DePauw University
- Health & Safety

You're Safe from Crime... Just Don't Get Sick

Crime is relatively unheard of at DePauw. Recently, people have been stealing laptops from unlocked rooms and study areas, but as long as you're smart about things, you'll be fine. I have no trouble walking alone across campus at two in the morning, nor do my female friends, provided you stay on campus. Again, just keep your doors locked and keep your eyes on your possessions.

The reason I give this a B is due to the Health part of the prompt. The DePauw wellness center, while well-meaning, is not the highest functioning medical center in the world. A number of times, they give generic medicines and are very hesitant about writing prescriptions for just about anything. What is worse is Putnam County Hospital, located about five minutes from campus. They are extremely good at treating alcohol-related illnesses. Other than that, you're seriously better off getting lifelined to Methodist in Indy. Several students I know who work as EMT in training have told me horror stories about some medical mess-ups made by the staff, so I would say proceed with caution.

Safety

Public Safety works really hard to ensure students' safety. I feel really safe on campus

Excells Along With Academics

I think the University does a well job with the health center and helping and aiding to students needs whether that is sickness or receiving a Pap smear. As far as other services it has, such as Date Rape or Drug abuse, I feel like they try to help as much as possible. And for the nights of partying and the "campus police"

serve a good purpose, as does Safe Ride. They also send out e-mails regarding such scams and weather reports. I feel highly safe on campus.