Watching out
Camera could be used for security

For those of you who are actually wondering what the construction is accomplishing behind the Mary Couts Burnett Library, you can now go to (http://tuckercam.tcu.edu) and watch the action live.

Austin Commercial, the Dallas-based construction company in charge of building the new William E. and Jean Jones Tucker Technology Center, has put a camera on top of the Sid W. Richardson Building to oversee the construction process.

What a brilliant idea.

Not only does it allow the construction company to keep tabs on its workers, but it also allows the TCU community to see what is being accomplished daily to improve the university.

After the construction is complete, TCU will be allowed to keep the camera and use it on other construction projects or instead use it to keep tabs on students in the Student Center.

The possibilities for the camera are unlimited.

TCU officials have said there is a possibility that a second camera may be bought to use elsewhere on campus.
What another brilliant idea.

Mike McCracken, dean of the College of Science and Engineering, said the camera could be beneficial in attracting new students to TCU by showing parents of prospective students how TCU is trying to combat the recent criminal activity on campus.

Willett Stallworth, associate vice chancellor for Plant Management, said the cameras could provide additional security for the campus with real-time activity. So if the cameras were to be put at different places around campus or maybe even placed in the parking lots, less might be stolen.

Just think, maybe this new, fascinating piece of technology will not only aid TCU Police in protecting the student body, but maybe it will also help the university leap into the 21st century.

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