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I think that being safe on campus is all about using your common sense. Don't walk around campus by yourself after dark. Make sure that someone knows where you are going and when you are expected back. Be aware of your surroundings and where emergency phones are. Walk on lit paths and where other people are around. Being safe is all about being aware and being smart. The opportunities for something to happen to you will be decreased greatly if you take the right percautions.

I agree. If you take the neccicary percations, you will be ok. I guess I don't feel unsafe while walking around campus. I do have a late class and have to walk aound alone for a while, but my roomate knows that I do, so if I didn't show up for a while, I'm sure she would call someone.

I agree, I think that as long as you use common sense around here you will be relatively safe..

I am very parinoid about walking around on campus at night. I always make sure that i know my surroundings and take precautions. But i think that i doesnt matter how many precautions i take, i will still feel uneasy. Because i live on the st. paul campus, i have to commute back and forth to minneapolis. and sometimes that is late at night. Alot of times my friends will wait with me at the bus stop, but that is not always an option. i will always feel unsafe at this campus. Maby if they had police posted at certain spots- like the bus stops, i would feel better.

Also, i feel unsafe in the buildings here on campus. i like to study in the classroom office building outside of Magrath library. And i feel unsafe studying there later in the afternoon and evening. Because few people are there. And if someone does come up to me- i feel uneasy because there would be no one to help me in that kind of a situation. I would like to see some kind of safety measures put in the buildings so that i can feel safe.

I think the Minnesota campus is very safe. I have seen several girls walking down University Ave alone. I agree that it is completely based on the common sense of a girl. Why would a girl be wondering around downtown Minneapolis at night alone? The only questionable place that is actually on campus could be West Bank by Cedar Ave. The majority of campus is well light at night and there are always people around to hear a cry for help. There are also a lot of emergency phones available to aid in a call of distress.

I personally do feel safe on campus. I think the University does a great job in ensuring the safety of the students. The emergency phones and the escort service really help. Plus there always seems to be people around campus. I think that the chance of being assaulted is very low.

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