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The high energy crowd welcomes Barack Obama to New Hampshire. and using up extra parking spaces for media and other guests connected to the convention or debate can elevate tension with students, faculty, and staff. Everyone seems to understand the need for extra security, but when the clock says it’s time for class, finals, or the general workday, a parking space is fair game. That is, until federal security comes to campus. Students and staff feel a sense of ownership about their campus and may feel resentful when “their” parking space is suddenly declared off limits. This kind of tension can be alleviated with early marketing and notification to the campus community about security arrangements for the event. This conflict of ownership and territory – who belongs here, and who doesn’t? – can be exacerbated by a sudden demand for credentials. One way to simplify the problem is to temporarily limit the number of outsiders as much as possible. Jill Stratton, associate dean of students and director of residential academic programs for Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, clarifies their policy: “The main change that we implement in residential life three days prior to and during the debate is that there is a no-guest policy (which we include in our housing contract). The university is also vigilant about those on campus during that time displaying their university ID.” Rob M. Wild, assistant to the chancellor at Washington University and the point person for logistics on the vice presidential debate this fall, details some of the security plans implemented during their long history of hosting major political events: “Washington University has served as the host to three presidential debates (1992, 2000, and 2004) and will host the vice presidential debate on October 2, 2008. Providing security for these events to ensure the safety of candidates, participants, and members of our university community is a massive (and expensive) undertaking. We are very fortunate to have a chief of our university police department who is well connected and respected within our local law enforcement community. He serves as a liaison and coordinator for both local law enforcement and the United States Secret Service when coordinating security for the debates. Generally, we have several layers of perimeter security around the debate chriS JuSTice/keeNe STATe college http://www.treanorstudentlife.com http://www.treanorstudentlife.com

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