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Posted May, Friday 2 -- 5:40pm
SAFEwalk is a program that sends out teams of two to walk with students on campus who request it. Everyday, they provide their services from 8 at night to 1 in the morning. But, some feel it could be better.
"My last day was on April 29," stated Dana DeMet.
Earlier this week DeMet and 10 of his fellow SAFEwalk employees quit, saying that management was not listening to their concerns.
Said DeMet, "The administration chose not to listen to our cries for help in terms of more staffing, better supervisors and higher standards. And even after our multiple requests by letters or petitions or e-mails to the people in charge if they were not going to listen I didn't feel that it was necessary for me to give them my time anymore."
But, the school says turnover is normal this time of year and those positions have already been filled.
Gordon Graham is a transportation administrator and says that changes needed to be made to meet the demand of the program. He says this situation is being blown out of proportion.
"We have looked at the number of walks that they have conducted on a nightly bases and it really is a manageable number for the amount of staff they have."
Over the past year, the program's numbers have slightly decreased. They currently have 22 escorts, down three from last year. And they also have one less escort team during the week. But, there was a spike in requests after the murder of Brittany Zimmermann. Before her death SAFEwalk averaged 10 requests a night. The week after the murder that number jumped to 17. It has since gone back to ten.
"We are trying to hold ourselves to a higher standard but the administration is not listening to what we need to do," concluded DeMet.
Added Graham, "Campus transportation services is fully committed to the program and we are looking forward to being closer aligned to university priorities and department needs."
On occasion, there have been some callers that could not be escorted by a walker in which case a free cab is offered.
On May 14, Graham will meet with the disgruntled students to try to come to an agreement.
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Saturday, July 5th:
Madison
Trust's Historic Walking Tour
Saturday, July 5, 2008
11:00 AM
Meet at the granite arch at the corner of Webster, Doty, and
King Streets
Madison, WI
441-8864
http://www.madisontrust.org
Saturday
Science Workshop
Saturday, July 5, 2008
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
UW
Space Place
2300
S. Park Street
in the Villager Mall
Madison, WI
608.262.4779
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Madison
Trust's Historic Walking Tour
Saturday, July 5, 2008
10:00 AM
107 State Street: House of Wisconsin
Cheese
Madison, WI
441-8864
http://www.madisontrust.org
Arboretum
Ecological Restoration Work Party: "Wingra Oak
Savanna."
Saturday, July 5, 2008
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Arboretum
Madison,
WI
(608) 263-7888
http://uwarboretum.org/events/
Dane
County
Farmers' Market on the Square
(SATURDAYS)
Saturday, July 5, 2008
6:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capitol Square
Madison, WI
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Buffalo
Bill's Wild West Show
Friday, July 4, 2008 5:00 PM -
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Circus World Museum
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(866) 693-1500
July
4th Summer Sale
Thursday, July 3, 2008 10:00 AM -
Monday, July 7, 2008 9:00 PM
Johnson Creek Premium Outlets
575 W. Linmar Lane
Johnson Creek, WI
920-699-4111
The
Ivory Room Piano Bar- Live Entertainment
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 6:00 PM -
Sunday, July 6, 2008 2:00 AM
The Ivory Room Piano Bar
116 W. Mifflin
Madison, WI
608-467-2404
http://www.ivoryroompianobar.com/
AAU
Taekwondo National Championships
Monday, June 30, 2008 -
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Exhibition Hall, Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way
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Mike Friello 518-372-6849
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Children's
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 10:00 AM -
Saturday, August 30, 2008 5:00 PM
Downtown Madison
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Five
Painters in the Gardens
Sunday, June 8, 2008 -
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Madison, WI
608-246-4550
http://www.olbrich.org
Nature
Passport
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 -
Monday, September 8, 2008
Nature Net sites
Greater Madison Area, WI
Girls
and Company: Feminist Works from MMoCA's Permanent Collection
Saturday, May 24, 2008 10:00 AM -
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Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
227 State Street
Madison, WI
608-257-0158
http://mmoca.org
TL Solien: Myths &
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Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:00 AM -
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227
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608-257-0158
http://mmoca.org
Chris
Farley Remembered
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 9:00 AM -
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Wisconsin
Historical Museum
30
N. Carroll Street
Madison, WI
608-264-6555
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum
Sunday, July 6th:
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Sunday, July 6, 2008
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American Players Theatre
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(608) 588-7401
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Buffalo
Bill's Wild West Show
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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Circus World Museum
550 Water
St
Baraboo, WI
(866) 693-1500
An
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Sunday, July 6, 2008
11:00 AM
The Majestic
113
King Street
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http://www.majesticmadison.com
Meditation
in the Gardens
Sunday, July 6, 2008
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Madison, WI
608-246-4550
http://www.olbrich.org
Arboretum
Walk: "Curtis Prairie."
Sunday, July 6, 2008
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
University
of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
Madison,
WI
(608) 263-7888
http://uwarboretum.org/events/
Northside
Farmers' Market
Sunday, July 6, 2008
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Sherman Ave. & Northport Drive
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608-9631217-
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July
4th Summer Sale
Thursday, July 3, 2008 10:00 AM -
Monday, July 7, 2008 9:00 PM
Johnson Creek Premium Outlets
575 W. Linmar Lane
Johnson Creek, WI
920-699-4111
The
Ivory Room Piano Bar- Live Entertainment
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 6:00 PM -
Sunday, July 6, 2008 2:00 AM
The Ivory Room Piano Bar
116 W. Mifflin
Madison, WI
608-467-2404
http://www.ivoryroompianobar.com/
Children's
Activities Summer Passport Program 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 10:00 AM -
Saturday, August 30, 2008 5:00 PM
Downtown Madison
Madison, WI
Five
Painters in the Gardens
Sunday, June 8, 2008 -
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Madison, WI
608-246-4550
http://www.olbrich.org
Nature
Passport
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 -
Monday, September 8, 2008
Nature Net sites
Greater Madison Area, WI
Girls
and Company: Feminist Works from MMoCA's Permanent Collection
Saturday, May 24, 2008 10:00 AM -
Sunday, July 20, 2008 5:00 PM
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
227 State Street
Madison, WI
608-257-0158
http://mmoca.org
TL
Solien: Myths & Monsters
Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:00 AM -
Sunday, August 17, 2008 5:00 PM
Madison
Museum of Contemporary Art
227
State Street
Madison, WI
608-257-0158
http://mmoca.org
Chris
Farley Remembered
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 9:00 AM -
Saturday, November 15, 2008 4:00 PM
Wisconsin
Historical Museum
30
N. Carroll Street
Madison, WI
608-264-6555
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum
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Saturday, November 8, 2008
Wisconsin Historical Museum
30 N. Carroll St.
Madison, WI
608-264-6555
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum
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