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Campus Safety Tips
Safety Forums:
Fundamentals:
- Freshmen should "respectfully decline" to have photo and personal
information published for distribution to the campus community.
- Fraternities and upperclassmen have abused this type of publication
to "target" naive freshmen.
- Study the campus and neighborhood with respect to routes between
your residence and class/activities schedule. Know where emergency
phones are located.
- Share your class/activities schedule with parents and a network of
close friends, effectively creating a type of "buddy" system. Give
network telephone numbers to your parents, advisors, and friends.
- Always travel in groups. Use a shuttle service after dark. Never walk
alone at night. Avoid "shortcuts".
- Survey the campus, academic buildings, residence halls, and other
facilities while classes are in session and after dark to see that
buildings, walkways, quad-rangles, and parking lots are adequately
secured, lit and patrolled. Are emergency phones, escorts, and shuttle
services adequate?
- To gauge the social scene, drive down fraternity row on weekend
nights and stroll through the student hangouts. Are people behaving
responsibly, or does the situation seem reckless and potentially
dangerous? Remember, alcohol and/or drug abuse is involved in
about 90% of campus crime. Carefully evaluate off-campus student
apartment complexes and fraternity houses if you plan to live
off campus.
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