Questions about Campus Safety

neuchimie
Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:52:25 +0000

The dorm safety comment above is true for all dorms. Every resident needs their NUID or a valid state/federal ID to get in. To bring guests who don’t live in your building, even other NEU students, you need to sign them in (with their own NUID or official IDs) and there is a maximum to how many students you can sign in at once. Except when they are a little more relaxed during move-in (but still, its usually the case anyway) the resident always has to be at the front door when their guests come in, even if the guests have already been signed in once.

Since you need an NUID, the computer system checks to make sure you are supposed to be there and it’ll say no to any banned students. There is also a banned list at every dorm, and there have definitely been cases where students were removed and banned from a/all dorms for doing something bad.

It’s more strict than most schools where you just need a key or swipe card to get in, but there is no proctor, but it is easier than a couple of BU’s dorms (where you need your roommate to sign a form in order to have someone spend the night). Students complain all the time about the hassle of swiping or signing guests in, but it is WAS safer than at most schools and everyone I know would definitely choose this over free-access.