As I’m sure we all have noticed, UVa email inboxes have been recently been seemingly flooded with messages concerning security on or around grounds. We have been alerted of many assaults on many different occasions. However, a more recent email, that some of us may not have noticed (at least I didn’t), has arrived in our inbox. This email, from Colin Hood, the University Student Council President, asks if we, as students, are concerned about our safety at UVa. More importantly, it provides us with an outlet to express our concerns; a safety forum blog.
This blog is a way for students to anonymously express their concerns for their safety and the condition of safety in general at UVa, on and off-grounds. Not only can students discuss the current condition of safety at UVa, but also numerous ways to improve it. For example, there has already been talk of improving the lighting conditions around grounds, which students feel would be a form of protection when walking home at night.
This blog is only one of many initiatives the student council is taking in order to improve safety around the University. There have been discussions of increased late-night parking opportunities so students who live off-campus don’t have to walk to the libraries as well as increased University and Charlottesville Police Officers patrolling areas tighter, such as the Corner.
This forum is a great opportunity for students to let their voices be heard. It’s important that we speak up, and vocalize our concerns for our safety here at UVa. For more information, check out : http://www.cavalierdaily.com/2010/10/06/site-allows-students-to-air-worries/
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