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...Council of Masters decided last week to allow each undergraduate House to determine its own policy on keycard access—with universal keycard access (UKA) being the “default” system in place beginning this September. The Council’s decision is a long awaited and encouraging step, and we strongly encourage all House Masters to adopt the default system. The issue of UKA is of utmost importance because of the relevant safety concerns involved. Anything short of full UKA, and the College should consider taking decisions about keycard access out of Masters?...
Undergraduates could have late-night access to most Houses next year following a decision this week by the Council of Masters that allows individual Houses to determine their own keycard policy...
Wednesday’s decision signals a step toward the end of a nearly decade-long push by students to gain universal keycard access (UKA) to all Houses between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Currently, access during this period at most Houses is restricted to residents...
HoCo members had mixed reactions to the decision, although none said they opposed extending keycard access...
...have even resorted to throwing rocks at the second floor windows to announce my arrival when I was stuck outside without a cell phone, an action taken out of desperation and not out of a desire to damage property. While I understand the concerns of theft raised by universal keycard access, I believe that policies designed to give students a consistent need to piggyback create a climate in which residents are more likely to swipe in strangers and do more to exacerbate this problem then to solve...