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Essentially, Lewis' argument is this: if a student is being followed by another (a peer, for example), universal key-card access will only serve to increase the risk of intrusion since the "stalker" can just whip out his universal access ID card. The problem with this argument? If a student is being stalked, there is no doubt that his or her being indoors is safer than being out; therefore, if universal key-card access were in place, the possible victim could escape indoors. There, he or she could reach out for help...
...boundarioes of the Harvard undergraduate community encompass the entire house system. The policy on key-card access should reflect that, allowing undergraduates to be able to freely move about within the House system...
Universal key-card access would not only pose no safety risk to the undergraduate community, but it would also increase the safety of undergraduates. For one thing, no students going to a house other than their own would have to make themselves a target of a crime by waiting for an opportunity to enter. Also, having access to any house at any time would allow students sensing themselves in a potentially dangerous situation to duck into a house for safety. Finally, students would be less likely to swipe a stranger into their own house, as they would realize that...
...order for students to enjoy the full breadth of benefits that universal key-card access affords, universal access must apply to every entryway, not just the main one. Frantically searching for the main entry of a house is nearly as much a safety hazard as having no access...
...main doors of the dorms is just too easy. Yard Facilities Manager Merle A. Bicknell performed an unscientific test of security, gaining access to all first-year dorms without either identification or a key. Students should certainly keep closer watch on who's walking into their dorms behind them, but a more tangible solution might be to provide all students with universal key-card access. No longer would students assume that someone being let in is a fellow undergraduate without a key...