By Austin Gonzales
UNIVERSITY CENTER – It’s not every day someone brings a dog into class. It’s not every day a police officer is called into your class either. Now imagine those happening on the same day to the same class. That’s what happened to Sofia Burdo during the last days of the fall semester.
For her final exams in Studio Production and Broadcast Performance, Burdo brought in her dog to play a part in her project. While outside the studio waiting for the professor, Kimberly Wells, Burdo would leave her dog with a friend while she went to print papers from the library.
While watching Burdo’s dog, a staff member confronted Burdo’s friend about the animal. Feeling like the large dog could pose a threat, the staff member asked the student to return the dog to Burdo’s vehicle.
Also while Burdo was away, someone had called an officer from public safety.
Burdo talked with the responding Officer Rupp, who was very understanding about the good boy in question. Rupp stayed with the studio production classroom to converse with Wells about the situation. He quickly understood the dog presented no immediate danger, and the class invited Rupp to stay for the exam performance. He even took a photo with Burdo’s dog and the students before the class ended that day.
Afterwards, Rupp walked Burdo and her dog to their car to ensure the dog stayed on his best behavior.
