REPORT
      ON
      CAMPUS
      SAFETY
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Brian
      Ash
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      report
      is
      based
      upon
      informal
      meetings
      with
      many
      members
      of
      the
      University
      community.
      While
     
     
      some
      of
      the
      opinions
      and
      concerns
      expressed
      during
      these
      meetings
      may
      not
      represent
      those
      of
      the
     
     
      University
      as
      a
      whole,
      they
      are
      serious
      enough
      to
      merit
      very
      careful
      attention.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Concerns
      for
      safety
      can
      be
      categorized
      under
      four
      headings:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      yi
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Physical
      safety
      while
      moving
      around
      the
      campus
      and
      within
      buildings
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Although
      the
      campus
      is
      generally
      well
      lit,
      there
      are
      some
      pools
      of
      darkness,
      particularly
      in
      the
     
     
      summer
      and
      fall
      when
      the
      trees
      are
      in
      leaf.
      It
      is
      a
      long
      walk
      from
      the
      parking
      lot
      and
     
     
      Blanchard
      Hall
      and
      (though
      much
      shorter)
      from
      the
      student
      union
      building
      to
      the
      centre
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      campus.
     
     
      From
      some
      buildings
      it
      is
      difficult
      to
      contact
      the
      Security
      Force.
     
     
      Some
      students
      walk
      or
      hitch-hike
      to
      the
      university.
     
    

    
     
      "Pr
      .
      n
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      number
      of
      women
      (and
      men)
      are
      frustrated
      by
      their
      perception
      that
      the
      University
      tolerates
     
     
      hostility
      towards
      women
      and
      women’s
      issues
      and
      fails
      to
      promote
      attitudes
      that
      would
     
     
      encourage
      women
      members
      cf
      tly.
      community
      (and
      particularly
      students)
      to
      see
      themselves
      and
     
     
      to
      be
      seen
      as
      equals.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sexual
      harassment
      and
      sexuul
      assault:
     
     
      Residences:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      university
      must
      clearly
      define
      its
      reasons
      for
      maintaining
      residences
      when
      most
      students
     
     
      commute
      and
      when
      the
      campus
      is
      located
      in
      close
      proximity
      to
      available
      commercial
     
     
      accommodation.
      If
      the
      university
      believes
      that
      residences
      have
      an
      important
      educational
      role
     
     
      to
      play
      then
      that
      role
      should
      be
      clearly
      defined
      and
      policies,
      administrative
      procedures
      and
     
     
      acceptable
      behaviours
      established
      accordingly.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RE
      MENDATIONS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      i.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      oes
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Upgrade
      the
      level
      of
      lighting
      along
      the
      main
      route
      from
      the
      parking
      lot
      and
      from
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union
      to
      the
      centre
      of
      campus
      and
      recommend
      that
      only
      this
      route
      be
      used
      at
      night.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Investigate
      the
      possibility
      of
      installing
      “assistance”
      buttons
      at
      one
      or
      two
      strategically
      placed
     
     
      locations
      which,
      when
      pressed,
      would
      activate
      a
      loud
      bell
      or
      siren
      (located
      near
      the
      button
      so
     
     
      that
      attention
      to
      the
      emergency
      could
      be
      quickly
      focused)
      and/or
      install
      emergency
      telephones
     
     
      connected
      directly
      to
      the
      Security
      Department.
      (Such
      assistance
      buttons
      are
      frequently
      located
     
     
      near
      elevators
      etc.
      in
      public
      buildings—there
      is
      always
      the
      possibility
      of
      false
      alarms,
      but
      that
     
     
      is
      a
      calculated
      risk.)