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Krueger gets locked up
Residence hall recieves new locks matching Brotz Hall and Chase
Brian Moser
Issue date: 4/12/07 Section: News
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The locks on Krueger Hall, the women's dormitory, were changed to the new Schlage Locking System from the old locking system over spring break. The new Schlage Locking System matches the locking devices on Brotz Hall.
"We are changing over to a new set of locking devices," said Lew Apel, director of facilities management and planning. "The goal is change all of the buildings over but we are waiting for the funds to do it. We have to balance out the funds that are going to upgrading the current buildings along with the funds that are going to new buildings."
The Lakeland maintenance crew changed over all of the inside locks in Krueger Hall. The company came out to Lakeland to change the outside doors because of sealing issues.
"The whole change over of the locks in Krueger Hall took about two and a half days," said Gary Bauer, manager of facilities operations. "That includes the maintenance crew performing their normal duties around campus."
"Lakeland saved a lot of money by performing the majority of the change over ourself," said Apel.
The actual process for changing the locks was not difficult. The old locks were removed. The holes didn't match up for the new lock, so the maintenance crew had to drill new holes and fill the other holes. Then the new locks were put on.
"During the whole process, we kept the security at all times," said Apel. "The maintenance crew made sure they stood by the door they were working on until they were done."
The new card system has many advantages to the older system, which has been in place for approximately 12-15 years.
"We have more control over security," said Bauer, "The other system is outdated, so we are bringing the school up to date."
"These locks are more on the high end of quality," said Apel. "Plus, Schlage has a great reputation for security."
The way the two systems keep track of who enters the doors are slightly different.
In the new system, each student has a distinct number that correlates to what card they possess. Therefore, Lakeland maintenance staff will be able to directly pinpoint students because the card number can be traced directly back to the student's card.
"We are changing over to a new set of locking devices," said Lew Apel, director of facilities management and planning. "The goal is change all of the buildings over but we are waiting for the funds to do it. We have to balance out the funds that are going to upgrading the current buildings along with the funds that are going to new buildings."
The Lakeland maintenance crew changed over all of the inside locks in Krueger Hall. The company came out to Lakeland to change the outside doors because of sealing issues.
"The whole change over of the locks in Krueger Hall took about two and a half days," said Gary Bauer, manager of facilities operations. "That includes the maintenance crew performing their normal duties around campus."
"Lakeland saved a lot of money by performing the majority of the change over ourself," said Apel.
The actual process for changing the locks was not difficult. The old locks were removed. The holes didn't match up for the new lock, so the maintenance crew had to drill new holes and fill the other holes. Then the new locks were put on.
"During the whole process, we kept the security at all times," said Apel. "The maintenance crew made sure they stood by the door they were working on until they were done."
The new card system has many advantages to the older system, which has been in place for approximately 12-15 years.
"We have more control over security," said Bauer, "The other system is outdated, so we are bringing the school up to date."
"These locks are more on the high end of quality," said Apel. "Plus, Schlage has a great reputation for security."
The way the two systems keep track of who enters the doors are slightly different.
In the new system, each student has a distinct number that correlates to what card they possess. Therefore, Lakeland maintenance staff will be able to directly pinpoint students because the card number can be traced directly back to the student's card.
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