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Articles by George Bass
Security guards¡¯ jobs would be easier if others also had the knowledge and equipment to respond to medical incidents, says George Bass
Victims may feel more comfortable disclosing incidents to supervisors than to the killjoys who shut down their 4am corridor parties, says George Bass
Our responsibility is to keep everyone safe and avoid the situation escalating into aggravated trespass or threats of violence, says George Bass
Unless we get an X-ray machine, the guard room will be inadvertently signing for dubious deliveries for the foreseeable future, says George Bass
Some incidents are inevitable, but, as all security guards know, de-escalation is a lot less painful than the alternative, says George Bass
Will those charged with telling students that their student union card is not an approved form of ID for voting be branded fascists, wonders George Bass
The campus security desk is often the first and last port of call for jet-lagged and far-from-home students, says George Bass
As a campus guard, George Bass often sees the gaps between students¡¯ intellectual abilities and their life skills
With UK academics no longer on call, the dispensing of assurance in the small hours has been left to guards, says George Bass
Guards are adept at taking escalating student consumerism in their stride. Coffee may also be served, says George Bass
Unclear guidelines, screen-tanned conspiracy theorists and government party animals: none of them is helping campus security, says George Bass
As freshers make up for forgone alcohol experiments during lockdown, George Bass won¡¯t be surprised to see more hair ransoms on Instagram
Wedding receptions and other boisterous events on campus will be a dry run for marshalling unmasked students this autumn, reflects George Bass
As UK campuses reopen, security staff are hard pressed policing social distancing and delivering toilet rolls to isolating students, says George Bass
Until they have their allotted departure time, no one is meant to travel home. So, asks George Bass, should security guards dive on anyone pulling a suitcase?
As students fret about being refused service at McDonald¡¯s, George Bass fears having to refuse them exit from their dormitories
Male security guards are the workers most at risk of dying from Covid, but George Bass is happy to be one of the ¡®expendables¡¯
The shuttering of university campuses leaves security guards watching their screens for tumbleweeds, says George Bass
