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by JONATHON PUTNAM
Intern News Reporter
Appalachian State University will be preparing for the Halloween football game against Wofford College in different ways Friday.
“We want people to be safe and nobody to get hurt,” University Chief of Police Gunther E. Doerr said.
University Police will be bringing in extra officers to help with security for campus.
Six officers from North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Wilmington will be coming in to help, Doerr said.
These extra officers will be patrolling the entire campus and not just the area around the football stadium.
He said
because the football game and Halloween occur tomorrow, increased
security everywhere is necessary to ensure the safety of everyone on
campus.
Event
Partners Inc., (EPI) employs over 100 people to help manage the
interior of the stadium during football games, EPI Event Manager Joe
Demarest said.
An
additional 15 people will be brought in to help tomorrow with scanning
tickets, patrolling stands and watching the field and sidelines.
Increased
attention is being focused on the sidelines this year because a NCAA
ruling makes it possible for home field advantage in playoffs to be
lost if students rush the field, Demarest said.
He said they would frown on costumes because they will possibly make it easier to smuggle in contraband.
While
police and event staff are getting ready at the stadium, parking areas
around campus will already be preparing for the football game.
“Tomorrow is a different situation with a whole new dynamic,” Director of Parking and Traffic Barry D. Sauls said.
The traditional tailgating lots will not be open until 3 p.m. for students and Yosef Club members.
Sauls said tomorrow is a regular school day, so it is unrealistic to tow cars because students and faculty have class and work.
Publicity
letters were sent to students, faculty, staff and Yosef Club members,
detailing the changes and policies for parking tomorrow, he said.
During the game, police will be patrolling the Boone area.
Boone
Police Department generally sends officers to help with traffic and
other problems on game days, Boone Police Officer Curtis Main said.
An
additional six officers from the Boone department will be helping to
guarantee safety around Boone for families and trick-or-treaters.
This is an opportunity for Appalachian to be showcased as a whole, Sauls said.
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