Walking across campus by yourself can sometimes be a scary experience. Imagine coming to a green light phone in an emergency and realizing it doesn’t work.

The green light emergency phones are located all over campus, but some feel there needs to be improvements and new ones installed.

Last year, ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate government, approved a bill to install more phones in the Brody Complex area and fix the ones that aren’t currently working.

Missy Kushlak, a pre-vet sophomore and College of Veterinary Medicine representative for ASMSU, thought things would be changed once the bill passed.

“Once the bill was passed I was under the assumption that something would be done,” Kushlak said.

So far, the university has not satisfied ASMSU’s requests.

Kusklak along with former ASMSU representative Shauna Matlen, a no-preference sophomore, are continuing to work with the university on the issue of keeping the phones updated and making campus safe at night.

The bill, which was passed on Feb. 15, was sent to university officials including vice presidents Fred Poston and Lee June and President M. Peter McPherson, ASMSU Student Assembly chairperson Quinn Wright said.

Besides dealing with fixing the phone line connections, Kushlak said she is also focusing on replacing faulty lightbulbs.

She said there will also be a test later this month to check how fast the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety responds to calls from various phones.

Although the university seems to be making strides to fix problems with phones, Kushlak said she would like to see more initiative from the university.

“The Department of Police and Public Safety said it was a matter of how much money it takes to install new ones,” she said. “We feel safety warrants the university to spend the money.”

MSU Deputy Chief Mike Rice reaffirmed money is one of the issues why new phones haven’t been installed.

“Currently, there are more than 150 phones on campus, and each of those cost $20 a month,” Rice said. “The greatest problem is financing them.”

Rice said the phones are checked every month and it all depends on how much money the university gets for funding.

“The money we get to get new phones installed comes from parking violations on campus,” Rice said.

He added new phones are usually put in when a new building is built and a few are added each year but, it’s costly because the wires need to be buried.

“You have to remember that many of these phone parts were installed when I was a freshman here in 1965,” he said. “The world has changed.”

Rice said there are a lot more cell phones being used and that could have something to do with why there aren’t as many new green light phones appearing on campus.

And despite concerns, many students say they feel the campus is safe.

Melissa Anderson, a no-preference freshman, said she feels secure on campus so far, but usually walks with a group.

“I feel pretty safe on campus and living in the Brody Complex,” she said.