Department of Public Safety officers said there were no major security issues and no changes to the amount of security detail present during the sold-out, 10th-annual Juice Jam Music Festival.

The event saw close to 10,000 attendees. Dillon Francis headlined the concert, and artists Schoolboy Q, Tinashe, 3LAU, Ace Hood, Broods and MisterWives also performed at Skytop Field on South Campus.

Due to the large attendance, DPS had some issues controlling the crowd at the north side gate at the beginning of the event, said DPS Officer CJ McCurty. “The entry got a little jammed up — maybe next year we’ll think about lining things up a little different,” he said.

DPS Associate Chief John Sardino reported that about 10 students were transported to nearby hospitals for intoxication. There were also a few cases of mild injuries and a sprained ankle, which were referred to the medical team. But, there was no criminal activity and no one was arrested. He said the event went well overall.

“Most people had a pretty good time and a safe time, students enjoyed themselves and behaved appropriately,” he said.

UU hired about 40 employees of Chestnut Street Security Inc. to provide extra security. They were responsible for patting down students, checking purses and making sure that no drugs, alcohol, backpacks or dangerous items were brought into the concert arena.

Lisa Falise, the business manager of Chestnut Street Security who also worked at last year’s Juice Jam, said everything ran smoothly as usual. “There were no incidents, it was very easy,” she said.

UU also collaborated with BE Wise, a student organization dedicated to raising awareness about alcohol poisoning, to distribute free cups of water throughout the event. Sam Weinberg, director of collaborations, said UU reached out to the organization after seeing its posters about alcohol safety at Mayfest last semester.

“When we were planning Juice Jam we wanted to include them because we thought they would be the best to promote students being safe at Juice Jam this year,” Weinberg said.

Published on September 8, 2014 at 12:01 am