Merge pull request #433 from YaleSTC/development

Merge Summer Changes into Master
Merge branch 'master' of github.com:YaleSTC/reservations
fix for can't create new users
Merge branch 'development' of github.com:YaleSTC/reservations into development
simple unprotected status controller
re-ordered migration to fix a bug
fixed logic errog in migration order
updated hash_syntax
Merge pull request #459 from YaleSTC/457_hash_syntax_conversion

Updated Hash Syntax to 1.9
Merge branch 'development' into 441_streamline_user_creation
fixed merge conflict for streamlining user creation branch
Merge branch '441_streamline_user_creation' of github.com:YaleSTC/reservations into 441_streamline_user_creation
fixed merge conflicts