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...last council administration, executive session was used only once, briefly, in a February 2003 meeting, and not to close off an open debate. The four instances already racked up by the current council have prevented the student public from hearing its representatives’ arguments on issues including universal keycard access and Springfest. Student safety and student entertainment are two of the most important domains of council business, large parts of the reason students dedicate part of their term bill to the council’s coffers. It is hard to see any excuse for keeping students in the dark...
...pleased to read Matthew Glazer’s criticism of the lack of 24-hour universal keycard access (Op-Ed, “Locking Students Out,” March 2). I was, however, disappointed that he failed to mention that undergraduates who live off campus have no keycard access whatsoever, not even for their affiliate house. Although there are only a few students in this position, it is an unfortunate one. The College seems to be suggesting that unless you pay room and board, you are not welcome to participate in College life. Yard universal keycard access...
...seems like only a matter of time before the College’s keycard restrictions will lead to a preventable sexual assault. How many times will a Quad student walk alone down a deserted street by the river Houses, or a lone upperclassman walk home from the Science Center through the Yard at 4 a.m., before a more serious incident occurs...
Twenty-four-hour universal keycard access (UKA) would be a costless and efficient way to improve safety on campus, yet the administration has resisted it for half of a decade. The fight for keycard access has been a long and protracted one, with bureaucratic and administrative obstacles hindering its progress. But the House Masters’ previously-voiced concerns with UKA —including the lack of House guards at late hours, a feared loss of House spirit and the threat of so-called piggybacking of unwanted guests—have been repeatedly disproved. Quincy House and the first...
Twenty-four-hour keycard access to all Harvard residences will not completely solve the problem of sexual assault on our campus. It must be part of a more comprehensive safety plan, which should include the recent additions of the Harvard University Campus Escort Program and 24-hour shuttles, as well as increased lighting and call boxes in Cambridge Common. But now is the time to eliminate these arbitrary, irresponsible UKA restrictions. The past several months have shown us all that we live in a potentially dangerous urban setting. It is the responsibility of House Masters, the FDO and administrators...