UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 17 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - When the Penn State Campus Patrol first took shape on Sept. 8, 1926, it consisted of four men, two motorcycles with sidecars, and a simple mission: Watch over the college's buildings and help visitors find their way. According to the Daily Collegian, before that time, "a lone janitor served as the school's night watchman," a reflection of a campus that up until that point was still small enough that its security needs could be handled without a formal police force.
One hundred years later, Penn State University Police and Public Safety (UPPS) has grown into a modern, statewide public safety agency serving 22 campuses, ...