Phone Tag

Why are there no phones in our dorms. I got back from abroad this semester and found this
inconveniencing. I want to call whistler to set up an appointment and nope can't do it. I
don't know the phone number of denison and would much rather press 0 on the phone that
would be on the wall.

So I was thinking of other reasons why there should be phones.
-Need to call security and don't know the number
Examples;
Something bad is happening in your room and can't reach your cell
a. fire
b. physical or sexual assault
d. don't have time to run outside and find the nearest glowing blue pillar
c. numerous other bad things
-Need to call 911 don't have a cell
-Maybe a student just doesn't have a cell phone (highly unlikely tho)
-You order a pizza and they try to call your room to let you know they have arrived...no
pizza
-Call a campus office
-Say hi to the switch boards lady

I know that phones are probably gone because they cost money, drunk people smash them,
people hide weed in them, or the phone bills are expensive (I haven't checked if the
phone jack works). But if the reason they are gone is because phones are expensive it
makes no sense, we already have the hundreds of phones. Why not leave them in the room
rather than filling up some garbage dump or warehouse.

The big thought is safety. People are going to say, "you should know the denison number."
Quite honestly a back-up plan in case someone misplaced their cell phone or doesn't know
the number is really logical. Could prevent something if we had the phones, we have 6
security guards wandering around but most of denison can't contact security without
looking online.


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