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The disagreements about safety revolve more around Public Safety’s role on campus than whether they generate safety on campus. With emergency phones aplenty and lights keeping the most traveled night paths bright, the basic safety on this suburban campus is unarguable. The loudest complaint regarding Public Safety regards their unwillingness to retrieve stranded students off campus in bad weather. Some students scoff and wonder how effective the cops, who sometimes patrol the campus sleepily, can be. But in the unusual event that a student or an on-duty cop feels the slightest danger, the situation is controlled and students are notified of precautions they should take. Strangers sighted in dorms, despite the fact that these strangers are usually an unannounced brother or friend, cause common “alarms.” There are, however, occasional occurrences of theft in the libraries or dorm rooms.

Two forces keep Bryn Mawr honest: Public Safety’s vigilant patrols and the college’s Social Honor Code. This code is held sacred on campus. Given the revered nature of the honor code, most students feel very comfortable leaving their possessions unattended in the library and sometimes neglect to lock their dorm rooms. This creates one of the biggest problems for Public Safety, as this behavior allows for thieves from off campus to do their work. Each year there are a few reports of stolen wallets and purses from the libraries, usually while students were just a few feet away. Still, most students are as vigilant as they need to be, considering the location of campus, and do not experience theft.

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susmc

Political Science and Government '14

5.0

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Think: Completely Secure!

Around the Bryn Mawr area are a few other notable colleges, and everytime something unsafe happened to one of their students, we would all be notified via email, text, flyers to be wary when going there. Bryn Mawr's campus, however, was always safe. It didn't matter if I was walking across campus at 2 am, I always felt completely safe. Bryn Mawr also has a free shuttle system you can call any time to take to your dorm.

Nov 12, 2011

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lema2011

Biology '14

5.0

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Very Very Safe

Public safety is very good about education the students about the dangers of Philadelphia but when it comes to on campus safety I have never felt threatened.

Jul 11, 2011

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flowerbud

English '13

4.2

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Safe

Very very safe! Do not have to worry about anything while on campus, somewhat of a bubble. Mawters never lock their doors / leave their laptops out anywhere, not really practical for the real world, watch your stuff / lock your door.

Jan 15, 2011

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