34.1 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WWW.KANSAN.COM | BACK TO SCHOOL | MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2007
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A residence hall employee checks the ID of someone entering a hall. All residence halls employ workers to check IDs during certain hours.
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A student carries their KUID into a residence hall. The Department of Student Housing may upgrade all security for residence and scholarship halls.
SAFETY
Security measures to increase
Campus employees work to keep students safe
BY SUSAN SCHWARZ
sschwarz@kansan.com
Dormitories will receive upgraded sercuity systems in the fall.
The Department of Student
Housing is looking into a new system for all the doors of university dorms and scholarship halls. The new system will allow enterance to students only after they swipe their KUID.
Department of Student Housing, Jennifer Wamelink, said the new program will allow all the exterior doors to be locked through a computer system. Wamelink said if the doors needed to be locked they would currently have to do it
"For the most part, I believe that overall KU is a generally safe place to live, work and attend class."
MASON HEILMAN Residential senator
Assistant Director for the
Wamelink said we all have a reponsibility for each others safety. She said students should remember be careful about who they bring
by man-power which would take much longer.
into the dorms.
Wamelink said students can keep their things safe by locking their doors even if they are in their rooms. She also said it is important not to leave money out were other people can see it.
Residential senator, Mason Heilman, said he thinks it is safe in the residence halls.
"For the most part, I believe that overall KU is a generally safe place to live, work and attend class." Heilman said, "The University is doing all it can to ensure a safe and positive experience for all students living in its residence halls."
Heilman has spent two years living in the residence halls. During that time, Heilman said there was never a time when he felt his safety was being overlooked. But, Heilman said he thinks there could be a revision of the guest check-in policy.