Legislation titled Campus Fire Safety Right To Know Act of 2007 was reintroduced to Congress on Jan. 22.

The legislation calls for universities to report information on fire safety to the U.S. Department of Education as well provide the information to the public.

The bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives in 2006, is in response to the anniversary of the fire at Seton Hall University that killed three freshman students as well as the Jan. 13 fire that killed three students and two siblings in Huntington, Virginia.

The bill was reintroduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and was introduced in the Senate on Jan. 22 by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).

According to www.campus-firewatch.com, since 2000 there have been 99 campus-related deaths across the country and 90 percent of them have occurred off-campus or in Greek housing.

However, some Cerritos students say that they are not worried about a potential fire on campus.

“I’m not worried about it,” Shaka Matthews, photography major said, “because I feel safe.”

He added that though there are potential dangers to being on the campus at night, that he is nevertheless not worried.

Michael Agudo, photography major agreed. He said that it is not the potential for a fire that worries him the most.

“I think that there should be more police on patrol to make it safe for students who take classes at night,” he said.