George Hacking Our Public Safety Director
Blurb: Have you ever thought about the man that keeps you safe on campus? His name is george hacking and there is more to him then you think.
Nestled away in the corner of the T.N. Vail building, in a quiet office alive with the monotonous buzz of fluorescent lighting and electronic equipment, the Lyndon State College Public Safety Director, George Hacking shuffles through some administrative paperwork.
His mahogany and steel desks are arranged in an L-shape and covered with assorted papers, a computer, and a large rolodex. Family photos give the office a homey feeling, like stepping into a man’s study, although the concrete brick walls shatter any feelings of home.
A window overlooking the T.N. Vail parking lot allows him to roughly determine the current parking status of the college. Hacking is responsible for the records of all the students who park their vehicles on campus, as well as the administration and visitors. They are issued stickers which give them permission to park in the campus lots.
After having lunch, Hacking sat down with me to discuss not only his role as Public Safety Director, but also his thoughts on the Iraq war, plans for spring break, his student staff, and students who admit their guilt, yet argue their innocence anyway.
Hacking also praised his student staff for making what could be a hectic job very manageable. He mentioned time when he needed help from students, and how available and ready they were to help.
“When push comes to shove, and I need someone to step up, someone usually does.” Hacking said.
Not quite a Private Eye
Stepping into his office, one would assume Hacking would be a hardened detective like Dick Tracy, working on a mysterious college caper like The Case of the Mistakenly Parked Freshman. However, Hacking is as pleasant and as welcoming as they come in terms of college administrators. After punching some numbers into his computer, apparently for a spreadsheet of student’s work hours, Hacking describes a typical day of work.
“I usually come in and get updates from the night officer, and get acquainted with anything that happened the night before.” Hacking said. “Then I’ll take care of any administrative paperwork, and whatever meetings I have scheduled for that day.”
Hacking described a parking incident he had to deal with after the large snowstorm covered the college campus with nearly 3 feet of snow.
“A student called and said people had made three rows of parking around her car, blocking her in.” Hacking said. “So I got the license plate numbers for both of the cars that were blocking her in, and called the owners. Luckily, one of them was home to move their cars, otherwise we would have had to tow the one that happened to be parked illegally.”
So now you know the man that will come to your rescue whether your car is blocked in or you locked out of a classroom and his name is George Hacking.
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Spring Break Plans
“I was thinking about Cancun for Spring Break.” Hacking said, the Mexican sun already shining in his eyes. “I have two sons, and I think they would enjoy it as well. It’s one of those things where, you just gotta bite the bullet and go.”

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