They’re installing new turnstiles. Stylin’!
Cross your fingers they won’t install revolving doors like the Broadway-facing side. Fun fact: the trick with those is to pull the door/ metal contraption before you push it. Retreat to move forward!
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Nov 22, 2010 
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They’re installing new turnstiles. Stylin’!
Cross your fingers they won’t install revolving doors like the Broadway-facing side. Fun fact: the trick with those is to pull the door/ metal contraption before you push it. Retreat to move forward!
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@good point all the other buildings are within the gates
@Anonymous of all the buildings on campus, why is this the one with turnstiles / metal gates? there’s seemingly nothing of importance outside of a rat-infested dining hall, mailboxes, and a couple of pianos.
not to mention people unaffiliated with the university are likely to have meetings in the administrative offices that take up so much of the space to begin with.
@Hey, we gotta keep the homeless out one way or another. And hiring guards ain’t cheap.
@wait for the click
@Sometimes Key is to wait for light to stop flashing before swiping your ID
@Ooh I hope it’s the one that they use at the airports, with arms on both sides that retract.
Though I can go without the free ball-handling.
@Anonymous Pull before moving forward? I don’t think so.
I always thought the issue was that there was a problem in the authentication software, so that if it was a high-volume time, it wouldn’t receive the “ok” response in time, though the request would be cached, forcing you to swipe your card again (of course after the lights stop blinking, due to a different bug) for it to immediately read the cache and let you through.
Or is this theory just as retarded as the “retreat to move forward” one?
@Carolyn That sounds much more sensible.
@Anish Actually, the trick is to hold your card against the sensor until you hear the click. Most people withdraw their card after hearing the beep but before the click, and then the turnstile doesn’t unlock.
@If this ends badly Turnstile-gate 2010