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YEARS OF COLLEGE. AND ONE
WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE
IS TRYING TO KEEP ITS STUDENTS
SAFE.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL FLOOD
TERRE HAUTE AND
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY'S
CAMPUS FOR HOMECOMING
THIS WEEKEND. NEWS 10'S PATSY
KELLY LOOKS AT
THE SCHOOL'S SECURITY MEASURES.
STATE UNIVERSITY'S
CAMPUS ALL HOURS OF THE DAY AND
NIGHT..
AND THEY LIKE TO KNOW THEIR
SAFETY IS A PRIMARY
CONCERN WHEN CHOOSING THIS
COLLEGE.
ONE NOTICEABLE FEATURE TO SOME
OF THEM IS THE CODE BLUE CALL
CENTERS PLACED AROUND CAMPUS.
"WE KNEW THEY ACTUALLY CARED
ABOUT THE STUDENTS CAUSE THEY
WERE TRYING TO
PROTECT THEM." THERE ARE 28
ISU'S CAMPUS. EACH ONE HAS A
911 BUTTON AND AN INFORMATION
BUTTON. WHEN SOMEONE PRESSES
BUTTON, ALL SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
IN THE AREA SWIVEL TO THE CALL
CENTER. THIS SHOWS CAMPUS
POLICE
THE PERSON MAKING THE CALL...AND
DANGERS IN THE AREA TO THAT
PERSON.
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY POLICE
CHIEF BILL MERCIER SAYS
THEY DON'T GET A LOT OF CALLS AT
BUT THE FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IT
TAKES TO INSTALL ONE
CODE BLUE CENTER IS WORTH IT.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE
SITUATIONS WHERE THAT IF YOU
REALLY NEED ONE, IT'S KIND OF
LIKE ASKING HOW OFTEN DO YOU USE
YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR. WHEN YOU
REALLY NEED IT, YOU NEED IT. AND
THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY WE
FEEL ABOUT OUR PHONES. THEY'RE
HERE FOR THE PEACE OF MIND OF
THE STUDENTS IN THE CAMPUS
COMMUNITY.
BUT THESE PHONE SYSTEMS ARE USED
FOR MORE THAN
EMERGENCIES. STUDENTS CAN USE
THE CODE BLUE SYSTEM FOR A RIDE
TO THEIR CARS, OR NEARBY CAMPUS
BUILDINGS. IF WE'RE COMING BACK
FROM WORK OR SOMETHING
REALLY LATE AT NIGHT, THEY'LL
HELP COME AND WALK YOU TO
YOUR DORMS, ESPECIALLY LATE AT
STUDENTS HOPE THEY NEVER HAVE TO
USE THESE CALL
CENTERS, BUT IT'S NICE TO KNOW
THEY ARE THERE WHEN THEY NEED
THEM. IN TERRE HAUTE WITH
PHOTOJOURNALIST TONY KASSISSIEH,
PATSY KELLY, NEWS 10. "
ISU'S PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT
CHECKS THESE
CALL CENTERS ONCE A MONTH.