Rockhurst Sentinel

Issue date: 3/9/07 Section: Opinion

Media Credit: Katharine Agnew

- Here at Rockhurst, security is of the utmost importance. Cameras follow our every movement. Rockos roam the mean streets to fend off the potential predator and aid those in need.

Some may say there is excess of security, but for the most part, security is good, and in the long run, for the best. To continue this security trend, Rockhurst now looks to protect themselves from your "stupidity." A new policy has been employed regarding lockout keys.

First, the old policy - 4 free lockout keys to a room, then a fee of $25 for each following use. If the key is lost, there was a $50 fee to replace the lock.

The new policy sees a regression in clemency and an increase in financial penalty. Each room now has use of only 2 free lockout keys with each use after resulting in a $75 fee.

This new policy may be looking to make students more responsible and urge them to keep their keys with them at all times. It also may result in more and more students leaving their doors unlocked in order to avoid a locked door situation.

However, Rockhurst has a solution to this unlocked door problem as well. Next year, new automatic locking handles will be placed on the doors of the dormitories. Some have already arrived.

One would think there would be more compassion for the students with autolocking doors. It is understandable to think a student forgets their key and their door now locks itself.

Sadly, it does not appear to be this way.

So let's recap - a decrease in lockout leniency, an increase in lockout fee, and the implementation of auto-locking doors. Is Rockhurst really increasing protection for its students, or is it creating profits from their forgetfulness?



- The dorm rooms are not the only place students may find themselves locked out. The Convocation Center is a place on campus where students can take a break from exercising their minds and exercise their bodies…..except on the weekend. That, at least, is what's implied by the locked doors of the Convocation Center during the weekend.

Apparently, there is no ambition in Rockhurst students to play basketball or racquetball or any other indoor sport on the weekend. I know I have never found myself idly sitting in my room on the weekend, wasting my life away in front of a television, yearning for any escape from my state of sloth. That would be absurd, but not as absurd as the Convo doors locked on the weekend.

The doors should be open from 9-5, allowing students an option to keep active and enjoy their weekend engaging in athletics. A desk assistant should not be an issue, as I am sure there are an ample number of students looking to make a few bucks sitting at a desk for a couple hours. Open the Convocation Center doors, and let the students play. Let them play. Let them play.



- The Sub of the Month goes to Chris Seiler and his Simple Sub.

A bit different than last month's Superfunktastic Subalicious, this entry focuses on the essentials. Take a Turkey Club and leave just the meat and lettuce, and that's it. Simple yet satisfying, just like Chris Seiler.



- So far, the word from Australia falls on deaf ears as foreign correspondent Zach Lysaught has yet to make contact with the Sentinel. We look forward to his tales from the Outback in the future and pray he has not yet been eaten by a dingo. Be strong, Zach. Be strong.

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