Officials at Adelphi I Commons are working to correct a security glitch after The State Press found nonresidents with a Sun Card could gain access to the complex.
The hall security system is supposed to bar people who do not live there from entering via a card reader that opens the access gates.
After reporting on six break-ins and one assault at Adelphi last week, The State Press learned from various sources that anybody could gain entry.
The State Press then tested five Sun Cards of students who did not live in Adelphi Commons at two separate times. All the cards granted access to the complex on both occasions.
Tuesday afternoon, the independent company that manages the commons was working to correct the problem. Officials would not comment about whether they knew the problem existed prior to being contacted by The State Press.
Security has become a bigger concern in the area since the Sept. 23 incidents, when a man - who police are still looking for - reportedly broke into six residence hall rooms at Adelphi and assaulted one woman.
The suspect would've had to access the outer security gate that requires residents to swipe their Sun Cards and a second gate, which requires a key code.
ASU police are still investigating how the suspect entered the complex, said Leah Hardesty, ASU spokeswoman.
Adelphi Commons is privately run by Century Campus Housing Management, not ASU's Residential Life, said Diana Medina, director of Residential Life operations, on behalf of the company.
Century Campus Housing Management declined to comment and directed questions to Medina.
The company is looking into the situation and hoped to have it resolved today, Medina said.
ASU police would provide extra monitoring in the area Tuesday night, she added.
"It's scary," said Nicole Piroli, an Adelphi I resident and BIS junior. "Someone could [use or] drop their ID and just get in."
Piroli said she hoped the problem would be addressed "as soon as possible."
Accounting junior Courtney Allen, who also lives in Adelphi I, said changes are needed with security.
"[The Adelphi Commons] needs something to check people in restricting access or have people check you in like most of the dorms," Allen said.
The card-access systems were also tested at all other residence halls on the Tempe campus Tuesday between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Adelphi I was the only residence hall that could be accessed by nonresidents during this time.
Reach the reporter at: jeffrey.mitchell@asu.edu.
