Universal keycard access for the Houses is finally universal--well, almost.

All 10 of the House masters present at a meeting yesterday consented, for the first time, to a trial run of universal keycard access (UKA) for upperclass students between 8 a.m. and 1 a.m.

Only the Eliot and Adams House masters were absent. Eliot currently does not have any universal access hours, while Adams has limited hours.

"We came to a consensus on a trial basis," said Michael Shinagel, Quincy House master. "But it's still on a trial. If students are remiss and careless...the Masters will be forced to rethink the policy."

According to Shinagel, 24-hour universal access in Quincy House and the first-year dormitories have been examples of successful universal access experiments.

Starting at the beginning of next semester, universal access will be in effect during the limited hours in all entryways of the 10 Houses. Those Houses that had extended universal access hours will keep them.

Of the 10 Houses that came to a consensus, only Quincy House has 24-hour access. Kirkland's current hours run until 7:30 p.m. All of the other Houses' universal access hours will run only one or two hours later with the new policy.

Leverett House Master Howard Georgi '68 was hesitant to open the doors of Leverett, but said that yesterday's discussion convinced him that students deserved the opportunity to at least test universal access.