Camera policy raises questions

investigations can still occur without video footage,” Newhouse wrote.

To gain more of the student perspective on the installation of cameras on campus, the S&B spoke with several students in the Spencer Grill.

“I think as long as it’s not used against students and only to protect students, then it’s fine,” Miles Magee `26 said. “But then again, if they’re there, is it up to us how they’re used?”

“I’m glad that the demand of the Black Student Union is being met by the College,” Morell Old `23 said. “And I do trust the College with the amnesty [policy] because I feel like they’re good about amnesty with al- cohol and drugs.” Some students also said they were not aware the cameras were installed as a result of the BSU’s released list of demands.

“When I read the email, I didn’t even realize that it was specifically for the Black Student Union’s demand,” Honor Hanau `26 said. “I don’t think it was made very clear that [the cameras were] what that was for.” Hanau also expressed concern with the timeline of installation. “I feel like cameras are such a small thing that totally could have been installed months ago … Why did it take six months, or however long, to get those cameras up when we have a three billion dollar endowment? This is a pretty pressing issue, especially back in the fall,” she said. Newhouse, whose primary role in the project is overseeing the handbook additions regarding the cameras, said he was unable to provide details about how many cameras would be installed or specifically where they would be located, but he would be gathering information about the installation in the upcoming week. The S&B reached out to James Shropshire, director of campus safety, about the camera installation process, but he did not respond to requests for comment. The S&B also reached out to Diogo Tandeta Tartarotti `24, the SGA vice president of student affairs, and Jivyaa Vaidya `23, vice president of academic affairs, but they were not available for comment.