All residential and some academic buildings now have no locks.
Dean of the College Stephen Fix told students at an open meeting that the locks would reduce personal harassment and property theft and make students feel more secure.
But students who objected to the proposal said they feared being locked out at night and that the system would be ineffective in reducing property theft and excluding outsiders, who could convince students to open the doors.
Some students suggested that the college should encourage more students to lock their room doors. STANFORD
President Remarries Shortly After Receiving Divorce
Stanford University President Donald Kennedy '52 and attorney Robin Hamill of the Stanford Office of General Counsel were married late last year, just two months after he received his divorce from another woman, The Stanford Daily reported.
All four children from the couple's previous marriages participated in the ceremony, after which Kennedy and Hamill left for a four-day honeymoon at an undisclosed location.
Hamill graduated from Stanford in 1968 and received her law degree in 1978. She has been director of the university housing program and the Office of Real Estate and Lands Management.
Kennedy, divorced last fall, has been a member of the Stanford faculty since 1960 and university president since 1980. OBERLIN
Trustee Sponsors Students' Trip To South Africa
An honorary trustee of Oberlin College will be sponsoring a trip to South Africa this month for three Oberlin students studying the impact of economic sanctions and divestment on the country. The Oberlin Review reported.
Honorary trustee Jesse Philips said that it would be productive for students to gain first-hand knowledge of the situation, especially in light of Oberlin's recent decision to divest.
College President Starr told the Review, "It's very important that the Oberlin campus get facts on their own, as opposed to operating in a vacuum, which they have been doing up until now.
"How can all the agitators on campus who were promoting divestment claim to have any grasp of the situation with no firsthand experience?" Starr asked.
Three students have been selected from the staffs of campus news organizations because they are thought to be most capable of reporting on their experience.