LEO’S – This week marked the installment of an experimental security system at Leo’s in an attempt to curb the rising amount of food and utensil thefts.

Leo’s newest effort to curb thefts will reportedly cost around $30 million per year.

Leo’s Acting Director of Security and Intelligence Linda Stalleworthe unveiled the full body scanner in place of two of the three computers where students typically swipe in.

“Other measures were discussed, such as mandatory pat downs or rigging fruits to explode if taken out of the dining hall,” said Stalleworthe, “but this seemed to be the most practical and efficient way of doing things.”

Despite experts warnings of longer lines during peak dining hours, Stalleworthe stressed the importance of having a campus “free from Leo’s food.”

The new scanner was implemented with several other measures such as backpack detainment and a new requirement of presenting two forms of identification.

Stallewothe recommended that students wear shoes which slip off easily in order to speed up the screening process.

Reports have also emerged of students with large pockets being profiled as a higher risk of stealing and being subject to indefinite detainment and cavity searches.

 
“I’m pulled aside and questioned about my motives for coming to Leo’s and what I plan on doing with my food every time I go there,’” said Junior Abby Burns (NHS ’16). “They said they have received reports I’m ‘affiliated’ with known food stealers.”