In a Security Committee meeting on Tuesday, students and administrators discussed a proposal to post 24-hour guards in campus dorms. Under the proposal, students would continue to work as guards during the day while professional guards would work between 12 a.m. and 8 a.m.
According to Vice President for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez, Georgetown is finalizing drafts of a request for proposal this week. The request is a description of what the University is looking for in the search for nighttime guards. It will be sent out to various security companies, and, based on the responses of these companies, the University will choose a company to provide the guard services.
At a Town Hall meeting last week, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson told students that the process was 99 percent complete and that guards should be in place by early January. The current lockdown system that allows only residents of a building entry will then change. The revised system will permit students access to all residence halls, although they must be signed in to pass guard stations in buildings other than their own.
Even with these changes, the Club and Activities Union is dissatisfied. At its meeting on Tuesday night, club leaders discussed a possible protest against the lockdown. There is concern that student opinions have not been sufficiently expressed, and some of the leaders felt that a protest or rally would give students a chance to have their voices heard.
