{"id":99,"date":"2014-11-18T11:24:57","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T16:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/?p=99"},"modified":"2014-11-18T19:23:09","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T00:23:09","slug":"digging-carletons-tunnels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/digging-carletons-tunnels\/","title":{"rendered":"Warmth or safety: digging through Carleton&#8217;s tunnels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Nicole Rutherford<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tunnel2_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-146\" src=\"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tunnel2_2.jpg\" alt=\"An intersection of the tunnel system at Carleton University.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tunnel2_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tunnel2_2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An intersection of the tunnel system at Carleton University.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To combat the cold, Carleton\u2019s students are starting to head underground into the labyrinth of tunnels that connect the campus\u2014but for some students warmth often takes priority over safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t feel safe, and as a matter of fact I found myself looking for cameras,\u201d said June Cummings, a frequent tunnel traveller. \u201cWe\u2019ve always commented about being alone as women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/177329734%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-WseNK&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"center\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the several kilometres of underground pathways, there are only seven security cameras and other minimal security features. This was revealed after July\u2019s incident of an unidentified man posting a video to YouTube <a href=\"http:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/news\/local-news\/crazy-stupid-reckless-carleton-students-staff-react-to-tunnel-biker\">riding a motorcycle<\/a> through the tunnels. At the time of publication, the university\u2019s director of security, Allan Burns, had not confirmed whether the culprit had ever been identified.<\/p>\n<p>Burns responded to questions by email about security measures and why there are only seven cameras in the tunnels. \u201cWe are constantly assessing our physical security requirements to ensure we are meeting the needs of the community and are reviewing camera requirements in the tunnels as part of the assessment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other security features in the tunnels include mirrors for going around corners and assistant telephones\u2014free phones located throughout the tunnels that call campus security.<\/p>\n<p>Carleton student Mack Holliday feels that these phones are more than enough to feel safe. \u201cThey\u2019re more secure. I\u2019m usually with a friend in the tunnel. I\u2019m also a bigger guy, so I\u2019m not really that worried.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In general, female students were not so certain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would probably make me feel more at ease if you would see a security guard come by every once in a while, especially when 9 o\u2019clock classes let out,\u201d said student Jessica Ranieri.<\/p>\n<p>In his email, Burns wrote that security \u201cofficers patrol the tunnels on a regular basis and we\u2019ve increased the number of patrols in the last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This increase may be due to the campus\u2019s sexual assault history: in 2011, there was a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottawasun.com\/videos\/1817341517001\">string of sexual assaults<\/a> on campus from November to February; this past September, a <a href=\"http:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/news\/local-news\/man-charged-with-three-sexual-assaults-at-carleton\">26-year-old man was banned<\/a> from campus on three accounts of sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>Some students interviewed said another hazard in the tunnels is the maintenance carts that workers use to get around.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Carts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108\" src=\"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Carts-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Maintenance carts in the tunnels of Carleton University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Carts-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Carts-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maintenance carts in the tunnels of Carleton University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe carts go pretty fast. When I have my headphones in and I\u2019m walking, they come pretty close when they\u2019re flying by you,\u201d said post-graduate student Paden Shorey. \u201cA lot of the time they will honk their horn, but if they don\u2019t it\u2019s kind of scary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all about the mutual respect,\u201d said Kevin Gallinger, assistant director of maintenance services at Carleton. He said that cart drivers need to slow down and students need to move to the right to let them pass.<\/p>\n<p>Everything from the lighting, heating and cleaning of the tunnels is also maintained. The school has done studies on these features in order to improve the safety of the tunnels, Gallinger said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would deem them to be safe,\u201d said Gallinger. \u201cWe\u2019re conscious of the lighting levels, we\u2019re conscious of what\u2019s down there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While some students have safety concerns about the tunnels, they all seem to appreciate the shelter they provide against the winter weather.<\/p>\n<p>Jean Yen, a post-graduate student who admitted to being less comfortable in the tunnels when they weren\u2019t busy, said she appreciated the tunnels when there\u2019s a lot of snow outside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you want to stay inside and stay dry, the tunnels are really good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For more interviews and a virtual tour of the Carleton University tunnel system, please see below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8g0QcC69P7Y?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Carleton-Tunnels-Map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-102\" src=\"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Carleton-Tunnels-Map.jpg\" alt=\"Carleton Tunnels Map\" width=\"911\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Carleton-Tunnels-Map.jpg 544w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Carleton-Tunnels-Map-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/177328155%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-6y8PC&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/177325766%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-P4Ln2&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/177326444%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-9LSOy&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nicole Rutherford To combat the cold, Carleton\u2019s students are starting to head underground into the labyrinth of tunnels that connect the campus\u2014but for some students warmth often takes priority over safety. \u201cI don\u2019t feel safe, and as a matter of fact I found myself looking for cameras,\u201d said June Cummings, a frequent tunnel traveller. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/digging-carletons-tunnels\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Warmth or safety: digging through Carleton&#8217;s tunnels&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-first-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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