What is Actually so Riot-Proof about Norris?

What is Actually so Riot-Proof about Norris?
                                            Looks like a riot waiting to happen.

From the second you walk onto campus, you hear about how Norris is "riot-proof" and something about how it was built in the 60s and the administration being scared that students would lock themselves in buildings and take over the school. Or something. But what is actually so riot-proof about the building?

It seems like if a student group was organized enough, the amount of doors they would need to blockade in Norris wouldn't be an issue, although maybe the inability to organize successfully is a built in riot-proofing. Plus, if one were to riot, wouldn't you need a wide open space - like, say, the food court or the Starbucks area? The only real trouble with Norris is the confusing room names, but something tells me that students could probably figure that out if they needed to.

People say it is because the doors are big enough to drive tanks through, but is that seriously the only thing? Or is this another rando rumor that's not actually true?

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