<p>I feel like this topic will get some attention from potential students and their parents. </p>
<p>So, now Tulane's sending out these vague emails... Is it now not acceptable to go north of Willow? Really? What's going on and why won't Tulane tell us past, "Just don't go there, please."</p>
<p>I mean, if that's really the cut off--Willow, at any time of day--we should really start getting scared as students.</p>
<p>Maybe you should call the new chief Monday and ask for more info. Let us know what he says.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’ll walk over there on Monday. I’m guessing, though, they won’t tell me. Whenever I’ve gone over there for anything the person at the front desk just stares at me blankly and gives me some vague excuse about how they can’t do X, Y, Z or offer any advice about X, Y, Z. We’ll see.</p>
<p>Oh boy Fallen. This is so Tulane.</p>
<p>I went in and the police had no idea what was going on. Not only have they not heard of ANY crime in that area, they didn’t receive the email or a phone call. Quote: “Tulane University Police Department will work with the New Orleans Police Department to increase patrols in this area.” </p>
<p>They seemed confused as to why anyone would ever consider that area dangerous (or what the point is of telling someone to avoid it), as mostly kids live there. </p>
<p>They all were (including the chief?) pretty upset and called Ross Bryan while I was there… Apparently he didn’t answer. So they’re going to contact me later with information on what just is going on.</p>
<p>I am hoping the email was not someone’s stupid idea of an April fools joke … Surely no one would be that silly,</p>
<p>No, but it might be even stupider.</p>
<p>The new Potts chief is very thorough and I think he’s going to really turn the place around, first off. Anyway, apparently two days ago someone became drunk and went up to someone’s house (with a family and children) and started banging on the front door. It wasn’t a crime, it was just a drunk person and this freaked out the family. Apparently this family has connections to Ross (personally) and Ross then sent out a random email to the entire Uptown student residence body about how you should avoid an entire area because of one drunk man acting like a drunk man.</p>
<p>I mean, I can understand. It’s New Orleans. Nobody has ever been drunk and done something silly in New Orleans. Ever. </p>
<p>Really inappropriate, in my opinion. And the police seem to think so, too. Nothing else has happened over there at all. No crimes. So it’s a massive scare tactic for something insignificant with a hint of nepotism.</p>
<p>True that it was completely ridiculous for this to have happened, but on the glass half full side at least there was no real incident. Things do seem to have gotten more under control with the new measures that were taken, but of course it is really important that they keep up with the vigilance.</p>
<p>Thanks for checking into that, tulanechild.</p>
<p>What is up? Do students get crime emails all the time? I check the Times Picayune sometimes and get worried when I see reports of crimes in the uptown area and am concerned about sending my seemingly very crime naive seventeen year old high school senior to Tulane because of this.</p>
<p>Research “crime at tulane” however tulane is in one of the safer parts of new orleans</p>
<p>i am a student and i feel very safe. i work late in the music industry and come home at all hours of the night/morning and have never had any trouble. here is an old video: [Staying</a> Safe at Tulane (with TUPD and TEMS) - YouTube](<a href=“Staying Safe at Tulane (with TUPD and TEMS) - YouTube”>Staying Safe at Tulane (with TUPD and TEMS) - YouTube)</p>
<p>Don’t go north of Willow? Huh? What the…</p>
<p>I’m a college student from New Orleans, grew up three blocks from Tulane on State Street and know that area like the back of my hand. I’m going to school outside of NOLA now. The idea that the Uptown neighborhoods are somehow that unsafe is ridiculous. Sure, don’t go wandering around some places at 1 AM while drunk, but that’s true in most significant cities. Use common sense (it’s amazing how many crimes happen to people without any).</p>
<p>"* am concerned about sending my seemingly very crime naive seventeen year old high school senior to Tulane because of this…"</p>
<p>I was a crime-naive seventeen year old high school senior living in that neighborhood once. For example, I’d never seen pot and never known anyone who had been mugged. But I had common sense. So take that for what you will.</p>