Imagine the student who was dated raped in high school and then faced her assaulter again in college because her dorm address was posted online. Imagine the graduate student instructor who gave an undergraduate a failing grade and then heard that angry student pounding on her door at home. Imagine the student who turned down a classmate s invitation to dinner and then experienced threatening phone calls for two months following. Imagine the student whose name was overhead in a downtown bar and then suffered continued harrassment by an anoymous stranger who found her through the university s directory. Imagine the fury of a student who requested removal from the ASI Directory two years ago, only to have her request lost and her address printed anyway.
Many students are completely unaware that the university posts their home addresses online.
The web interface could make students rights to privacy more apparent. This information is easy to miss because students commonly click on the directory link without skimming the text below. Once at the MustangInfo screen, it is not obvious exactly which clickable option restricts directory information. Depending on monitor size, this typically means that the link is not visible without scrolling. If students manage to reach the necessary screen, they can block all Locator Information.