So I do not attend homecoming festivities, but I did find an article from a local news station about the increase in police. Apparently, after springfest last year, Harrisonburg is increasing police all year. We have all seen them everywhere. Homecoming was no exception.One JMU student who was interviewed said that he believes it will be a strong deterrent for students thinking about having parties. Their goal is to stop and prevent underage drinking and other activities involved with drinking. Also, one officer stated that an increase in police patrol creates an increase for the need of money to pay for these officers. Thus, several grants were given to the police department to help pay for the extra police on patrol for homecoming this year.
http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/Harrisonburg_Police_Increase_Patrols_for_Homecoming_Weekend_104899604.html
Personally I believe that this increase of police presence was a good thing and I could see the result as an RA in one of the dorms. We did not see as many drunk residents this year compared to past years.
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