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In recent weeks, The Commentator has learned that several students’ dormitory keys effectively serve as pass keys which afford them access to various rooms in Belfer Hall including professors’ offices, computer centers, and laboratories containing hazardous materials. According to campus security officials, this finding poses a significant security concern. Don Sommers, Director of Security, has even considered restricting student access to Belfer Hall entirely during the night - a measure that would inhibit study during reading week and finals.

Unionized and non-union employees of Yeshiva University have begun to question the accounting methods used when calculating their paychecks after discovering apparent discrepancies between what they assumed their annual salaries were and what their pay stubs actually totaled. The mathematical formula used by the payroll department to compute biweekly salaries is the focus of employee resentment, and YU workers have been organizing to demand an explanation of the method, and if need be, financial compen sation.

Enayim L’Torah, the Student Organization of Yeshiva’s compilation of divrei Torah on the weekly Bible portion, is in danger of being removed from Yeshiva University's World Wide Web site by the Department of Public Relations.

My four years have passed in the blink of an eye. When I arrived at Yeshiva University, I admittedly did not know what to expect. I had my own preconceived notions as to what college life would be like, especially in Yeshiva University. I didn't have an older brother to tell me how it "was" in YU, but I quickly learned about our school and its "system". Many students were simply going through the motions and accepted our school for what it was, while others believed in the potential of Yeshiva University. Change is not a one shot deal, but rather an ongoing process, which must be continued and nurtured over the course of many years.

Also In This Issue:

• Yom Ha’atzmaut Festivities Curtailed by Security
• President Lamm Speaks at Dorm Talks Series
• SOY Elections Held: Gewirtz Garners Presidency
• From the Student Leaders: The Year in Review