"It's sexual assault, and it also violates societal decorum," said Andrew J. Klein '04. "It's scary that something like that can happen here."
Other students said the incident was being taken too seriously.
"It was probably just a silly prank. I'm not particularly concerned about it," said Valerie Y. Novales '04.
In the advisory, which was forwarded to first-years via e-mail, Dean of the Freshman Elizabeth Studley Nathans said the FDO " is deeply concerned" about the safety of students.
"We encourage members of [the class of '04] to remember that security precautions are sometimes inconvenient but are designed to protect all members of the community, and we especially hope that freshmen will avoid such practices as permitting 'piggyback' entry to any facility protected by swipe-card
access," she wrote.
The incident prompted the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) to release another community advisory--the sixth thus far this school year.
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