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Michigan State University often gets a bad reputation as a “party college” because of its previous national exposure. There was mass rioting at MSU in 2005 and 2008 after basketball losses, although not all rioters were affiliated with the University. Students lit big fires in the streets and overturned cars. Since those unfortunate events, MSU has taken extreme precautions to tighten up its security measures on campus in general, especially during sports seasons. The University also created a policy after the riots that allow officials to punish students for crimes committed off campus.

With a campus of nearly 40,000 college students between the ages of 18–25, it can sometimes be difficult for MSU to manage its population. For the most part, however, students have grown tired of the media’s constant vigil of campus after games and have adopted a higher sense of respect for the police officers and University officials who work to maintain a safe environment for the MSU community. The campus is pretty well lit as it is and has emergency phones and cheap bus services available at night, and additional methods to increase the safety of students are constantly being worked on. Students who lock their doors and avoid walking alone at night rarely report problems.

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kileykastl

Finance '15

3.8

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Minor Crime, Don't Travel Too Far from East Lansing Though

Campus is generally pretty safe. On occasion you will see cops outside a dorm to investigate an unarmed laptop theft but usually it isn't anything serious. There are emergency phones scattered all over campus and the library even offers a service where someone will walk you home if it is late at night. You have to scan your ID to get into any dorm past 12am and there are also scanners on the doors that lead to the hallway where residents live. It is not recommended that you travel to Lansing as some areas can get very dangerous. On the contrary, if you head towards Okemos, you're likely to find beautiful homes and expensive malls and restaurants.

May 17, 2012

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fordash2

Pre-Medicine Studies '16

4.6

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No Question About It

Being a girl I thought it would be slighly nerve racking walking the largest campus in the entire United States at night but I feel completely safe there. There are a lot of green police phone call stations around the campus, so you always feel like even if something was to happen you could get help.

May 07, 2012

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cassienoelle

Medical Laboratory Technician '15

4.2

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Taken Care of Crime

MSU does have crime there is no doubt about that, but the police take great care of it all. They send mass emails to the student body informing everyone of what has occurred and how to take care of it if it happens to you.

May 04, 2012

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