Go read Pages 8 & 9 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
Indiana’s Oldest College Newspaper
WILDART
VOL. 162, ISSUE 10
Cameras on campus, security or invasion of students’ privacy By NICOLE DECRISCIO news@thedepauw.com
Seven Tibetan Buddhist monks construct a sand mandala for peace in the Union Building lobby Wednesday afternoon. Sand mandalas are a form of worship for the monks, who travel the world construction mandalas to raise money for their refugee monastery in India. Many monks fled Tibet in the face of conflict with China. On Saturday, the sands from the mandala will be poured into the waterfall outside Prindle Institute for Ethics, an act believed to spread the peace generated from the mandala to the lands the water touches. CLARISSA ZINGRAF / THE DEPAUW
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In a post-9/11 world, Americans are generally willing to give up some personal privacy in exchange for security. While the line between security and privacy has been blurred on a national level with the National Security Agency, Director of Public Safety Angie Nally believes that the use of cameras on DePauw’s campus is appropriate, but she understands that it is a sensitive subject. “When you talk about security cameras it is so fragile,” Nally said. There are approximately 60 cameras throughout campus. Some of the locations include parking lots, the third floor of East College and the basements of various academic buildings. “Those are areas that have a history of either damage and vandalism or theft,” senior Kaleb Gregory said. “It makes perfect sense.” The cameras on the third floor of East College, which were installed last year between August and October, are meant to prevent students from going up to the bell tower. “It’s dangerous, and there was a lot of interest generated around gaining access to that at one point in time,” Nally said. “The cameras point directly at the doors. They’re not looking into the hallways or into anyone’s offices.” Nally noted that there are more cameras in buildings that have been built more recently. “With new construction, we’ve installed cameras in newly constructed buildings,” Nally said. “We’re looking forward to expanding [security cameras] through the athletic complex.” First-year Natasha Hockaden believes that whether or not students should be worried about it depends on the location of the cameras. “I kind of feel like it could be an invasion of privacy, depending on where they’re at,” Hockaden said. According to Nally, the cameras elsewhere are to protect students who are studying late at night. For instance,
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