DeKALB | Security measures taken by the university over Homecoming weekend continue to elicit scrutiny from residents and others on campus.

Students were required to sign passes to move between towers, were not allowed to stand in the lobby and, in some cases, had to wait outside to receive food orders.

The same measures were implemented at Grant Towers, where three students were assaulted on a sidewalk at 3 a.m. Saturday. Arrest warrants have been issued for three suspects in the case, but University Police have not released their photos. The attack left three students injured, and one of them unconscious.

Housing and Dining disagrees with the assertion that students had to leave the building if they ordered out.

“We would never ask a resident to stand outside,” said Kelly Wesener, executive director of Housing and Dining. “Maybe because of the barricades set up on the west side of campus, the drivers couldn’t figure out how to get there,” she said, referencing the barricades set up by the UP to cut down on traffic congestion.

Some students, however, still claim they had to venture outside to retrieve their food.

“They weren’t letting the food delivery people into the building after 9 p.m., and some people had to wait outside,” said Amanda Stevens, a junior communication major.

Not being able to stay in the lobby proved a hindrance to some.

“We had to wait outside when our friend went inside to get her coat, because we couldn’t stand in the lobby,” said sophomore English major Jaryd Jensen.

The increase of non-students arriving on campus for Homecoming influenced the regulations.

“We wanted to make sure the building was extra safe, particularly with folks coming from out of town,” Wesener said. “Security comes at the cost of inconvenience.”

At least one student didn’t mind the measures.

“I didn’t see it as a problem,” said Branden Engleking, a junior pre-physical therapy major. “One night of inconvenience for security reasons is fine with me.”

Housing and Dining does not plan on taking similar security procedures any other time this year, Wesener said.

Justin Weaver is the University Police beat reporter for the Northern Star.