The student newspaper provides insight into what the area around Rogers Hall was like before MetroTech as well as opinions from Poly students in the planning and construction phases of MetroTech.
Sample articles include (from the Poly Reporter collection, Box 5):
1981 November 2. "Poly Mugging Incident: How to Protect Yourself" (includes a campus map with highlighted "dangerous zones")
1982 February 23."New Poly Campus Seen in Future"
1982 March 10. "Mugging Attempt Failed."
1982 May 10. "Community Down on MetroTech"
