Removed because I think my recommendation is based on outdated information, sorry.
Fwiw, I worked in campus sexual assault policy on both a university and statewide level. It’s an open secret that the reported sexual assault statistics are useless.
They do correlate pretty well with how strict universities are on mandated reporting though.
One of my kids was in an EC which involved a walk through campus (which included parts of the city it was located in) and at certain times of the year meant that the walk would be in the dark (before the clocks changed). The first day of this EC two campus police officers showed up to ask “Who wants a ride back to the dorm, and who would rather have an escort?”.
This isn’t rocket science- but it means someone in Student Activities is coordinating with campus police. I don’t expect a police officer to be monitoring every donut store or pizza shop in a big city on the off-chance that a student is going to walk home in the dark. But an official campus EC which takes place in a remote part of campus (i.e. far from the dorms) ought to be registered with campus police so that someone with a squad car, walkie-talkie, etc. is aware of the hours involved.
My roommate in college rowed crew- and even back in the 1970’s, the crew team had a campus police escort (or the safety van) for the pre-dawn walk to the boathouse (less than a mile from campus- but who wants their daughter walking through a city to a river at 5 am?)
This is just coordination- not curing cancer. Urban colleges seem better at it than bucolic ones.
At DePaul they told us there is a concerted effort to have the evening classes on the Loop (downtown) campus finish at approximately the same time, which minimizes the odds of a student needing to commute solo back to the Lincoln Park campus where the majority of the residence halls are.
To be honest… if you have a daughter, having her take a self-defense course, or 2, or 3 is a very wise idea. I’d like to see more colleges offer these courses for free (included in gym activities, etc.) at the beginning of each school year for incoming freshmen (and anyone else who wants to take them). Schools should be proactive on this.
The Brown Line that runs from the DePaul Downtown Campus to Lincoln Park (within a block of each) is very popular and busy until midnight. Many young working folks live along the line and commute to the Loop on it. I would be less concerned about that trip at night than many in Chicago.
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Hi I’m a student at Indiana University, and I currently live in what is considered the “party neighborhood” on campus. Sorry to say, but they might not grant a room switch to you because your daughter is 18 or older, but she needs to speak with her RA. Room changes happen all the time at IU! My roommate switched out of our room because she clearly had prohibited items in the room and I told her to please get rid of them. She refused. A quick talk to my RA and she was gone. As far as the partying thing…look I’m not saying don’t party, but you should know what you’re getting into when you choose to impair your thoughts. Being drunk doesn’t warrant assault, rape, or murder, however young ADULTS should know that it’s a possible outcome. If you’re planning on drinking and partying, be safe, and stay with a group. Not that hard to follow.
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