The second thing I think Wartburg Security does that doesn't get enough credit is they'll come to your room and unlock your door if you've locked yourself out.
That's a really under appreciated benefit that we students don't think much about. Granted, most don't utilize this because they either keep their keys on them at all times, or they just keep their doors unlocked. Although unwise, I'm a part of the latter group and so I have not had to call them to unlock my door. However, think of a bigger school like Iowa State or the University of Iowa. If I attended either of those schools, and I locked myself out, I probably would have to pray my roommate would be coming back to the room relatively soon or I'd be out luck.
Now don't quote me on this, but I highly doubt a school of 35,000 students like Iowa State would be able to allow their security staff to be driving around Ames to be unlocking dorm room doors when students lock themselves out. With a campus the size of ours, our security can do that, and us as students should be grateful they do that for us.
The simple alternative is having the RAs help us unlock our doors instead of security. One time I tried to locate an RA to unlock the door to the rec room in cardinal commons to play ping pong. It took 45 minutes to track one down, and that's when they were supposed to be "on duty" in the RA lounge. If it takes me 45 minutes to find one when trying to play ping pong, I don't want to wait that long to get into my room if I've locked myself out. Ridiculous.
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