Transportation On Pennsylvania State Campus

The change of Northern Illinois University’s bus system is demanded throughout campus through various sources. The issue comes in hand of the student’s safety through afternoon times. Our current bus system puts not only the student’s safety on line but its staff as well. The fact of the line is, having one bus running throughout an 800 acres campus does not make it safe for students and staff to get from one place of campus to another. It’s a way to save money rather than helping students get around campus in a safe and efficient way. Although there will be more money needed to add the number of buses running after 7pm, the investment is crucial for students’ safety

As students embark on the journey that is college many new obstacles are bound to come their way, but yet, safety and security should never be the reason for fear in a student. It is becoming more clear that college campus shootings can happen and Gary Pavela and James Alan Fox have outlined the reasons why previous shootings have caused problems within college administration in modern times. Due to research on capmus shootings college administration has increased their safety measures in the wrong ways. College campuses have hindered the well-being of students then and now because administrative teams are attempting to make safety their first priority, , but in turn actually enlisting fear into student’s minds.

In this article it was discussed the dual sided argument on whether having guns on campus is necessary or more of a safety issue than a benefit. This study used data from a Midwestern university to see the amount of support that was represented by faculty and students regarding campus safety procedures. Although attitudes significantly differed, student’s thoughts were similar towards faculty and staff on campus. But, the issues that were assumed to influence support for campus safety were not a reliable source. This suggested that the policymakers as well as state legislatures may consider the different opinions coming from the community on campus and the members before introducing disliked guidelines that could have little to no effectiveness.

New students entering Western Michigan University are allowed to have a car on campus. With every new freshmen class entering each year, parking poses a problem. WMU is already limited in its parking on campus and since freshmen are allowed to have cars, the students are faced with the dilemma of having nowhere to park or parking quite far from their destination. There are parking problems all over the campus, creating backups in residence

Several committees were created such as the University Safety and Security Policy Committee, Campus Violence Prevention Committee, and the University Emergency Management and Risk Assessment Committee. The University Safety and Security Policy Committee was responsible for duties such as reviewing, evaluating, and determining requirements concerning safety and security assessments, plans, programs, and education including changes that may affect the quality of the university’s living, learning and working environment (VT, 2010). The Campus Violence Prevention Committee is responsible for conducting annual reviews to identify potential or existing risks, including gathering and analyzing reports and data to identify high-risk departments, activities or locations (VT, 2010). Lastly, the

If safety issues do occur, then the campus police department is there. There's also no valuable reason to carry a gun on campus. Students are not there to get into a gun fight. In addition, student Lauren Gaia brings up a good point about how it's not her job to protect herself during campus nights, it's the campus public safety department duty (Torres). The campus safety department is there, day and night to protect the lives of the college students.

There are people who seek destruction and to harm students as much as possible. Therefore, schools take these precautions to assure that students know what to do when in a time of crisis. Information like this should be much more easily accessible. Overall the SFASU campus safety policies and website are viable for the student on campus and off campus; however, it could be more publicized, that way all students know what to do and what not to do in the case of an emergency. Colleges and universities could easily do this by implementing mandatory safety and training courses to ensure the safety of their students while they are attending their school. This is extremely important so that way students feel safe and can casually recommend SFASU as a safe and educated school for to anyone who ask, showing that there is safety for all

As a current student at Delgado Community College, I perceived that there are barely any campus police patrolling the perimeter, despite having a building within campus. This causes for concern due to recent school tragedies that have occurred just this year. Among the college related shootings in 2018, there were more than 10 high school shootings (Ahmed). The high school I attended in 2008, had a student count of less than 500 girls, and no security if any emergency were to transpire. It was a small campus consisted of two, old buildings that were easily accessed during school hours. If there was an active shooter, there would be nothing we could have done except to hide and pray no one gets hurt. If campuses have few security officers, or none, we expect our faculty and teachers to protect us. But, for them to protect students and other faculty, they need the proper equipment to do so. As Timothy Wheeler describes the words of Massad Ayoob, “The only solution is a prepared and brave defender with a proper lifesaving tool – a gun.” Teachers and faculty need to have access to a

More than half of the parking spaces that is close to the academic buildings is reserved for the Professors, however, the number of students in attendance surpasses the faculty. Students have had difficulty and anguish over this decision and think this system is no good. Two of the bad things are, for example, students have to park in the streets which is dangerous or interrupting classes already in progress when they arrive late. Sometimes students are on campus on time, but they have to spend ten to fifteen minutes looking for a suitable parking spot. Andy Gayle is a mechanical engineering student and argue passionately about the parking and think he is paying too much money to Camden County College to have this type of trouble. Therefore, he believes if you are not paying tuition you should not have special parking and that all parking should be on a first come first serve basis. Mr. Gayle concludes that the only designated parking should be for handicapped Professors and students. Even though, his statement is controversial I do agree to an

With the recent shooting at the Umpqua Community College in Oregon, security on college campuses has become a major topic. Some campuses have increased their security while others have kept theirs the same. One of these campuses that has kept its security at the status quo is Ohio State University. This amount of security is what Wright State lacks. It is understandable that the size of the campus of Wright State is nowhere near that of Ohio State and that Wright State is near the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, but having only a couple campus police cruisers roaming around campus is not enough to prevent a shooting so there needs to be a greater police presence on campus.

Although Claflin University provides a safe environment for its students, there are many dangers in the surrounding city of Orangeburg. It is essential for the city of Orangeburg to address the dangerous crosswalks for walkers because college students are putting their lives at risks by walking to local restaurants. Also, it is illegal for college students to walk across the railroad tracks and students are forced to seek alternative ways to their destinations. There are several of solutions to this problem, but they will only work if Claflin University and the city of Orangeburg collaborate.

First, security is a basic need for every student on a college campus. Some campuses can be mini towns which lessen the sense of security one might feel when walking around at night. Campus police can’t be everywhere. A study done by ABC News says that, there were roughly 42,000 burglaries, 7,000 aggravated assaults, and 48 murders

The idea gained traction “primarily based on our location and the amount of time it would take an armed response to arrive on campus”. A large number of people have been polled on this question, and it appears that law enforcement time to respond an emergency was an important fact in their decision to college’s president considered when decided to arm their police campus officers. Just as important, James McBride affirmed at Law Enforcement Publications and Conferences that parents and students are beginning to ask more questions about safety and security before they make their final

Safety is a tremendous issue on college campuses, and additional procedures need to be taken to prevent crimes from happening. When walking onto a college campus as a young adult, people get a rush of the unknown. The unknown could be going to college parties and late night study groups. College should be like any high school or elementary school and have better security measures to protect their students. The reasons we need these extra steps are to prevent violence, give students a sense of security, and monitor visitors on campus.

The second way in which colleges can significantly reduce sexual assaults on campus is through increased security protocols. These protocols can be implemented by increased lighting in poorly lit areas, placement of closed circuit television cameras in blind spot areas, and areas less traveled by students and staff and through additional security or police officers. Many education sources encourage people to avoid poorly lit areas to avoid crime, therefore the same should be utilized on campus. Increased lighting on the campus should be a top priority for the college. Increased visibility encourages more people to take the route, which also assists in deterring crime. Within every community and on every campus are blind spots, or areas that are less frequently traveled. These areas a prime locations to increase the number and orientation of security cameras, to ensure visibility in all areas of the campus. An increased number of security or patrol officers will assist in deterring not only sexual assaults, but other crimes as well. Reduced overall crime results in an overall safer campus. While each of these suggestions can come at a significant cost, proactive security is substantially less expensive that an assault or other crime. Additionally, the United States Department of Justice offers Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating