Residence hall security will change due to an influx of visitors for the Cy-Hawk football game this weekend.

Due to the increased number of students this weekend, all on-campus residence halls will lock at 5 p.m. Friday and will remain locked 24 hours per day until 6 a.m., Sunday morning. This means that all residents will need to have an access card to get into their dorm.

University apartments will lock at 8 p.m. Friday night and will only be unlocked from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday night.

Sally Deters, coordinator of residence life, said one of the reasons for enhanced security is the larger number of students from other colleges, especially the University of Iowa, visiting Iowa State.

“We lock primarily so that when our residents are having guests, they’re responsible for their guests’ behavior,” said Deters. “Random people come in and say, ‘Yeah I just know this person who’s in the building,’ and they’re not really a guest of anybody.”

Deters said residence halls are for residents and their guests only. Any intentional or unintentional damage done by guests is the responsibility of the resident.

“We limit access to hopefully keep folks who don’t have a purpose out of the buildings,” Deters said.

Richard Pfarrer, hall director in Friley Hall, said locking the building is not the only precaution residence halls undergo during special events like the Cy-Hawk game and Veishea.

“We take a little extra precaution in regards to physical security. We do a little bit with awareness … and additionally the community staff needs to be available,” Pfarrer said. “Though we may see an influx with more students around or visitors, generally the students are aware that there is an increased presence on campus.”

All residence hall staff will be on call throughout the weekend as another safety measure.

Limiting access to residence halls decreases issues such as vandalism. However, Pfarrer said the increase in security does not solve all potential problems.

“We’re always going to have issues with alcohol consumption,” Pfarrer said. “We’re always going to have issues with vandalism. It’s part of what we are here to assist with,”.

As for visitors who find their way into a residence hall by slipping through a door while residents enter their dorm, Deters said it then becomes a matter of personal responsibility for residents.

“If you’re concerned for your safety, we say don’t let people you don’t know into the building,” Deters said. “Often we just hold the door open for people when we don’t really know if they belong.”

Pfarrer said students are often the problem-solvers for security issues and contact hall directors with problems.

“Our residents are a very good filter for the problems that may come into the building. Residents ultimately want to see their home as somewhere that’s respected, and because we have more staff they tend to behave pretty well,” Pfarrer said.