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Courtyard II is Shutting It Down Early Gates closing at 8 p.m.
| Sept 18, 2013
Campus Life
The Saber | Columbus State University
Franchesca Renfroe
Staff Writer
Students who live on main campus should have noticed the difference in gate closing times for Courtyard II. The new policy mandates that instead of the gates closing at 10 p.m. they now close at 8 p.m. This new development has caused heavy traffic backup at the Courtyard II opening, which is located on the busy Gentian Avenue. When the bus has to enter the gates the driver has to cleverly maneuver to the scanner, stop the bus in the road, pull out a key card, and reach half of their body throughout the window to swipe to gain access into the apartment complex. When bus drivers do not feel like going through the trouble they allow a student to get off the bus and swipe their I.D card to open the gate. Both scenarios happen for the 8:30 p.m. and 9:10 p.m. bus rounds. When the shuttle is trying to get into the gates, traffic begins to back up on the main road. Needless to say, the backup cause an extremely dangerous problem. Students want to know what was the cause for this change. “I think they decided to close the gates because of the man that came banging on everyone’s door with blood dripping everywhere,” said Shaila, sophomore, “that was creepy; there was blood on the stairs and doors. Residence Life is probably just trying to keep us safe.” Safety is a valid reason for closing the gates. “One of the reasons is to make it consistent timing. Last year the Courtyard I gates and Courtyard II gates all closed at a different time. Having them both close at the same time adds the consistency of the gates closing all over. Another reason is just to control the crowd going in and out of the apartments. Last year the Courtyard II gates closed at 12 a.m. and there were many outside crowds coming in leading to more issues. It’s more of a safety issue,” said Asmita Piya, Residence Life Coordinator of CYII. Do not expect the gates to be staying open anytime soon. CSU’s first priority is always keeping the students safe. Just make sure you have your I.D ready when the shuttle needs to get into the apartment complex.
Big Brother is always watching
Constitution Day lecture addresses privacy and security
Campus Life Editor
Teefuh Choice
With Eric Snowden leaking top secret documentation concerning the National Security Agency (NSA) performing several mass surveillance programs, one has to wonder: is big brother always watching? Professor Wayne Summers, Dept. Chair of Computer Science, addresses national security, information privacy and mass surveillance with his Constitution Day lecture Thursday, Sept. 19 at 12:15 p.m. in the Schwob Memorial Library. After the lecture a Q&A will follow where Summers plans on answering questions regarding the topic. In preparation for the lecture, Summers has been researching and reviewing information that has recently emerged. “I’ve been reading the Constitution. Actually, it’s the Fourth Amendment in the Bill of Rights which talks about personal privacy.” said Summers. Constitution Day gives an opportune time to discuss the abuse of privacy and how it affects society. After the terrorist attacks in 2001, the government passed The USA Patriot Act that significantly weakened restrictions on agencies gathering of intelligence. Potentially, the NSA could be listening to every phone conversation and reading every email. The need for security and privacy has increased especially with the explosion of social networking. “This generation is interesting because they’re concerned about privacy, but they put everything out there, ?'H ?ZY?[[Y\??\? ?X?Y??X? ? H ??[? ? Y[? ? ?? ?[?HY??\?[? \??X?]?HX??] ?]?X?H[? H ?[?X[X?\?H ??[??YH ?\\?Y??[?[?\?\?[??X? \?K????X??^H?[?[??BB??K?LK? L?BBB?????\?^H?[X?[??X??N??X??^H?[??[? ? Y[? ?[?H \[?? H[?\? ??]H ?[? ?X? ?Y??]XY\?XH?H ??????\?^?][Y[????X??^K???