The safety of students is a big concern for Loras College and that is why the security office posts the pictures of sex offenders living in the Dubuque area. According to Paul Zwack, safety officer, the nearest sex offender to campus lives at 333 W. 17th St. Apt. The website gives a detailed list of descriptions, locations and photos of the offenders.
Students can also come to the securitv office and look at the pictures of the offenders.
Michael Boyd, director of wellness and counseling, feels sex offenders are not easily recognizable because they have poor social skills and use force or surreptitious means to get sex, such as date rape, drugs or outright attack. However, Boyd went on to explain that many sex offenders do not target college age students as their victims. Generally, they like little girls or women - rarely both. He also explained that if a sex offender goes after women, the target age is puberty to 16 because those women are more naive and vulnerable. If a student were to run into a sex offender, Zwack says to treat the situation with caution and be aware of the surroundings and always try to walk in a group and in well lit areas.