{"id":8481,"date":"2025-09-10T18:47:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=8481"},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:49:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:49:04","slug":"students-react-to-tupds-suggested-stadium-safety-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/09\/10\/students-react-to-tupds-suggested-stadium-safety-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Students react to TUPD&#8217;s suggested stadium safety measures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Students are reacting to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/student-life-resources\/student-resources\/campus-safety\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Troy University Police Department<\/a> Chief&#8217;s suggestions to make game days safer at Troy University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suggestions come after a <a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/09\/04\/bystander-describes-saturday-night-shooting-outside-of-veterans-memorial-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">student was shot<\/a> in the foot during Troy&#8217;s season opener on Sept. 30th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief George Beaudry suggested new safety measures to Troy\u2019s administration. Those measures include a clear bag policy, metal detectors, and tailgating time limits.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beaudry\u2019s safety measures have to be passed by Troy\u2019s administration before they can take effect. Some Troy students also voiced their thoughts on the new potential measures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think Troy is a safe place, but I would feel a lot more comfortable in the game with these new safety measures,\u201d said Anna Godbehere.&nbsp;\u201cEspecially since it\u2019s there was a shooting so close to the game.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/09\/10\/tupd-makes-safety-measure-suggestions-for-veterans-memorial-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CONTINUING COVERAGE: TUPD makes safety measure suggestions for Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMetal detectors would actually be beneficial, I think,\u201d said freshman Sophia Hussy. \u201cIf you\u2019re patting someone down, you can miss something.\u00a0It\u2019s better to be safe than sorry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hussy also says she\u2019s surprised that Veterans Memorial Stadium doesn\u2019t already require clear bags.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHonestly, I thought this school already had that policy,\u201d Hussy said. \u201cI think it would be pretty good for the stadium to start requiring clear bags.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Troy\u2019s administration accepts Beaudry&#8217;s safety measures, the cost of all the upgrades could equal up to around $300,000. There is no timeline as to when these measures will be approved by Troy\u2019s administration. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 Students are reacting to the Troy University Police Department Chief&#8217;s suggestions to make game days safer at Troy University.<\/p>\n<p>The suggestions come after a student was shot in the foot during Troy&#8217;s season opener on Sept. 30th.<\/p>\n<p>Chief George Beaudry suggested new safety measures to Troy\u2019s administration. 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