1984_02 The Daily Collegian February 1984

              Feb.6, 1984
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'CorKey' provides tight security for dorms
Five of CSUF's eight dormitories are
being furnished with a lock system that
will provide students with the best security
syjiem possible, according to Housing
Director John Wetzel.
The new system, called CorKey. con¬
sists of a lock containing a series of
magnets arranged in a specific order and a
flat, metal key with a corresponding mag¬
netic code. The key slides into a slot in the
doorknob, the magnets repel each other
and ihe door unlocks. If one magnet is out
tie door will remain unlocked.
'I feel weVe given the
students the best security
system they could possibly
-Wetzel
The system was tested in Sycamore Hall
and the Commons Lodge during the
spring semester of last year. CorKey was
installed in Birch. Cedar and Seguoia
halls during winter vacation.
"I feel we've given the students the best
security system thev could possibly have."
said Wetzel.
n additi
the CorK<.
more practical for the studei
dence halls, especially in the i
is in ihe re
Tha CorKey tectirity system locks and unlocks'by tbe use of magnets.
lost a student is issued a new key, but no halls, he explained, are atx
CorKey locks are capable of forming    changes are made in the lock itself. which makes them mor
about 4 billion different combinations.        According to Wetzel. Aspen and Pon- more expensive to replace
which can be changed in a matter or    derosa Halls will not have the new lock        Nevertheless. Wetzel
seconds. If a key is lost, a new magnetic    system until sometime this summer and he «
sequence is chosen and the old key is no     is  unsure about   When' locks  will  be I)
longer useful. replaced in the three remaining halls. *t
Witha standard lock system, if a key is Locks in Baker. Graves and  Homan a|
ci complete by the summer t
ated costs for total lock-s;
tion of the residence halls
■ly $80,000.
Reactions to the CorKey system have
been good from both students and admin¬
istration, once they adapted to the new
system, and Wetzel is confident that the
switch was a positive one.
"We've had an excellent experience
with the CorKey," he said. "It's doing
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London brings excitment, homesickness
The First Annual London Semester officially began on
January 18 when 65 CSUF students landed at Healhrow
Airport to begin three months of study in England. Aside
from the student*, there are five CSUF instructors in
London teaching five areas of study: Lyman Heine, Polit¬
ical Science; Ralph Bergman, Business; Joyce Aiken.
Art; Stanley Po»s, English; and Ed EmanuEL Theater.
The ttudentt are residing at the Hyde Park West Hotel in
London where the dining room, reception room and bar
have been temporarily converted into classrooms.
The following are excerpt* from the personal journal of
one of the ttudent* involved with the London Semester
program.
January 18
If* currently 7:25 p.m. Pacific time, 3:25 a.m. in Lon¬
don, and weare now flying somewhere over Canada wilh
more than half of our journey ahead of us. It would be
nice to sleep now that the initial thrill ofthe plane ride has
worn off, but there's yet dinner and .the feature movie.
Few students seem to be napping, either, they're instead
talking among themselves, writing in journals, or simply
staring into space.
Tbe departure from San Francisco International was
an emotional one complete with srong embraces and
open tear*. In a way it's so difficult to believe that the
information meetings and monthly payment* actually
culminated into this experience; I could be wrong, but I
think that within all of ut are feelinp of disbelief, uncer¬
tainty, excitement and happiness.
11:20 a.m.
We are now within minutes of Heathrow Airport, and
the English countryside in all iu splendor lies below ut.
For the past few month* I've tried to imagine what this
moment would feel like;, now that it'* here, the word*
escape me. There are acres of green gran, separated, it
teems, by stone walls. There are little towns and solitary ,
farms, and a river that/fneanders in the distance. We're
approaching forest areas. ..the sun is shining and aU looks
warm. Studenu axe straining towards the windows. "I
cant believe thh," tome mutter, othert. who cant find
the words, ute astonished expletives. There it a road wilh
four can driving on it; with a »mile I realize lhat they're
on tbe wrong *ide. I*guess we're actually here.
January 19
Perhaps ihe myth ofthe Ugly American is, in fact, no
myth at all. Most students IVe spoken with can't stop
finding fault with their hotel room. I'm no exception; for
a full 10 minutes after receiving my room assignment I
did nothing but rant about tbe lack of drawer and closet
space and the general cabin-like atmosphere ofthe place.
This was before I saw some of the others' room*.
Imagine Iwo beds, a closet and a shower area in three-
fourths the space of the CSUF dorm rooms. Tom Flem¬
ing, a senior Radio-Television major, probably said it
best for the likes of such folks when he admitted that, "I
feel cUustrophobic-a* if I could roll out of bed and into
the hallway."
" Were »o uted to our way of living that even the dorm*
seem spacious," added junior Communicative Disorders
major, Jennifer Hofmann. "I can tee that we, as Ameri¬
can*, live in a very ipoiled society. I 'm sure that well >oon
be taking it all in stride; if we were older the change might
be more difficult."
Whatever the case may be. adjustment is definitely
required on all of our parts in one manner ot another.
First there i* the matter of weather. I'm told that we're
fortunate because the s'tin is shining here-that may be
true, but it'* still very cold, with temperatures in the low
30s during the day. It* impossible to venture outside the
door without a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf on. The
English, with their pallid faces and red cheek*, are just
wrapped up, but they always teem to know we're Ameri¬
can!; we suspect it's our 50Is, running shoes and bewil¬
dered look* that give u* away.
The lay-out of the city it a* confuting a* it it beautiful,
with tali.' narrow buildings-most of which are tainted
with soot bearing testimony to their age and the steel and
coal imhtttry. Narrow streets meander in all directions
with fiw stop signs to speak of. Driver* take corner* art
break-ruck (peed*, making it even more difficult for
American pedestrians used to looking for cart on the
other side of the road.
But the red double-decker buses, streeuide markets
and st rolling bobbies are right for flat la nd-weary eyes. At
Glenn Callahan, an Agriculture Education major, put it;
"If you fhink of yourself a* being a productive person,
this i* the place lo be productive-everything ix within
walking distance and culture creeps out at you from every
January 20
Everyone went to bed shortly after last night1* OrienU-
tion Banquet at tbe hotel. The retult it that I woke up at
3:30 a.m. too retted and excited to go back to sleep. After
taking a shower, 1 went downstairs, met up with some
fellow early risers, and went for a walk around
We*tmin*ter.
The city i* amazing even in the brisk, dark hour* of
morning. Tbe bakeries deliver their bread to the front
door of restaurants, the newtUnd vendors tet up their
stands, and pigeons get fat on tbe scrap* left out in the
street.
I stopped by one of the newtundt and bought five
postcards to send home. "That'll be 40 pence, love." the
elderly vendor said to me. "Love**I How odd it wa* to be
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