Your Take: Campus security cameras

Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety recently completed a long-term project to bring 168 surveillance cameras to campus residence halls and one academic building.

While the cameras are constantly rolling, DPS dispatchers are not always monitoring the footage.  If a crime occurs near an SU dorm, DPS officials will check the tape and see who has been hanging around the building.

Photo: Jamie De Pould

A security camera at the entrance of Watson Hall.

The cameras are positioned near the entrances and exits of every residence hall and in Hinds Hall, according to a recent article in the Daily Orange.

Students in ICC 300/600: Web Journalism and Innovation compiled opinions on Tuesday about the new surveillance program and whether the cameras will increase safety or infringe on students' privacy.