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10 Zbt suilforbian Is key deposit needed? Ashley Clifton Perspectives Editor This semester, I finally had to buckle down and get a key of my own to the pub suite. As my sched ule did not coincide with other editors, 1 could no longer put off the unpleasant $25 deposit fee which came with access to late night rendezvous with the (iuilfor dian computers. Last year, a new key policy was submitted by Interim Coordinator of Security Roger Nebel, reviewed by the administration and ap proved by the Security and Safety Committee. According to Nebel, "the genesis was to ensure that stu dents have access to areas for aca demic studies." Nebel was very helpful in ex plaining the key policy and its pro visions. He explained that the policy originated to "strike a bal ance between securing the facili ties" and allowing approved stu dent access. "Prior to this policy," Nebel pointed out, "students were often kicked out of buildings at regular closing hours." He explained that the deposit stood, "for the same reason we have a deposit on [residence hall] room keys—to help insure we get the key back." The only students immune from the key deposit are students who need keys for work-study. Th.j stands due to the previous policy that employees of the school are not required to pay for keys, though they would be subject to fines if the key was not returned. I applaud the efforts of admin istration and security to implement Give a precious gift....your time! PROJECT COMMUNITY Come by Worth House 11, or OVv^ Call 316-2137 for volunteer O opportunities in Greensboro. a system whereby approved stu dents are given the responsibility to work at their own hours, which often extend past the hours of cam pus buildings. This shows efforts to help students in their academic pursuits and also to promote safety for these students. However, I question the neces sity and fairness of the key deposit. Should students be forced to pay an extra $25 in order to work to benefit professors and/or members of the stu dent body or to complete their own work? If work-study students are not "pe nalized" for working with the school, why are students in orga nizations such as union, WQFS, and school publications, as well as T.A.'s and department majors? Most students who are approved for keys, whether by professors or organizations, I would argue, dem onstrate commitment and respon sibility by putting in long hours which necessitate the use of keys. We already pay a student activi ties fee of $2lO. Should students be forced to pay an extra $25 in order to work to benefit professors and/or members of the student body or to complete their own work? 1 would suggest that, instead of requiring a deposit, students would be held responsible for costs of keys and replacing locks if they fail to return the key. If they fail to pay this debt, as with any other debt, they would simply be unable to graduate or register until their ac- ser£jpectiteg count had been cleared. However, Nebel feels that "there is a bigger issue at hand than re turning the keys—integrity of the lock system. This compromises the security of others in the building." Though Nebel feels the $25 would be a "sufficient deterrent" to forgetting or failing to turn keys in at the end of the year, my ques tion is this: what is a more suffi cient deterrent to a student than to threaten his or her graduation or ability to register next semester? For those fairly responsible per sons like myself, the $25 dollars remains merely a cut into two weeks of grocery money or a power bill, now. Though everyone could use an extra $25 anytime, are those who (1) have a deviant plan for the key or (2) simply forgetful going to remember their $25 at the end of the semester, when many parents begin picking up the bill again over the summer? Maybe. I, for one, will return my key at the end of the semester, just as I always return my room key before I leave. And this time, there will, hopefully, be $25 waiting there for me. But the reason 1 have faithfully turned in room keys in the past is a fear that my account will not be clear for the next se mester, or even worse, graduation. I would propose that (1) instead of deposits, students only be re sponsible for fines if they fail to turn in keys, or (2) that, perhaps student groups talk to Senate about paying these deposits, though the students would be responsible for damages if a key was not turned in at the appropriate time. I do not pretend that these are the only so lutions, but I feel this is an issue for which an alternative is called. ITTI ■ JT m The Kountess Suggests... Louisa Spaventa Staff Writer Crunt: Each song a cold bucket of water dumped over your head -the bucket contains some icy eels like black strands of hair. 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