[generationP]

Afraid it's still the case as of late September: https://thetech.com/2022/09/28/campus-access-open-letter .

I'm feeling less and less at home in the place. Besides the bad vibes, this will cause real problems for seminars and colloquia, both for the invited speakers who will have to trail locals every time they need to get into the building, and for the visitors from other places (Boston has no shortage of those) who want to attend. But apparently, no one counts visitors, so visitors don't count.

[smelendez]

It looks like they have a system for events where invited guests get a temp pass called a Tim Ticket and someone can open the door for the general public. But I understand your feelings about the vibes.

[generationP]

I've had serious problems getting the machines to recognize the Tim Ticket on my tablet's screen. Guess you get used to it eventually, but it's hardly convenient.