After students complained of invasive pat downs during N.C. State’s football game against Central Florida on Sept. 2, security checks at Saturday’s game received more favorable comments.

Many students said the pat downs weren’t as common Saturday as they were two weeks ago, and those who were checked did not feel uncomfortable.

“They lightly checked around my waist and had me empty my pockets, but that was it,” said Michael Shields, a graduate student in animal science who added that he was patted down before the first game.

Brad Frenier, a junior in business management was upset after the Sept. 2 game against Central Florida. He said he was patted down and had a climbing carabiner he used for a key chain taken because “they thought I could use it as brass knuckles or something.”

“It’s such a ridiculous and unnecessary process,” he said.

But he admitted this week’s checking process was better — for him, at least.

“This time it was much lighter and I had to show them what all I had in my pockets,” Frenier said. “It did improve this week for me personally — not sure if that’s true for everyone. It may have been because a female worker was checking me this time.”

Some students, such as Justine Kinney, a junior in animal science, said they saw a video camera being used to tape fans as they came through the security checkpoints. This received mixed reactions as well.

“I don’t know how effective it would be for catching things, but I guess it would be OK,” Kinney said.

Kinney did not undergo a pat down this week, though her boyfriend did.

“They just looked in my bag to make sure I didn’t have anything illegal,” she said.

Lindsey Schiefer, a junior in business management, and her friend went through different lines at the same time Saturday. Schiefer did not get patted down, but she said her friend did.

“They should just stick with what they’ve been doing and just have people emptying their pockets, because pat downs can be pretty invasive,” Schiefer said. “There’s only so much you can be holding and it seemed to work just fine last year.”

This Saturday, NCSU will host the second leg of the three straight home games and students said they won’t be surprised to see another modification to the security process.