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Originally posted by adpishan
I was just reading in a thread and someone mentioned the security at their univ. It hit me, the thing I hate most about my school. We have these post with a blue light on top. (yes think K-mart blue light special) And on the post is a box, kinda like the call boxes on the side of the freeways. There is a big button that you push that alarms the campus police and turns on the blue light. They are for emergencies or if you feel threatened (someone following you, etc.). Well during our campus tour, they mention that if you push the button, there is a 1-3 minute response time. But instead of impressing me, I thought, "What are yousuppost to do for those 1-3 minutes. Run around the pole?" They also said that if you push those and walk away (for a prank) then you get fined like $500 
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We have these at my school too and I've always wondered that excat same thing. Also, they all seem to be in the most dimly lit walking areas on campus. Personally, if I was walking home at night, I'd go the most brightly lit way, not the path that is nothing but darkness. I'm not going to take a chance with my safety just so I can be near a damn blue light!
It also seems that every year, one of the platforms of the canidates for student pres is to fix the lighting problems on campus. And every year, the winning canidate takes a walk around the dark campus, with a gaggle of senators, and tells everyone it isn't that bad, and they will fix the problem spots. Kepp in mind, since I have been going to WSU, we've never had a female president. Of course you feel comfortable! We've also never had the lighting fixed (well, as much as anyone I know would like to see it improved that is!)