Student Government meeting of Nov. 12

A series of proposals to the university regarding campus safety were announced Monday at the Temple Student Government general assembly meeting in room 200c of the student center.

Temple Student Body President Darin Bartholomew read through the five recommendations which aimed at improving the TU alert system and addressing building safety.

The first part called for a website which records the messages sent out by CSS. Bartholomew gave the example of the University of Cincinnati’s public safety website as a model for Temple. The tool, a list that can be scrolled up and down, is a record of all messages organized by severity reported and is free to use.

The other two suggestions of the first part called for the use of the categorization “alert” in all cases to avoid dictating severity of a situation as well as asking that TU alerts be sent out via all contact points including email and text message.

The second part of TSG’s suggestions called for improved ways to check IDs in all campus buildings and a review of the security in the student center.

After explaining the proposals, Bartholomew asked for student opinion in an open forum session. Students showed skepticism whether the proposals would do enough to deter threats in campus buildings, with several people telling personal stories calling in question the ability of security personnel.

Bartholomew finished with a vocal general vote from the audience by asking one at a time for “yea” or “nay.” Although there were voices of opposition earlier, no “nay” was heard and the proposal passed to be sent to university administration.

The next TSG meeting will be held Nov. 18 in room 200c of the student center at 4 p.m.