SDSU Collegian

Issue date: 3/5/08 Section: Opinion & Editorial

I wonder, if the first reason given for the proposed change, the "nationwide change in students late-night study habits" is really a problem. If so, then shouldn't the needs of all students be addressed and not just the ones in dorms? And if that is a problem, then wouldn't pressing the library and the student union to be open 24-hours a day actually solve that problem better? I wonder about the benefit to recruitment. It suggests that students do not look at the programs offered, the reputation, etc... of a school, but rather are asking whether or not there is 24-hour visitation in the dorms. Also, the article admits college is not the real world but a place of education. As such, isn't the university responsible for the learning environment, which includes the safety and security of the students who choose to live in the dorms? And with the recent number of school shootings, wouldn't access to dorms be a real concern? After all, even if "most every person on campus is rational," doesn't it only take one person who is not? Isn't this issue really more about social relationships, dating, the lack of enforcement, and honest about activities already happening between 9 and 2? So, if you're adults after all, then wouldn't admitting the real issues, not trying to pursued with false arguments, and being ready to discuss and deal with the "real world" issues that will come along with this change be a better approach?

Leighton Seys

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