swipe access

GS/JTS students won’t get swipe access

Scott Wright, vice president of campus services, said that administrators’ main concerns were about who should be eligible to use spaces designed for and paid for by CC and SEAS students, and who would be accountable for those additional students.

By Abby Abrams | Nov 17 01:39 am ET

In the waiting line

Columbia University should wise up about the swipe system in dorms.

By Editorial Board | Oct 20 08:20 pm ET

GS won’t get swipe access to residence halls

General Studies Student Council President Katherine Edwards said the administration wouldn’t allow for GS swipe access because of security concerns, even if all four undergraduate student bodies were to oppose the decision.

By Paul Hsiao | Nov 19 04:46 am ET

Letter to the editor

Not enough is done for GS swipe access

By Abiola Akinyemi | Nov 18 07:15 pm ET

Plan outlines more efficient building access for GS

General Studies students hope to gain swipe access to buildings they must currently be signed into.

By Paul Hsiao | Nov 10 04:22 am ET

Constituency, shmostituency

The doomed Columbia College Student Council 311 program failed to grasp the idea of constituency. The councils don’t exist to passively accept feedback or to spam inboxes with “What problems do you see on campus?” Representatives need to MAKE actual face time with their constituents and talk about singular issues.

By Rajat Roy | Oct 28 06:25 pm ET

Swipe-By Security

Last week, Barnard Residential Life and Housing announced that uniformed Public Safety officers will start patrolling residence halls.

By Editorial Board | Nov 18 08:54 am ET

Councils Delay Decision on Swipe Access

Two months after Columbia College Student Council meetings raised the prospect of opening swipe access at Barnard and Columbia residence halls to students from both schools, the issue continues to

By Christine Choi | Nov 13 02:07 am ET

Easy Access

With the new University ID cards fully operational, now is an opportune time to consider new ways to allow students at the four undergraduate schools to visit each other’s dormitories without the h

By Editorial Board | Feb 22 04:20 am ET

BC Dorms Consider Switch to Swipe Access

In Barnard College residence halls, the policy dictating security practices seems simple—a desk attendant is stationed at the front entrance of all dorms, and students flash their Barnard IDs when

By Maggie Astor | Feb 22 04:10 am ET

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