I keep forgetting that people on the internet in these avatar things are most likely in high school/ starting college...

Lillith & Aislin: Depending on the university, they offer services like driving you back to your dorm (or close to your apartment if you're just off-campus) and emergency call boxes that alert police once you've hit the button. They have tons of those on my university campus. I've been here for three years, and I'm still safe. :3 The less worried you are about it, and the more confidently you walk (and a little mace doesn't hurt), the less likely you are to be assaulted.

Jenova... I take it that means you're out of highschool/university? Because I am too. ^.^

Originally Posted by FeyonaSaibre

Jenova... I take it that means you're out of highschool/university? Because I am too. ^.^

I'm still in University, I've got one more year to go before I get my degree. And I'm finally not taking 19 credit hours anymore. 13 this semester.

@ Jenova: Thank you for the tips! That will help. I have pretty good survival instincts, but I was pretty wowed by the statistics about dorms, which is why it's been on my mind.

I'm going to do my two year degree at a community college first, though, so I'll have time to get my bearings before taking the plunge. I turned 18 just in time to vote, this year, and I'm finishing my last year of high school.

I keep forgetting that people on the internet in these avatar things are most likely in high school/ starting college...

Heh! I feel like a pipsqueak.

Yeah... well I technically never went to Uni, but if I did I'd already be out. I'm the proud mother of an almost 2 year old. *nods*

XD *laughs* Yeah, we're youngens.

I get nervous about rape just walking around. :\ I've already had two guys try it. The first guy ran the second he saw I had a cellphone in hand, and the second guy I kneed in the groin and took off. It was really scary.

Originally Posted by Aislin

@ Jenova: Thank you for the tips! That will help. I have pretty good survival instincts, but I was pretty wowed by the statistics about dorms, which is why it's been on my mind.

I'm going to do my two year degree at a community college first, though, so I'll have time to get my bearings before taking the plunge. I turned 18 just in time to vote, this year, and I'm finishing my last year of high school.



Heh! I feel like a pipsqueak.

It's okay. I came to University when I was 17, so I'm not much older than you
But don't let statistics scare you. Tour the campus and ask the students how safe they feel there. That's much better than some statistics that could have been manipulated merely to make a point.

Originally Posted by Bishielurfer

XD *laughs* Yeah, we're youngens.

I get nervous about rape just walking around. :\ I've already had two guys try it. The first guy ran the second he saw I had a cellphone in hand, and the second guy I kneed in the groin and took off. It was really scary.

Always carry some mace. One of my friends in my classes my freshman year always carried a taser. (it was pink)
I guess it also helps because I look an awful lot like a boy when I go out (I keep my hair tied, don't wear makeup, baggy clothes). I've also found that the confident strut helps to scare off would-be offenders a lot. Some guy tried to bother me at work (with these kind-of useless and wrong facts that I constantly corrected him on) and I just kept walking and escaped to an employee area. People are crazy.

@Jenova- I'm actually almost through my associates degree. Just going to a community college right now.
They even have those call boxes at community schools.
I worry about it, but less for me and more for my sister who is 4'11", and pretty. Though if someone messed with her the poor guy would end up in a hospital.
I was doing the same thing for awhile. Now I have 14 ^^
I can't see how people can take 20+ hours. They must never sleep.
What degree are you getting?
I'm going for elemetary education.

@Feyona- Aw, are you a mother of a daughter or son?

@Bishie- That is horrible.
I hope you really hurt the guy.

He's a boy... and he's such a cutie. Got long enough eyelashes to make any woman envious. He's got these big bright beautiful hazel eyes and dishwater blond hair.

One thing I've never had to worry about in my school is rape. I feel comfortable walking around campus alone, at any time of day or night. The place is always lit up and the University Police patrol pretty often. We only have one blue light, but I don't think it's actually been used in years.

There was only one report of rape that I know of and it was a few years ago. The girl supposedly made the story up to get back and two men who were visiting her. There was a lot of pressure on her to take back the charges, so no one knows the full story, but she apprently had a history of calling rap at her previous school, too.

Feyona: XD Long eyelashes are bothersome. I have crazy long eyelashes, and my hair always gets caught on them, and they periodically poke me in the eye. The worst of it is that they're practically white, so when the sun hits them, it reflects into my eyes. It's terrible.
Lilith: ^^; I hope so too. He didn't chase after me, so I guess I hurt him enough.
Jenova: I wouldn't know where to get a hold of one...:\
I'm fairly small--5' 6", 125lbs--so I tend to be an easy target. I've started doing this thing where, if I see someone who makes me uneasy, I pull out my cellphone and either call someone or pretend to be talking to someone. People leave you alone if they think someone might hear them.
Knerd: That's horrible! I think it's disgusting when girls fake rape. It's terrible for the guy, and it makes it harder for woman who really have been raped.

Originally Posted by Lilith W

@Jenova- I'm actually almost through my associates degree. Just going to a community college right now.
They even have those call boxes at community schools.
I worry about it, but less for me and more for my sister who is 4'11", and pretty. Though if someone messed with her the poor guy would end up in a hospital.
I was doing the same thing for awhile. Now I have 14 ^^
I can't see how people can take 20+ hours. They must never sleep.
What degree are you getting?
I'm going for elemetary education.

Really? They have call boxes on Community campuses now? That's wonderful to hear!
Yeah, my roommate took 22 hours last semester 'cause he needed them to graduate. He rarely slept at all, because he was also working. This same roommate also had conversations with the television.
I'm getting a Bachelor's Degree of Fine Arts in Theatre Design. I go to IRDA next year. I'm excited/nervous.

@ Bishie: I'm sorry! That's the sort of thing which upsets me. I've had some real creeps approach me, too, but I make a big point of traveling in groups whilst carrying weapons of opportunity. Still... it shakes you up for awhile, doesn't it?

@ Jenova: I'll try to follow that advice! A lot of the things you mention, I already try to do. Mace, though, is something I've been long overdue in purchasing.

@Feyona: Conratulations! Two is the perfect age, also. I babysit a lot of two year olds... they're still cute and playful, and have a lot of new things to learn. And then there's the potty training. That can be a nightmare, though.

You know, all of the boys I babysit have longer eyelashes than any of the women I know. It's funny when contrasted to the amount I spend on mascara.

@ Knerd: Ugh! That's terrible. Rape is such a horribly revolting offense that I don't think anyone should have it on their record who isn't guilty. That's true of any crime, really, but rape is especially bad.

I know that if I owned a business, that's one crime I'd discriminate against in hiring.

Originally Posted by Bishielurfer

Jenova: I wouldn't know where to get a hold of one...:\
I'm fairly small--5' 6", 125lbs--so I tend to be an easy target. I've started doing this thing where, if I see someone who makes me uneasy, I pull out my cellphone and either call someone or pretend to be talking to someone. People leave you alone if they think someone might hear them.

Of Mace? It's pepper spray and you can find it nearly anywhere nowadays. I think Walmart is the closest place to me that has it. A taser you're going to have to either go online or go to a specialty shop. I don't own a taser, but I do own very many pointy and blunt objects that hurt. Also, I regularly carry a multi-tool. You never know when you'll need a knife, scissors, screwdriver, metal file, saw blade, can opener, drill bit set.....

@Feyona- Aw, I bet he is a cutie.
My uncle and his sons all have super long lashes too.

@Knerd- That is great to have a really safe school.
It is horrible that girls do that kind of thing. *shakes head*

@Bishie- Good, he wants to do that kind of stuff he should be hurt.

@Jenova- Yep, my school has like 20 outside and has phones all over inside that call directly to campus police. Though they are hardly ever used since our school is pretty safe.
Ek.. 22 hours. I would die.
That is a great major. Good luck ^^
I'm taking off for SIUC.