<p>I just met with one of the student from Temple's University and had a very long and in depth conversation about Temple's Security systems and how they are good, and yet how their are some flaws. For instance their was the incident where the homeless are aloud to just walk/sit around the campus and just beg people for money, sometime even follow them to their classes. For me this is a concern, which i think is legit. I know coming to a university in a city you must learn to adapt, but i don't want it to be too much of a big issue for me.
I am wondering how one who goes to this college deals with this kind of surrounding. For me this posses some inconvenience because i feel as though temple is a great fit, but yet at the same time i don't want to have to deal with strangers coming up to me, and also worrying about how good my "street smarts" are in a new surrounding.</p>
<p>I have been living in Philadelphia for the past three years, and before that I spent most of my life living in the suburbs, so city life is relatively new to me as well. That said, I adjusted fairly quickly and Philadelphia isn't as scary as people think it would be. You just have to use your best judgment. Have a sense of which areas to stay away from, which streets you can walk at night, cross the street when you see multiple hooded guys walking towards you, if someone says or tries to do something to you look straight and keep walking, etc. You should really be fine. </p>
<p>I feel that Temple's campus is relatively safe. Obviously you don't want to walk there at night 'cause there are some homeless people wandering around. The most that has ever happened to me is some guy tried to make me exchange my two dollars for his token and I just did it to avoid trouble.</p>
<p>Have the recent violent attacks in the subways had an impact on student life?</p>
<p>What attackes have been happening? I am from pittsburgh, so this kinda of news is new to me. Is there a link to the coverage?</p>
<p>There are dumb kids anywhere you go-city, suburbs, subway, etc. A few isolated incidents really shouldn't deter you from doing something you want to do (and copter, as far as I know, student life is the same as it was before the "recent 'rash' of attacks")... I say this as a student who rides Septa every day... as far as the homeless people question goes... I leave them alone, and 9.9 times out of 10, they leave me alone, too.</p>
<p>here's some links: cbs3.com</a> - Concerns Raised After Latest SEPTA Assault metro[/url</a>] [url=<a href="http://cbs3.com/topstories/SEPTA.death.center.2.685410.html%5Dcbs3.com">http://cbs3.com/topstories/SEPTA.death.center.2.685410.html]cbs3.com</a> - Teen Charged With Murder In SEPTA El Stop Attack 6abc.com:</a> SEPTA increasing subway security 4/07/08</p>
<p>Thanks for your response arachnophobia12. </p>
<p>Do you ride bus, train or subway most often?</p>
<p>No problem... It really depends on the season-during the winter, I typically take the subway, the el, and the bus (I live kind of far from my school). When it's warmer, i walk more, so I either just take one bus, or ride the trolley. On weekends, I take the bus most often. I think the only Septa-specific mode of transportation I don't use is the Norristown high-speed line.</p>