Dorms face heightened security as Little 500 approaches

Residents of the dorms will be facing higher security measures this weekend as RPS prepares for the influx of visitors to campus. Included in these safety precautions are an increased police presence and continuously locked doors to residence halls. \nIn a memo to residents of Foster Quad, the precautions for the weekend were outlined by Marcia Hicks, residence manager of Foster. The memo explicitly reminds residents to check in guests and carry their key on them at all times.\n"Those of you who have experienced 'The World's Greatest College Weekend' already know how much fun it can be," she said. "Those of you who haven't will soon find out. Unfortunately, 'The World's Greatest College Weekend' can quickly turn tragic, unless certain precautions are taken."\nSenior JeNeva Adams, a resident assistant in Foster Harper, said increased enforcement will be standard throughout the residence halls over the weekend.\n"The main problems that we will be looking for this weekend are alcohol-related," she said. "We need to make sure that people aren't drinking in their rooms and getting out of control."\nAdams said the lounges in Foster will be locked down all weekend to prevent destruction of University property. She said in the past, furniture has been thrown out of windows by partying students.\nIUPD will also be playing an increased role in dorm security this weekend, according to Adams. She said IUPD will be called in more frequently this weekend as backup in case of disturbances.\n"If there is a large group of students partying together in a room IUPD will be called more often than not," she said. "With the amount of visitors expected this weekend, we are just trying to maintain a safe environment."\nFreshman Ashley Groth said she is glad that there is an emphasis on safety for the residence halls.\n"With the number of people coming to visit this weekend I think it's great that the University is trying to maintain safety for everybody," she said. "I can see how some potentially bad things could happen this weekend, and the extra enforcement is just trying to prevent dangerous situations"