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a college student, and no one would know the
difference.”
Gelner said whenever she is on campus late at
night, she does everything possible to not become
an easy target.
“I always remain aware of my surroundings
because you never know what could happen,”
Gelner said.
Kretzschmar said being aware is the best thing
a student can do to protect himself.
“We constantly tell students to be aware of
what‘s going on around them at all times,”
Kretzschmar said. “That’s the best advice I can
give. If you are aware at all times, you can possi
bly prevent something from happening.”
Kretzschmar said attacks could happen any
where or anytime.
‘“One of the best defenses is to run”
Kretzschmar said. "Break free, run, scream and go
to somewhere where there are people.”
Kretzschmar said 10 percent solution pepper
spray is also a good method of defense.
Stacianne Wilson, a senior agriculture econom
ics major, is taking a karate class to learn how to
defend herself.
"Karate is a sport that focuses on the defensive
rather than the offensive,” Wilson said. "As a
female, I now feel more confident about my safe
ty and being able to defend myself with the skills
I learned in karate.”
Kretzschmar said the University has done a lot
to ensure safety on campus.
“I have been here 19 years, and I know that the
University has always been very proactive when it
has come to the safety of students, faculty and
staff,” Kretzschmar said.
A&M has 24-hour police security, emer
gency phones across campus and card access
to all exterior doors in residence halls. Also,
Kretszschmar said the Corps of Cadets escort
service is a tremendous plus to University
safety.
Justin Homeyer, a sophomore computer engi
neering major and a member of the Corps, said
the escort service is available 24 hours a day,
seven days a week. He said the Corps receives
approximately 200 calls on a weekend and 100
during the week.
“The good thing about the Corps escorts is
that a person doesn’t have to walk alone, and it’s
been proven that safety comes in numbers,"
Homeyer said.
Homeyer said although most of the people who
call are females, males also call the escort service.
Jillian Jaccar, a sophomore Spanish major, said
she uses Corps escorts frequently.
"I call the Corps escorts because I feel real
ly safe knowing that 1 have someone to walk
with me," Jaccar said. “It makes me feel less
vulnerable to attacks, even though that 1 feel
A&M is a safe campus. I think it’s smart for
girls to call the escorts, because it’s an easy
thing to do, and it can save you from a poten
tially dangerous situation.”
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they could face a felony
charge, said Rob Stewart,
marketing coordinator for the
stadium revenue fund.
The Athletic Department
caught the five individuals on
tape from four different
angles of the surveillance
cameras posted at the exit by
the Coliseum’s loading dock.
Jeff Schmahl, a senior associ
ate athletic director, said he
hopes students familiar with
the individuals shown in the
images will help authorities
identify the culprits.
"They did something pret
ty stupid, and now there’s
video proof,” Schmahl said.
“I'm fairly confident that
people who watch this will be
able to recognize the individ
uals on the tape.”
Schmahl said the depart
ment would like to handle the
matter internally.
"The first thing we want to
do is sit down and talk to
them," Schmahl said. “There
was definitely premeditation
involved.”
One of the males was
wearing a No. 44 Reggie
Jackson Yankees jersey that is
relatively rare. Stewart said.
Stewart said thefts of this
type are rare, in part because
of the tight security and sur
veillance cameras in all
Athletic Department facilities.
Schmahl said the perpetra
tors were obviously unaware
of the video cameras.
“As technology has
improved, it’s gotten tougher
and tougher for thieves to
get away with (their crime),”
he said.
There is a $500 reward for
information related to the
robbery. Information and
links to the surveillance
videos that captured the theft
on tape are accessible at
www.aggieathletics.com/stol
enbanners.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Malvo's credibility
questioned at trial
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Did
Lee Boyd Malvo lie to police when
he said he was the triggerman in
last year’s sniper killings, or did he
lie to psychiatrists when he
claimed he served only as John
Allen Muhammad’s spotter?
Testimony at Malvo's trial
Thursday centered on those con
flicting claims, a key part of the
question of whether Malvo had
been brainwashed by Muhammad
and was therefore insane at the
time of the killings.
Defense psychiatrists say Malvo
was lying when he said he was
the shooter because he wanted to
take the rap for the man he con
sidered his father. The defense
claims Malvo was the triggerman
in only two killings.
Prosecutors suggest Malvo
was lying to psychiatrists when
he recanted his confession, not
ing he cannot be executed for
either of the two killings he now
admits committing.
Defense psychiatrist
Blumberg testified that Mab
tiai statements claiming re
ity occurred while he wassllufl
Muhammad's influence. He a
that if Malvo was lying later li
make sense for him to still atW
was the triggerman in two kite
"Someone who's lying or ra,;
gering — why not
thing?” Blumberg said
Fairfax County prosecutor kc
F. Horan Jr. asked Blumberg
Malvo told prison guards just
after his arrest that Muhammi
been the shooter in a Sept
2002 killing in Alabama.
Blumberg responded that
thought the guards would inb le w,
credible witnesses, so
to speak with them.
Blumberg also said on
ination Thursday that Mate fI
social behavior began years m
he met Muhammad. He saW|
killed stray cats with a slingsho:
ning at age 8. and such condu::
tinued for nearly five years.
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