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Malfunctioning blue light poles present security risk
Issue date: 10/9/08
Some students found the inspection results disconcerting regardless of these promises to fix the ePhones. Even security officers agree that out-of-order blue light poles could be detrimental to campus security.
"I give tours for Blue Key and tell kids about these [ePhones] all the time. It's a little unnerving because I trust everything to be working around here. I can't say I ever felt unsafe on campus, but if anything ever came up and the blue light isn't working, that would be a problem," sophomore Danica Sheth said.
"It wouldn't affect us as police officers, but it would affect the person seeking help. The response would be slowed down considerably," an anonymous Hopkins police officer said.
The consideration of blue light pole function has also opened up discussion of other facets of campus security. While Hopkins was rated by Reader's Digest as the safest college campus in the country last year, there are inherent difficulties in ensuring that all elements of a security infrastructure perform their tasks properly.
"It makes me feel sort of unsafe. If you noticed, the regular streetlights aren't working either. It's so dark walking between the AMRs, the FFC and places," freshman Lacroyah Walker said.
This streetlight deficiency coupled with the blue light malfunctions could pose some special threats to students living off campus if they have to traverse long distances.
"I guess it's kind of surprising, and I don't feel any more safe knowing that. Personally, I don't feel any danger, but I live in the Halstead, and it's pretty far," senior Greg Harris said.
The administration makes it clear, though, that all these concerns are duly noted and that this discovery of eight out-of-order blue light poles will remain a rarity.
"We take these matters very seriously. I think we have a campus [where] students feel comfortable walking around at night. This is unusual to have this many [ePhones] out. Having a safe campus is a top priority, so we need to jump on this right away," Burger said.
"I give tours for Blue Key and tell kids about these [ePhones] all the time. It's a little unnerving because I trust everything to be working around here. I can't say I ever felt unsafe on campus, but if anything ever came up and the blue light isn't working, that would be a problem," sophomore Danica Sheth said.
"It wouldn't affect us as police officers, but it would affect the person seeking help. The response would be slowed down considerably," an anonymous Hopkins police officer said.
The consideration of blue light pole function has also opened up discussion of other facets of campus security. While Hopkins was rated by Reader's Digest as the safest college campus in the country last year, there are inherent difficulties in ensuring that all elements of a security infrastructure perform their tasks properly.
"It makes me feel sort of unsafe. If you noticed, the regular streetlights aren't working either. It's so dark walking between the AMRs, the FFC and places," freshman Lacroyah Walker said.
This streetlight deficiency coupled with the blue light malfunctions could pose some special threats to students living off campus if they have to traverse long distances.
"I guess it's kind of surprising, and I don't feel any more safe knowing that. Personally, I don't feel any danger, but I live in the Halstead, and it's pretty far," senior Greg Harris said.
The administration makes it clear, though, that all these concerns are duly noted and that this discovery of eight out-of-order blue light poles will remain a rarity.
"We take these matters very seriously. I think we have a campus [where] students feel comfortable walking around at night. This is unusual to have this many [ePhones] out. Having a safe campus is a top priority, so we need to jump on this right away," Burger said.
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Y HALO THAR
posted 10/10/08 @ 5:02 PM EST
WHY DO THESE BLUE LITE POLES DO NOT WORKING???? NEED TO BE FIX , GOOD ARTICLE HERE
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