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Workers: UW escort program turned away students

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 5:28 a.m.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Employees say a University of Wisconsin-Madison program that walks students home safely at night has been understaffed when its services are in high demand after a student's murder.

Employees say the SAFEWalk program has turned away several students seeking escorts in part because the university refused to increase staffing levels after the April 2 murder of Brittany Zimmermann.

Employees say many of the callers accepted free cab rides in place of escorts.

But others walked home on their own.

Lance Lunsway is director of UW-Madison Transportation Services, which runs the program.

He says officials didn't increase staff after the murder because they thought it wasn't necessary. But he says they will likely do so after high-profile crimes in the future.

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happycamper
May 6, 2008 at 10:08 p.m.
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Concealed carry is the answer.

Zoom
May 6, 2008 at 1:10 p.m.
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Boo on the misleading headline...I was expecting something else.

bigbaddad
May 6, 2008 at 6:51 a.m.
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maybe you should see if you could get some of the late night businesses to contribute to this program, as it could hurt there business if people decide to stay in, instead of going out, because of the danger aspect.

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