top priority is "providing exemplary service," and not who is controlling those services. "Nobody who cares about students should be concerned about where and who is responsible," she said. "I think that everything should be reviewed and every possibility should be explored without fear of anything." Kuprevich said there are other issues which he has to consider. "You have to build a structure that helps keep [the guards] attentive to the job, awake, while giving them guidance," he said. "There has to be a chance for career growth and place more value on [the job] while giving it a higher level of respect. "If it's not treated as important, [the employees] won't act as though it's important," he added. McCoullum said the newest situation with the McGinn guards sleeping on duty is a "tragic affirmation of the fundamental necessity for this university to make fundamental changes in the way we organize?key institutional priorities."