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      6
      April
      1,
      2009
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chi-Wan
      beefs
      up
     
    
   
   
    
     
      security
      measures
     
     
      “Tt
      was
      up
      to
      about
      two
      or
      three
      thefts
      per
      day”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Jarrod
      Yeo
     
     
      Panther
      Post
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Students
      can
      now
      get
      their
     
     
      swell
      on
      at
      the
      gym
      without
     
     
      the
      fear
      of
      thieves
      rummag-
     
     
      ing
      through
      their
      belong-
     
     
      ings.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Chi-Wan
      Young
      Sports
     
     
      Centre
      has
      beefed
      up
      its
      se-
     
     
      curity
      by
      installing
      turnstiles,
     
     
      new
      lockers
      and
      swipe
      card
     
     
      access
      points
      throughout
      the
     
     
      building.
     
    

    
     
      Janice
      Robertson,
      program
     
     
      and
      facility
      coordinator
      for
     
     
      the
      Sports
      Centre
      said
      the
     
     
      measures
      should
      prevent
      the
     
     
      thefts
      which
      have
      run
      ram-
     
     
      pant
      for
      the
      last
      few
      months.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      had
      a
      tremendous
     
     
      problem
      with
      theft
      so
      we
     
     
      wanted
      to
      protect
      our
      staff
     
     
      and
      students.
      It
      was
      up
      to
     
     
      about
      two
      or
      three
      thefts
      per
     
     
      day
      of
      mostly
      things
      like
     
     
      wallets
      and
      cellphones.
     
    

    
     
      “When
      you
      see
      a
      kid
      lose
     
     
      a
      couple
      hundred
      dollars,
     
     
      which
      might
      have
      been
      for
     
     
      tuition,
      you
      feel
      bad
      when
     
     
      you
      can’t
      replace
      it.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      turnstiles,
      which
      will
     
     
      grant
      access
      after
      a
      student
     
     
      swipes
      their
      ID
      card,
      are
      lo-
     
     
      cated
      at
      the
      front
      desk
      of
      the
     
     
      Sports
      Centre
      and
      at
      the
      desk
     
     
      in
      the
      Fitness
      Centre.
      Stu-
     
     
      dents
      will
      also
      have
      to
      swipe
     
     
      their
      cards
      to
      open
      various
     
     
      entrances
      throughout
      the
     
     
      building.
     
    

    
     
      Robertson
      said
      thefts
      be-
     
     
      came
      a
      problem
      because
      the
     
     
      sports
      complex
      was
      never
     
     
      designed
      for
      security,
      espe-
     
     
      cially
      since
      the
      addition
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      CARI
      complex
      in
      2004.
     
    

    
     
      “It
      made
      it
      tough
      for
      our
     
     
      staff
      to
      stay
      accountable
      for
     
     
      everyone
      in
      the
      building
     
     
      with
      so
      many
      access
      points,
     
     
      so
      the
      turnstiles
      are
      some-
     
     
      thing
      we’ve
      wanted
      for
      quite
     
     
      some
      time.”
     
    

    
     
      While
      the
      turnstiles
      are
     
     
      now
      installed,
      they
      will
      not
     
     
      be
      operational
      by
      March
      30
     
     
      as
      previously
      indicated,
      as
     
     
      there
      are
      still
      some
      electron-
     
     
      ic
      issues
      which
      need
      to
      be
     
     
      resolved.
     
    

    
     
      The
      lockers
      in
      the
      men’s
      and
     
     
      women’s
      change
      rooms
      have
     
     
      been
      replaced
      with
      newer,
     
     
      more
      anesthetically
      appeal-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      one
      just
      in
      time
      for
      the
     
     
      Canada
      Games,
      she
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      old
      ones
      had
      been
      here
     
     
      since
      the
      beginning
      [1990]
     
     
      and
      many
      of
      them
      didn’t
     
     
      work
      properly.
      [They]
      were
     
     
      getting
      old
      are
      rusty.
      The
     
     
      new
      ones
      are
      all
      half
      lockers
     
     
      so
      there
      are
      more
      of
      them.”
     
    

    
     
      Robertson
      said
      there
      was
     
     
      some
      minor
      concern
      from
     
     
      the
      seniors
      who
      use.the
      track
     
     
      for
      walking
      in
      the
      morn-
     
     
      ings
      but
      said
      any
      disruption
     
     
      should
      be
      minimal.
     
    

    
     
      “Our
      staff
      will
      be
      more
      than
     
     
      happy
      to
      assist
      anyone
      who
     
     
      needs
      help
      getting
      used
      to
     
     
      new
      layout.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Open
      for
      business
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      much
      anticipated
      coffee
      shop
      in
      the
      Robertston
     
     
      Library
      is
      now
      open.
      Gibson
      photo
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      worry
      about
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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