Okla-homey
4/24/2007, 08:07 AM
now this.
Thanks Mr VT Psychopathic Undergraduate Paranoid Schizophrenic Mass Murderer.
Look, I think its generally good to take steps to make college kids safer, but no locks on dorm room doors had been something I had always taken pride in because you could leave cash or jewelry on your desk in your room, go away for the weekend, and it would be there when you returned.
I'm also not quite sure how this helps keep kids safer. Whats next, drapes or curtains on the windows? They don't have those either.
The Citadel will break with tradition and install locks on all cadet rooms amid concerns about safety in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings.
Male cadets at the state military college have no locks on their barracks doors. Female cadets can lock their doors from the inside. The tradition had evolved in keeping with the spareness of military life and with the school's honor code, which mandates that cadets do not steal.
Now, all cadets will get keys to lock their doors from the outside by next semester. Installing the locks will cost about $125,000.
"This decision in no way compromises the honor system. The personal standards that a cadet does not lie, cheat or steal nor tolerate those who do remains the centerpiece of The Citadel experience," said the school's president, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John Rosa.
The idea had been discussed before the Virginia Tech shootings. But a review after that incident shows "times have changed and society has changed" and locks are needed, Rosa said.
"My job is the safety of every student," he added.
The Citadel's Board of Visitors approved the change at a regularly scheduled weekend meeting.
The college's commandant of cadets, Greg Stone, said locks will mean "a new way of operating" but won't change the way cadets interact. [specifically, a guy will now be able to polish his carrot w/o fear of being walked in on...which is a plus;) ]
College attorney Mark Brandenburg said the locks will help safeguard the college from legal liability. But he said it is about more than lawsuits. "We weren't at the standard of care we wanted to be," he said.
Thanks Mr VT Psychopathic Undergraduate Paranoid Schizophrenic Mass Murderer.
Look, I think its generally good to take steps to make college kids safer, but no locks on dorm room doors had been something I had always taken pride in because you could leave cash or jewelry on your desk in your room, go away for the weekend, and it would be there when you returned.
I'm also not quite sure how this helps keep kids safer. Whats next, drapes or curtains on the windows? They don't have those either.
The Citadel will break with tradition and install locks on all cadet rooms amid concerns about safety in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings.
Male cadets at the state military college have no locks on their barracks doors. Female cadets can lock their doors from the inside. The tradition had evolved in keeping with the spareness of military life and with the school's honor code, which mandates that cadets do not steal.
Now, all cadets will get keys to lock their doors from the outside by next semester. Installing the locks will cost about $125,000.
"This decision in no way compromises the honor system. The personal standards that a cadet does not lie, cheat or steal nor tolerate those who do remains the centerpiece of The Citadel experience," said the school's president, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John Rosa.
The idea had been discussed before the Virginia Tech shootings. But a review after that incident shows "times have changed and society has changed" and locks are needed, Rosa said.
"My job is the safety of every student," he added.
The Citadel's Board of Visitors approved the change at a regularly scheduled weekend meeting.
The college's commandant of cadets, Greg Stone, said locks will mean "a new way of operating" but won't change the way cadets interact. [specifically, a guy will now be able to polish his carrot w/o fear of being walked in on...which is a plus;) ]
College attorney Mark Brandenburg said the locks will help safeguard the college from legal liability. But he said it is about more than lawsuits. "We weren't at the standard of care we wanted to be," he said.