Advice to incoming freshmen on campus safety...

[fantASTic]

Originally Posted by nikki1920

Sexual assaults are very common on most campuses, but sadly, a lot go unreported. My campus was relatively safe, and we felt comfortable walking back to our dorms alone. Not the smartest move, and we didn't do that often. We usually would walk to whoever's dorm was closest and then have the campus shuttle take the rest of us to our dorms. Better to think you look silly or stupid than to regret it later. Tuition pays for the shuttle, so use it! That's what it's there for.

Sorry, but bullshit. College women are THE SAFEST group of women in the WORLD when it comes to rape and sexual assault. Check out Who Stole Feminism? How Women Have Betrayed Women by Christina Hoff Sommers. That statistic about 1 in 4 women getting assaulted at some point in their life is a LIE, and it has even been admitted by the director of the study that it is not true.

Fearmongering does no good. CrackerBarrel, I agree with you on this.

Also: not every campus has a free shuttle..I go to a large state school and we don't.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by fantASTic

Sorry, but bullshit. College women are THE SAFEST group of women in the WORLD when it comes to rape and sexual assault. Check out Who Stole Feminism? How Women Have Betrayed Women by Christina Hoff Sommers. That statistic about 1 in 4 women getting assaulted at some point in their life is a LIE, and it has even been admitted by the director of the study that it is not true.

Fearmongering does no good. CrackerBarrel, I agree with you on this.

Also: not every campus has a free shuttle..I go to a large state school and we don't.

If college women were the safest bunch in the world, then campuses would have no reason to host the safety/self defense programs that they do. Maybe 1 in 4 is extreme, but it's foolish to think that it doesn't happen.

And no one is fearmongering. It's better to have a sober buddy/use the shuttle/etc than to run around saying "Hey, I'm safe on this campus! I think I'll walk 20 blocks by myself tonight!" ... just to be on the safe side.