Editorial by Mandi Cordova

For the past three years that I have been in college here at New Mexico State University, there has been a problem with fire alarms being pulled late at night in the dorms. I am shocked that campus housing has not figured out a solution to this problem.

Each time the fire alarm is pulled, students have to get out of bed and walk to the safe area outside the dorms. The alarms seem to go off from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m., so it’s more than annoying or inconvenient.

On top of that, the NMSU Department of Fire and Emergency Services has to rush over to make sure there isn’t a fire. They have to check every single room in the dormitory. This is known to happen sometimes more than once or twice a week.

I don’t live in the dorms, but I do live on campus and I can hear the alarms go off all the time. Students who find it amusing to wake everyone up are the ones setting off the fire alarm. But somehow each year’s dorm prankers do not get caught. I feel that it is time to put a stop to this!

I don’t think this would be a difficult problem to solve if it was looked into. Hidden cameras at a location where there is a fire alarm that can be pulled seems like an option.

I believe that even if one student got caught, the word would get out and the alarm pulling would stop. It’s important that we save the fire alarm for when it is truly needed.  Ever hear of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf?”