Security routines interrupt mischief
After several years, security staff has 'seen it all'
Mary Petrides
Issue date: 10/30/08 Section: News
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"Most of it, you kind of shake your head and wonder what they're thinking," third-shift security worker Chad Spahr said.
In addition to monitoring classroom buildings, Grewcock Student Union, and Knorr Student Center, security monitors the Dow Leadership Center. Workers also patrol city streets in a small circuit around the college on bikes and in navy SUVs. For a few-block radius, strange activities happen often, and quickly become water-cooler chatter in the security office.
Security often interrupts student mischief.
On one occasion, Wertz donned a baseball cap and joined a group of students in attempting to break into the tunnel system, he said.
Unaware of Wertz's identity, a student asked him to hold a flashlight. Wertz complied, then shined the flashlight on his own face, revealing his identity.
"Everybody turns around and, 'Oh s---, it's Wertz!'" he said, laughing.
Discovered, some of the students made excuses. Others admitted curiosity. Wertz shooed them off.
Spahr said he particularly remembers one unruly guest.
This man's roommate had locked him out of their room, and he stood in the lobby wearing only boxer shorts. He told Spahr he intended to sleep in the hallway.
"He changed his tune when the police got there," Spahr said. "He became very cooperative."
To minimize drunk driving, security provides rides for students who request them.
"We don't mind doing that at all," Wertz said.
But there are rules: security drives to the hospital students who have passed out, and students "inebriated beyond polite" must walk, Wertz said.
Junior Michael Black, who also works on security detail, said he has driven home a sobbing, drunk football player at least once.
Wertz and Spahr said they do not drive students from party to party but only to their place of residence.
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