Oh Yeah, Stanford Cares About OUR Opinion
Considering it’s dead air time around Berkeley (which would explain our infrequent posting schedule since school ended), the big story we’ve been relating about a thousand times is the Stanford impostor story. Or two, to be precise. So of course, the foremost experts on this subject decided to weigh in with their opinions, just to rub it in.
UC Berkeley officials said they could not recall an incident similar to Kim’s ruse ever happening here and said systems are designed so it likely could not be pulled off.
At UC Berkeley, the registration status of students living in the residence halls is checked daily and once it has lapsed residents are asked to leave within three days, said Michelle Kniffin, an assistant director of housing assignments in the Residential and Student Service Programs office.
Kniffin also pointed to security monitors who swipe the school ID cards of residents in the evenings as a barrier against imposters.
Chesley said that at Stanford a key or ID card is required to gain entry into the residence halls but she said there are no monitors who check identification.
“I personally find it very surprising that it could go on for so long,†said Monica Hastings-Smith, a senior administrative analyst in UC Berkeley’s Residential and Student Service Programs.
Well, to be fair to Stanford, most Cal dorms don’t have to worry about students jumping from the trash compactor into their rooms. And the units aren’t exactly the most sought after real estate in this area, since squatting would practically require you to live in the coed bathtub.
“I personally find it very surprising that it could go on for so long,†said Monica Hastings-Smith, a senior administrative analyst in UC Berkeley’s Residential and Student Service Programs.
According to Hastings-Smith, aside from measures taken by campus officials, security comes down to students being aware of their surroundings.
“We rely on students’ awareness, it’s really up to them to make sure that people aren’t following them in the door,†she said.
Hsu, who said Kim likely faced a lot of pressure to attend a top-notch school, said he was surprised when he heard about the ruse and did not think it was likely that something similar could happen at UC Berkeley.
“The (resident assistants) are all pretty strict about things, they keep their eyes on everyone and they know everyone on their floors,†he said.
But Hsu also said he did not think it was outside the realm of possibility considering the pressure he said students from his high school faced to attend schools with good reputations.
“Berkeley is pretty prestigious too, so I mean if there was someone maybe in Azia’s … shoes it could happen,†Hsu said
We think there are many factors that make it harder for students to get in here. Like the fact that ten thousand students enroll here, and that few people have to worry about getting in. And that students here are way more aware of their surroundings than Stanford’s students…mostly because of the proliferation of the homeless and the disappearance of security. Keeps us on our toes. Maybe Cal does have our best interests in mind, getting us ready for the real world.
To be honest, we’re pretty sure there are at least ten to fifteen impostors on this campus. We’ve met plenty of people here to define the standards of admittance as ‘questionable’.
Stanford Incident Unlikely Here, Officials Say [Daily Cal]
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