University Daily Kansan, August 21, 1985
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Campus life requires more than a blanket to guarantee security
By Shawn Aday
The amount of rent, number of bedrooms and an ideal location aren't all that students should look for when they search for new living quarters.
They should also check the security that the dwelling will offer them and their belongings, KU and Lawrence police representatives said recently.
Sgt. John Brothers, community relations officer for the KU Police Department, said prospective tenants should look for deadhole locks and heavy doors with peepholes for identifying visitors.
Most locks that are part of the door knob, whether worked by a key or some other device on the knob, can be manipulated easily, he said.
Brothers said a deadbolt lock usually was set directly into the door. Its bolt, which slides into a metal capped hole in the door jamb, is separate from the short latch bolt that holds the deadbolt to the deadbolt should be at least an inch long.
But a deadbolt won't help if the door must be opened to identify visitors. Such doors can be locked or unlocked, and the door after a few inches, he said.
"The chain type are worthless," Brothers said. "It only saves them the trouble of defeating the deadbolt."
He said the few inches of movement provided by the chain allowed enough momentum for an attacker to catch him and pull the screws out of the door jamb.
A door with too much visibility also can be dangerous. Information provided by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation says no glass windows
The KBI also said 42 percent of burglaries force poor front-door locks, 10 percent force poor back-door locks and 19 percent break the glass in a back door and reach in to unlock doors.
should be within 40 inches of a door's lock.
Other security measures to look for are ample outside lighting and a clear view of the entrance from the street. Entrances screened by part of the building or shrubs provide cover for a burglar or an attacker.
Bob Avery, crime prevention officer for the Lawrence Police Department, said tenants should talk to their landlords about adding more security devices.
"Most landlords will split the difference," he said. "They might agree to pay for the installation if you bought a new lock."
Both Brothers and Avery said long weekends and semester breaks were prime times for burglaries to hit student residences because so many students went home or on vacation. They recommended timing devices, which turn lights and radios on and make residences appear occupied.
No amount of security precautions will help, however if the first line of defense is not used.
Avery estimated that 60 percent of the burglaries in Lawrence were committed by burglaries who entered unlocked doors and windows.
Brothers said that locked doors virtually would eliminate burglary in residence halls because all doors had locks. But the girls were few forced entries into rooms.
Unlocked doors allowed burglaries to steal almost $11,000 in campus in the
first six months of 1985, according to KU police statistics.
Brothers said 18 unlocked rooms were burglarized in one night last year. Some residents were asleep inside.
"I think it's a matter of inconvenience more than anything," he said. "They don't think anything will happen during a short trip to the
bathroom. It all seems like a part of their house because the bathroom and living room are down the hall, but they should treat the door to their room just like the door to their house at home — lock it up.
"And not just when they leave, but any time they won't be in full control of what happens in the room."
Telemarketing reaches out to overtake direct mailing
By Gina Kellogg Staff Reporter
Although direct mail response has been the strongest medium for direct response for many years, it now has been outmoded. Telemarketing has replaced it and become one of the fastest growing markets in the nation, Robin Schwartz, president of a Lawrence telemarketing company, said recently.
The company, Entertel, 619 Massachusetts St., currently employs about 150 people, mostly KU students. The company hopes to expand to 250 employees by next year. An Lawrence office opened in March.
Schwartz said the company sold a variety of products and services. For example, it sells memberships to a discount buying service, an entertainment club and a correspondence suite. It also sells magazine renewals.
Schwartz said, "Telemarketing is the No.1 direct response medium. In the last several years, it surpassed direct mail response and direct email. It was proven to be one of the fastest growing markets in the United States."
The company works through WATS lines and makes calls all over the country. Schwartz said. Companies sell their supply sell their supplies of consumers.
Arthur Bolden, Overland Park sophomore, recently got a job with Entertel. After the required three days of training, Bolden was eager to start work with the company.
The company originally was based in Mission, Schwartz said, but the
"They'll help you and tell you what you're doing wrong if you need it," he said. "The supervisor is there to help you and the product we're selling is really great. They're really a good company to work for."
company had trouble getting enough workers there.
"We decided to open a second facility in Lawrence and we saw that there was a greater amount of labor here with the college students," Schwartz said. The company then moved everything, including its corporate offices, to Lawrence.
Schwartz said he thought that working at Entertel was very compatible with student schedules.
"We allow them to design their own schedules to be convenient with their school schedules," he said.
"We're open in the evening and weekends. We do require them to attend the week and either Saturday or Sunday on the weekend. They can work more if they want."
Bolden said that if employees wanted to make a commission above the standard wage of $4 an hour, a quota of four sales per four-hour shift must be met. For every one-year membership they sell to the entertainment club, he said, they make an extra 75 cents. An extra dollar incentive exists for all sales of four or more made on two-year memberships.
Kathleen Buie, Wichita sophomore, is a supervisor at the company. She said that it wasn't hard for the average person to make the quota.
"All you basically have to do is try," she said.
Bolden said, "You have to be persistent in what you're doing, but if you are, you'll make a lot of sales."
Schwartz said the company taught the new employees how to close the sale, answer objections and be perceptive and informative about the products.
He said the company had a relatively high turnover rate because some employees discovered they did not like selling over the telephone.
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