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By Barry Newman
New York policeman Kenneth Pereira to
career in 1966 that some might consider a ste
because of that move his career moved forw
That year, Pereira left his beat as a lone p
the ranks of 2,100 officers on the Nassai
Department to join USC's 44-member force.
Long Island, N.Y. to (JSC seems at first glan
the wrong direction, but Pereira seems cor
small force.
Pereira said the Nassau force "Was so mu
ed." He also said "You can't go to a differ
them they're doing wrong. I just tried to fit
he just made up his mind not to try to chang
into the type he left behind in Long Island.
Pereira was named chief of police in 1981.
slowly used his position to acquire equipmen
He has replaced old patrol cars and issued ne
haven't had any shootings on campus in th<
but now they are well equipped should they 1
said.
Other changcs include an increase in the nu
sioned oflicers and scheduled changes that a!
an equal number of day-shifts as opposed t<
Pereira started on the force as a patroln
mained for two years. He then moved to t
iseum as chief of security until 1975 when 1
nant in charge of the parking division. He
Harrelson as police chief in 1981.
Many of the changes Pereira made were
tant, he said. One was to commission the gua
garages making them police officers rath
guards.
Another addition to the force was a trair
campus police officers must be trained at t
Justice Academy and also by the university
"Many students don't realize the officers ;
by the state. They don't realize they are talk
not security guards," he said.
Pereira said he enjoyed working in the pa
loved parking. 1 was dealing more with the si
Pereira seems content with his present po:
think we have a good department."
Lack of parti
By Donna Jenkins
A lack of student participation in th
Residence Hall Association has been a majo
problem this year, according to its president
Elections of RHA senators April 4 dre>
little student interest, said RHA Presider
Gregory Williams.
"I was very disappointed in the turnout,'
he said. "It didn't go as well as I ha
hoped."
The poor turnout may have been a resu
of students not knowing about the associz
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residence halls and has four executive ofv
ficers and senators representing the dorit
mitories. Each dorm has one representative
per 200 students.
d "Our main objective is to serve residents
on campus," Williams said. "We alio make
It sure the dorm governments function properly
i- and that the student activities fees are used to
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RHA meets at 8 p.m. every Monday in the tioi
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feet opportunity for students to ask quesis
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Williams also encouraged residents to at
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