Safety. This is the top priority for most Universities. Safety is important because without it danger can take the life of a dear student along with their financial contribution to the school. But it is even more important because if something were to occur to a student it could taint the University’s reputation, meaning that the school would have to live with it’s students being in fear that the same thing could happen to them. For example, Brianna Denison a resident of Reno, Nevada was kidnapped from her friend’s home. She was sexually assaulted and then murdered. (Gary C. King, “The Murder of Brianna Denison,” trutv.com.) Although she did not attend the University of Nevada, Reno, she is a horrific prime example that even in small cities such events like this can occur. Safety is the number one priority for this University, and one of our safety assets, Campus Escort, needs some improvements to maximize the security and safety of the students on Campus.
The exact nature of my issue is the student service, Campus Escort, which the University of Nevada, Reno provides to its students. This student service is funded by a fee that the students pay every semester and it resembles a taxi except that it can only travel in a two mile radius of the school. This service should have more funding and should change a few of its policies along with its operating hours this way it is more of a convenience for the students and so it can protect them to the fullest.
Currently the operating hours of the Campus Escort are from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. (“Campus Escort,” Unr.edu.) However, it can only take students to or from buildings that are open on-campus, most of which are closed by midnight. Knowing this we should push back the hours of the escort s...
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My solution to the problem is to change the operating hours of the Campus Escort and to change some of the policies they have, one being denying intoxicated students to take it. If we change some minor things the campus escort service can protect the students and use its funds properly. In turn if we provide the student’s with the safety and security they deserve we can make the University have a more positive image and show the country that we have taken action at the cost of Brianna Denison’s life. By adding to the security of the University we can draw in more students and can start other building projects with the help of their funding. We can also receive more funding by asking for a grant from the government for the student’s safety. Campus Escort can impact our University in the most positive way and bury the tragic past that has occurred in Reno.
The number of complaints relating to Cal State Fullerton’s parking is out of control. Considering the prices CSU Fullerton charges to park at their school, students should be guaranteed a parking space. Students are currently outraged regarding the Cal State Fullerton’s parking conditions. Some students even decide to not attend the school based on the pricing and availability of parking. A school losing an immense number of students only because of the parking situation is insane. Cal State Fullerton should reduce the pricing towards parking for reasons of availability, cost, and profit.
The group responsible for this travesty are the creators of the service themselves, the Student Government Association (SGA). The SGA used its power to respond to the lack of transpor...
With one in five college students experiencing sexual assault during their college career who wouldn’t be afraid? This remains especially true for young women between the ages of 18-24 (“The Realities of Sexual Assault”). While a woman’s freshman and sophomore year of college are when she is at a most risk for assault, it can happen at any time. According to Robin Gray in the article on sexual assault statistics, “between 20% and 25% of women will experience a completed and/or attempted rape during their college career,” (Gray). At Northwest Missouri State University for the 2016-2017 academic year there are 5,618 undergraduate students enrolled. With the ratio of male to female students being 44% to 56%, there are about 3,147 female students. In terms of the statistics estimated by Gray, 630-787 of the female student population at Northwest Missouri State will experience rape during their college career (“Northwest Missouri State University”). This is a disturbingly large figure. Women are not the only ones susceptible to these acts, but men are too. It is said about “10%” of all sexual assault cases involve male victims (“The Realities of Sexual Assault”). While this number is slightly lower for men it is often believed that male victims of sexual assault do not often report their crime due to the social stigma surrounding their assault. Men may feel
One once said that there is no such thing as bad publicity, but maybe some schools disagree with this statement, and they take publicity more seriously than the welfare of their facility, staff, and students. A school with bad reputation is not going to receive many applicants, but is this a valid excuse for not protecting their students? I believe that if there is a disturbance like a student threatening someone or a shooting, schools should notify the police right away. Mary Hoeft, a professor of communication arts and French at the University of Wisconsin – Barron County, wrote Professors in the Crosshairs, an article about incidents that occurred at her school that should have involved the police. Hoeft spoke of a situation where a young female student raged down the ...
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Upon arriving to college, many students face the challenge of finding a community to belong to. I believe the student affairs professionals on campus are the resource to building communities within the student body. Reflecting back on my first semester of college, I found my community within two organizations; Dance Marathon and UI Alumni Association Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (S.T.A.T.). Within the organizations I met two advisers who opened my eyes to the world of student affairs.
Life has so many exciting events that happen, from birth to having a family and one of those events is going to college. High school students prepare everything to be accepted by their dream college. In college, there are many opportunities and excitement,. But with all happiness, there’s always a negative to coincide. A very big problem that is rampant among big college campuses is sexual assault. One in five women will be sexually assaulted while attending college and yet sixty-one percent of cases are unreported. Why is that? How come so few are heard? The reason why most on campus sexual assault cases go unheard or unreported is because the college or university has their attention focused on income rather than the well-being of their own students. This is coupled with the fact that
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This is one of the more highly dangerous areas to drink for underaged drinkers. This is a big deal for kids that live on campus and a far away from home. Imagine a college dorm, full of underaged college students, getting dangerously drunk. A lot of people may not think that is all that dangerous and it’s just harmless fun. That it’s normal for young college kids to party like that. Well, those people are wrong. People have been passing out and choking on their own vomit in their unconscious state. In other words, they die. They cou...
"Sexual Assault and College Campuses - Statistics." Statistics about Sexual Assault. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014. .
One solution for improving student transportation is offering a shuttle service. Although, UTSA already provides a shuttle service, it is limited to only two routes and can be unreliable. The transportation service at UTSA recommends waiting at the shuttle stop “30 to 45 minutes before your scheduled class time” (Business . . .). The thought of waiting in freezing temperatures trying to hide from the icy rain can be disheartening for some but it is a reality for students whose only way of transportation is through the shuttle. As a result of similar issues, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, “provides 40 buses on 10 routes complete with GPS tracking“(Horan 52). The purpose of GPS trackin...
When people think of fraternities, a few things usually come to mind: wild parties, social status, and insane amounts of alcohol. However, fraternities have recently found themselves associated with something else: misogyny and rape. This is nothing new, considering fraternity chapters have been singing songs about the “joys” of sexual assault for decades. Only recently has the media taken notice of these actions and the results have not been pretty for the Alphas and Betas of college campuses. While some members of society defend frats with “rotten apple” and “boys will be boys” arguments, many are calling for drastic changes in how fraternities deal with and prevent misogyny and sexual crimes within the brotherhoods. They’re right to do so,
There have been reports of increased violence on U.S. college campuses since the early 1980s. Alcohol-related problems have included vandalism, fighting, injuries, and rape. However, as in the past, crime on campuses frequently was not reported to authorities or not divulged by institutions. Therefore, it is difficult to know if there has been an increase in incidences or just increased reporting. Roark (1987: 367) has suggested that "although comparative data from previous years are difficult to obtain, it seems to many student affairs professionals that there is an increase in violence on campuses." One study reported that residence hall advisors mediated more physical confrontations between students in the mid-1980s compared to previous years. College campuses are communities populated with individuals at high risk for unintentional and violent injury, the vast majority of whom are single and experiencing freedom from home and parental supervision for the first time. Despite broad-based concern about violence on campus, accurate information about the scope and nature of this problem is hard to come by. Nevertheless, there is general agreement that since the 1960s crime and vio...