"I don't want people to be fearful that there's a serial rapist," Riley said, "But I do want them to lock their doors and to be aware of their safety in an urban environment."
Self-locking doors are not necessarily the answer, Riley said.
"It's not so much the locking mechanism as it is the student," Riley said.
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Matthews Hall proctor Kristin Lindemann agrees.
"I know from proctors in dorms with auto-lock suite doors that these doors are often propped or disabled for convenience, defying the purpose of an automatic lock," Lindemann said. "There is a lot the dorm community can do to keep itself safe, and the two biggest steps are monitoring who comes into the building and keeping bathroom and suite doors locked at all times."