n The Fitness and Recreation Center adheres to university policies (“FitRec laws are inefficient,” April 25, p. 6). If someone were to allow an individual to use his or her Boston University Terrier Card to access a dorm, the same penalty would apply.

In light of what happened at Virginia Tech, how can anyone argue against policies that protect the BU community? Allowing someone else to use your ID to gain access to FitRec is unfair to those students who abide by the regulations set forth by the Office of Judicial Affairs.

The $20 weekday guest pass and the $10 Friday, weekend and holiday guest pass allow members to bring in up to two guests per day. If members were allowed unlimited guests, those students who pay tuition wouldn’t have a court to play basketball on or a treadmill to run on.

It’s not fair for Erin Penha to retaliate against the student employees whose paychecks are paid through my student loans just as much as they are through her family.

In response to the contribution of the BU Police Department, its involvement is necessary when an individual claims his or her ID was used without consent, thus being stolen. “Having an ID stolen” is a common excuse for attempting to avoid penalties.

FitRec is being fair because it treats everyone who violates this policy the same way. In response to another letter (“FitRec fee unnecessary,” April 20, p. 8), Vimal Jihaveri cannot argue with the policy when he clearly “knew about the rule changes blah blah.”

I am an employee at FitRec and fully agree with all of the policies that have been implemented since I was a sophomore in 2005. The people who have problems with these rules and regulations are the ones violating them.

Andrew Murphy

CAS ’07