<p>Pretty scary stuff here. Safety would seem a bit lax. Anybody know which college or masters allow for co-ed habitation??? </p>
<p>The bigger question is how did he get into the dorm - I am guessing that students probably let him follow them in. - and that can (and probably does) happen at any campus. I don’t think this means that Rice isn’t safe. If anything, this incident will hopefully discourage students from letting people follow them in the dorm.</p>
<p>This is just a reminder to everyone, everywhere – just lock the door to your room! Its hard for me to imagine sleeping without locking the door.</p>
<p>I read in the university’s online newspaper that this happened during Beer Bike, when it’s not unusual to have non-students on campus, so people would not necessarily have thought twice about a stranger entering a dorm behind them, etc. They managed to track him down in part because he initially swiped his old student ID in an effort to enter the dorm(s), but it had been disabled when he graduated, so it would not open the doors. Definitely can happen anywhere (wackos are everywhere), and definitely alarming. A good reminder that it pays to exercise caution no matter how safe you think you may be.</p>
<p>@ScienceGirlMom
It’s not important just to lock the door to your room - Don’t let anyone enter the dorm without swiping their own card to get into the dorm. If they get into the dorm, they can get into community bathrooms and other areas that aren’t locked.</p>
<p>@anotherID </p>
<p>As a student, I can tell you that Rice is very safe. The Rice U Police are very active and approachable, and the campus has those blue light things everywhere. I need to unlock 3 doors to get into my room, and (for better or for worse) I feel completely safe leaving out my stuff in the social room on my floor – I know no one will steal it, even guests on the floor.</p>
<p>All colleges are co-ed in the sense of mixed floors. I don’t know if there are rules about living with a member of the opposite gender as a freshman, but as an upperclassman you are allowed to choose one as a roommate (pretty rare except in quads). The masters have no say, it’s in the college constitutions. Feel free to ask any other questions!</p>
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<p>pretty sure all dorm room doors auto lock when closed</p>