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The Man. The Heat. The Fuzz. The...Helper?

by Laura Mandanas
  
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Public safety officer Gill DePaula moves to cross another group of people on their way to commencement on May 25, 2007.
Megan Rossman

What Public Safety Can Do For You

There’s no escape. Whether they’re busting your parties, nagging you not to ride your bike down the Quarter Mile, and/or plastering your only-semi-illegally parked car with hundreds of dollars worth in tickets, you’re going to run up against our campus law enforcers at some point in time. But it’s not all bad — in fact, there are a lot of really helpful things that Public Safety will do for you! For example:

  • Lock yourself out of your car? Public Safety will get you back in with their giant rubber wedge. If you ever feel like you’re in danger, a personal escort is one short phone call away. Use one of the blue light phones and you don’t even have to dial. Plus, they’re really nice about it.
  • Public Safety will serve as guards for “high-profile” events to prevent violence and/or discrimination. And if you go crowd surfing at any of the big concerts, they’ll help you get back down right before you smash into the stage (although they do have to kick you out if you make more than one pass).
  • They’ll send you an e-mail if they identify any of your stuff in their lost and found. Plastering your cell phone with an address label would not be a bad idea.
  • Public Safety will check under your bed for monsters. Er...just kidding with that one. But you get the idea; having them on speed dial might really help you out one day.

How to get ahold of ‘em:
AIM: RITPUBLICSAFETY
General: (585) 475-2853 (voice and TTY)
Emergency: (585) 475-3333 (voice and TTY)
Mobility Van/Transportation Office: (585) 475-7300 (voice and TTY)
Anonymous Tip Line: http://finweb.rit.edu/publicsafety/forms/tipline/


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Dining Downtown: Rochester Potables and Vittles
I'm a Lover Not a Gamer
Triple P: How to Mooch a Ride
The Gannett Project
At Your Leisure
Features
Major Student Organizations
RIT's Tunnel System: A Deeper Look
Features (Cont.)
The Man. The Heat. The Fuzz. The...Helper?
How to Spot an RIT Rookie
Parking: How to Find the Sweet Spot
Freshmen Who Made a Difference
Word on the Street
Editorial
Editor's Note: Dear Freshmen

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