Illinois State University - Health & Safety

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The safety of the students is one of ISU’s main concerns, and they make it their responsibility to make each student feel at ease. Fortunately, ISU does not have much crime to respond to. One of the biggest complaints about ISU is how difficult it is to bring people back to your dorm room after midnight. not only does the dorm resident have to show two forms of ID, but the visitor has to show ID as well and sign a form. However, this safety precaution has helped to keep ISU’s dorms as safe as possible. Police can be seen driving around campus constantly, which is also a reason why the campus has such a low crime rate. niteride, a free bus service for students during late-night hours, is also provided by ISU. This conveniently takes students to places they need to go, whether it is the store or the local frat party. Even though ISU provides a safe atmosphere, once you step off campus and into downtown Bloomington, you run the risk of something bad happening. Since ISU is not responsible for what goes on off campus, it is always a good idea to stay close at night. The ISU police have done an outstanding job maintaining a high level of campus security. ISU’s low crime rate on campus is directly related to the effectiveness of the ISU police. While many students may gripe about the strictness, it is because of it that each student is so safe on campus.

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Students Speak Out

hmkelle says: Illinois State University 2011 Communication and Journalism

Safe! A+ I give ISU an A+ because there are so many measures in place for our safety. There are emergency towers with buttons on them that get the police there in under 5 minutes. Our police (the ISU police) have been highly trained in fire and emergency situations (like shootings). We have three different police jurisdictions in the state (ISUPD, NormalPD, BloomingtonPD)and there is even a student run buddy-walk program if you don't want to walk alone at night. With that said, it's still totally up to students to watch out for themselves. ISU is good, but things still may happen. 12345 Health & Safety: March 17, 2010 Report

travis87 says: Illinois State University 2010 Communication and Journalism

Campus Has Its Moments, but Overall Its a Safe Environment B- I have never felt unsafe walking around campus alone, the only time i've been nervous was after the shootings at Virgina tech, I feel like anyone would have felt unsafe on a college campus at that point. 12345 Health & Safety: January 21, 2010 Report

kmpresl says: Illinois State University 2010 Communication and Journalism

Campus Is Pretty Safe A- I feel safe on campus. There are specific areas of campus I prefer to not walk by myself or even with a group at night; however, the blue light system is nice and I do not worry beyond being attentive while walking alone back to my room. 12345 Health & Safety: January 20, 2010 Report

Anonymous says:

Sexual assault is a minor problem,... Sexual assault is a minor problem, but the campus and surrounding areas are well-lit. 12345 Health & Safety Report

Anonymous says:

It is very safe here. There are... It is very safe here. There are ISU police and a lot of emergency lights. Anywhere you go on campus, you will see an emergency phone that you can use if a problem were to arise. 12345 Health & Safety Report

Did You Know?

ISU provides a bus service for late nights called NiteRide. This gives ISU students the option of taking a bus instead of walking around campus late at night. On weekends, the bus runs until 2:25 a.m., and during the week it runs until 12:55 a.m.

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