By Heather Holman
Staff Writer

For some students, having dogs on campus is becoming a big issue.

Abby Wright, a senior in the School of Liberal Arts, had an experience with a dog that had her concerned.

As Wright was walking by University Church, a dog in a nearby yard began barking very aggressively. Wright said that there was a guy on the porch of the house watching the incident and all he said was "she won't bite." According to Wright, the owner didn't call the dog away or anything.

Wright also witnessed another dog incident while walking to campus. Wright saw an unleashed dog aggressively run up to and bark at a woman who was walking her small dog. Wright said that the woman had to pick up her dog because it was so frightened by the unleashed dog.

"I think that owners should be responsible for the safety of their dog and the safety and comfort of people walking on campus" Wright said.

Ronald Fosnaugh, captain of special services for the Purdue Police Department, said that dogs are not allowed in buildings, unless they are needed for medical reasons, such as Seeing Eye dogs. Otherwise, "All dogs should be on leashes and under the owner's control," Fosnaugh said.

There are not any other rules or regulations about having a dog on campus according to the Purdue Police Department.

"I haven't had a bad encounter with any dogs on campus," said Kelly Marks, a sophomore in the School of Nursing.

However, other students have had different experiences. Jilliane Gheaja, a senior in the School of Science, said, "I hate the dog poop."

Gheaja also said, "If I was a dog owner, I would make sure that I had the dog on a leash, so that it wouldn't get hurt or annoy other students on campus."

David Sierkowski, a sophomore in the School of Technology, said, "For the sake of the well being of people on campus, we must stop this rampant dog problem."