Students voice concerns about campus security, registration, on campus housing and student employment at Thursday’s Whining and Dining with the Dean
An alternative method for football tickets, Juicy Campus, security, housing, registration and student employment were all topics that were discussed at Whining and Dining with the Dean.
Dean Green asked students on Thursday for their opinions over lunch.
Green asked students about possible alternatives to using student IDs for football tickets.
Green said he was concerned about students selling their IDs which have access to certain buildings on campus and money accounts on them to people they don’t know.
Students at the lunch suggested paper tickets, like the ones that are distributed to students at other schools.
Students said another way to solve the issue could be adding them to spirit cards, which already exist for students who participate in the SGA’s Spirit Point System.
If spirit cards were to be used, they would have to find a way to make it so that everyone on campus could receive a card, even if they did not participate in the spirit points system.
Creating a special card for football tickets was also recommended.
Green said he had heard a lot of concern from students about Juicy Campus, but there was nothing legally that Auburn could do about the Web site.
He said the best way to get rid of it is to boycott it, because if the Web site doesn’t get hits it will go away.
“They generate ad revenue because of the hits they get; (if) they don’t get the hits, it eventually dries up and goes away,” Green said.
Green asked how students felt about campus security.
Students said they were concerned with older security guards on campus.
“I will be sure that we have adequate personnel,” Green said.
Green said Auburn hires the company and tells them where to place the guards, not the guards themselves.
He said the University is putting together a plan with cameras and guards and there would also be someone monitoring the security cameras.
Green said they would make sure that they had adequate security because there is no excuse for inadequate job performance in that area.
Students said they enjoyed having the library open 24 hours.
Daisha Grice, a freshman electrical engineering major, asked Green about the limited amount of single rooms in campus dormitories.
Grice said she thought that it was unfair that she applied for the room on time, but she was denied.
Damon Mims, a hall director, said there is a waiting list for single rooms, and while he is aware that there is a high demand for single dorm rooms, it is just not possible at this time.
Green said they are trying to accommodate all the freshmen who want to live on campus.
Mims also said the new dorms were still planning to open fall 2009.
Green addressed concerns about registering for classes.
Green said he had heard a lot of anti-Camp War Eagle comments in regards to registration, but they have to reserve some classes for freshmen.
Students also said they were unhappy with being unable to get into certain pre-requisite classes, which then causes problems for them when it comes to graduating on time.
Green said students who have concerns relating to specific classes that they need to take, but are unable to get in should address them to the head of the department that has the class that they are trying to take.
Students who are having problems with registering should contact the Office of Undergraduate Studies or the head of the department of the class they are trying to register for.
Students also said they wanted to know why Auburn students who take more than 15 hours have to pay extra, while at other universities, students only have to pay more if they are taking more than 18 hours per semester.
Amber Blair, a sophomore human resources major, said she was concerned about student employment.
Blair said most jobs go to work study, and while she is not on work study, she still needs a job.
Grice said she has been to Whining and Dining a few times earlier in the year and encourages other students to come participate in the event.
“It just gives us an opportunity to talk with the dean about issues on campus,” Grice said.
Green said Whining and Dining will continue in the fall, but it will probably only be held once a month unless there was a broad student demand for the event, then the number per semester would increase.
