Quote From: samalieBad and dirty people and things are found everywhere... yeah...
But this is really scary. I will get my Masters Degree - hope this comes true - from a university in Saint Louis, Missouri and my brother is thinking of the same idea, but the problem is that we rarely have such bad behaviors where we live (in the Middle East); such as rapes, murdering... etc... and I've heard lots of such stories in the US...
I also got a story. My father studied at the same university in Missouri which I really hope I will be going to, he knew that I liked the idea of studying there so he began to tell me how to take care of myself and stuff.. but he was there like 25 years ago... I know that's a very long time ago, but man never changes, the internal desires and the bad ones never go away...
So yeah, my Daddy used to be friends with a great American family which had a nice lady who studied with my Dad... One day, this nice lady was going back home from university when one of her "colleagues" at the same university kidnapped her. Then, he raped her and finally tried to kill her. He thankfully couldn't... so yeah, this is really creepy.. if anyone could inform with good tips on how to be safe as a student (especially as a female one) in university, it would be great of him/her!
Good luck everyone & thanks! :)
First of all, never assume that these things rarely or don't happen around you. Sometimes these behaviors go unreported. Go to the website of the university you plan to attend and look up campus safety. You should be able to find the phone numbers for campus police/safety there as well as access to the Clery Act. I programmed the numbers into my cell phone while I went to school. There were several attacks near me with at least two within earshot. Words can make a huge difference here. I strongly suggest saying "no," "stop," "get away," "I said NO," among others if you are attacked. A wordless scream or shriek can easily be mistaken for someone fooling around. One time I looked out my window, saw nothing, and heard nothing more. I waited to see if I heard anymore yelling and when I didn't I figured some people were just fooling around and went back to bed. Two days later I found out someone had been attacked two buildings over. Two weeks later, it was outside my window at 3:00 a.m. The only reason I didn't call is because our building complex supervisors wife made it outside before my friend or I could reach the phone (if it happened today, I'd call anyway.)
You might want to take a self defense class. I had to take one in high school and still use what I learned there 10 years later. Rape Aggression Defense Systems classes are very good programs and are often taught by local police departments or campus safety. There may also be classes through the university physical education program. I was afraid after being so close to these attacks, and the classes really helped me. Good luck to you!
