We need your help to get Locknetics in Jarvis
Official SGA Post February 15th. 2008, 8:44pmHey Everyone–
I’ll make this brief. It appears that the issue of Locknetics on interior bedroom doors comes down to money. Unfortunately, student safety is a non-negotiable issue so the money’s gotta appear somehow. Jordyn Sims and I are the two student representatives on the Trinity College Planning and Budget Council, so we’re taking it upon ourselves to try to get the money budgeted in so that when students move in in September, there will be locks on the doors.
In order to present a strong case, however, we need to know exactly why the students want Locknetics. I know it’s a safety and privacy concern, and I know that we all feel passionately about this, but if you could all comment with your personal reasons, it would make Jordyn and my job of explaining the student’s opinions to the Planning and Budget Council much easier. We’ll do our best, but we need your help.
Jordyn and I are meeting on Monday to discuss this and we’ll present our concerns to the PBC at the next meeting (Feb. 25) so if you want your concerns to be presented, please post them here before Wednesday, Feb. 20th.
Thanks so much, and have a good weekend, everyone!
-Andrea
February 16th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Dear Andrea Wise & Jordyn Sims,
Thank you for taking the time to address this issue on behalf of all Trinity students. This is an important issue to me and as a student and Junior senator I feel strongly that something must be done about this problem.
When students come to Trinity to live and study, they leave behind the comforts and familiarities of their homes. I feel that the security and privacy of what little comforts they do bring with them should be protected. While I understand that when two people share living space it is not practical or necessary to have separate and locked quarters, I strongly believe that living quarters that house more than two individuals and allow for separate space should be locked. It is more than reasonable to expect that as the level of occupancy goes up, the level of personal accountability will go down. Students have more important things to worry about at Trinity than the safety and security of their belongings.
It is my understanding that the cost of the locknetics system is a large portion of this issue. I am not an expert on the school’s finances nor am I knowledgeable about its inner financial workings. However, I would like to point out that anyone walking the halls of our wonderful institution will realize that locknetics locks are used everywhere. My question is this: If we are willing to pay to have locknetics used on all the buildings and classrooms that contain the valuables of the college; if we are willing to pay to have rooms inside of locked buildings locked (rooms that often only contain desks and a computer); then why are we not willing to protect that valuable and personal space that we as students call home? If we cannot afford locknetics for these areas we should provide something else.
Again, thank you both for taking a leading roll on this issue. This is an issue that has many students concerned.
Respectfully,
Nathan Kirschbaum ‘09