Lowered Bollards Make Students Nervous
By Jessica Floyd

An SUV was parked right in between Wilson Library and the Undergraduate Library. Many students were wondering how did it got there? It drove through the bollards in between the libraries. One bollard was even left down which could mean more cars could access campus. This area is heavily populated and only a few feet away from the hub of campus.

Jenna Bridger has a suggestion for making sure the bollards stay up.

"They should unlock them when they get to them and immediately turn around and lock them back after they've gone over it go through them."

The vehicle did have a proper permit. But it doesn't change the fact that because the bollard was left down the safety of students was put at risk.

Diane Dodge says she parked here to make a delivery but she feels uneasy about having a vehicle so close to students.

"Every time I pull up on that curb, I try to go real slow. It's in my mind that people are going to think I'm going to mow these people down. So I try to go very, very slow…just creeping and look out the window and make eye contact."

Jim Alty is the director of Facility Services and says he realizes that when the bollards are down students feel uneasy.

"One of the areas we're looking at is putting up so signage or looking at some alternative ways of putting stickers on the bollards themselves that might allow the students to notify us if they notice it's down."

I called the Facility Service number Alty gave me to report that the bollard was down. At first the operator didn't even know what I was talking about. But within an hour it was back up.

If you see a bollard down and would like to report it call (919)962-3456.