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By: Chris Bouchard bouchardc@students.nescom.edu
 * Campus-Wide Security Checks**

**BANGOR** - Any student living on the Husson/NESCom campus is most likely aware of the Safety and Security checks taking place this week. Not only was there an email sent out to all on-campus students, but there are also a large number of papers posted up around campus stating the same thing as the email: "NOTICE Safety & Security Checks Will Be Conducted in Each Residence Hall Room On: Wednesday, Feb. 24 & Thursday, Feb. 25 ***Please be aware that a member of the residence life, safety and security or maintenance staff will be entering your room for a routine safety inspection. If you have any questions, please contact your Resident Director."

"These are not searches," says David Lewis, Jr., the RD for Hart Hall. "We do this all the time, and it's basically a health and safety inspection. We check to see if the rooms are clean, or if there is anything that would go against health regulations. We test out the fire alarms too, because if there is ever a fire, the students here would need to be aware of it."

Students are given a 48 hour warning prior to these checks, and the checks themselves only last two or three minutes at the most. They involve three members of the campus staff coming in and looking around to see if the environment seems safe. They then test the fire alarms, and leave a slip in the room stating where and when the check took place.

"Quite a few students have been asking about this," admits Lewis. "The main reason we're doing this is to make sure we're providing the students with everything they need to be safe on campus."