Word: sosland
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Fiona J. Fox '91 is one of the program's supervisors. "I'm [Sosland's] roommate, so it was kind of hard for me to not get swept up in the whole SafeStreets project--not that I didn't want to get involved anyway," says Fox. "Hopefully SafeStreets will be around for a long time...
SafeStreets, a student escort service, started up on March 6 under the leadership of Abigail N. Sosland '91. Sosland brought her idea to the Women's Alliance--which helped create the service--in the wake of the Science Center rape last December. The Undergraduate Council subsequently helped fund SafeStreets, as did the office of Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III. Sosland intended for the service to supplement the overburdened two-car University police escort program, she says...
Because of the difficulty inherent in recruiting people to volunteer late-night hours, Sosland says she hopes that SafeStreets may evolve into an organization that can afford to pay its workers...
...been worrying that interest will die down. After doing a six-hour shift in the middle of the night, a lot of people become unhappy at the effects it has on their schedule," says Sosland. "If we can prove to Dean Epps that there is a definite need for our service, SafeStreets will hopefully become a work-study program...
SafeStreets spends an average of $5 nightly to purchase snacks and drinks for the team. The money comes from a fund created by the grants from the council and Epps' office, which currently totals $1130 and is controlled by Sosland. SafeStreets volunteers who purchase food for the night are reimbursed, and the fund has also financed the initial purchase of equipment, telephone bills and publicity...