Public Safety’s annual security report states:
None of the houses, with the exception of Dixon house, have any cameras in or outside of them. Dixon, Founders, Residential Blvd. and West parking lot has no cameras. There are not even cameras outside the library, RAC and the trail behind the RAC.
No public safety officers or officials were able to speak about this issue because of signed agreements. Some students are and are not aware of the fact that there are not that many cameras on campus.
Junior Ameena Hubbard, was not aware that there were not any cameras in any of the houses except Dixon house. Hubbard also was not aware that they were not any cameras outside of the RAC and parking lots.
“It’s a mix feeling because sometimes I feel safe and sometimes I don’t feel safe because nothing has happened to me since coming to this school. They have the help button around campus, but I feel sometime public safety is not always fast or in a rush to come help you that’s what I’m not happy about,” Hubbard said.
“I might say nothing happened to me on campus since I’ve been on campus what if something did happen to me there’s no cameras, you don’t know who did it and I don’t know who did it. There’s no catching the person so someone can just get away with just hurting anybody and I am kind of aware of people who were sexually assaulted, but what if the victim didn’t know the person?”
Student’s cars have been getting hit, keyed, scratched and egged but nothing has been able to get done because there are no cameras around. Students have gotten into altercations outside of the houses precious years and female students have gotten assaulted by outside guests.
“Since a lot of kids’ cars have been getting hit and vandalized something should have been done a long time ago. Students get asked to file a report to get put into investigation but how exactly are they going to investigate with no cameras outside of any of the parking lots and houses?” Hubbard said.
Senior Ieshia Lyons was not aware that they were not any cameras in any of the houses and has been living in the houses for 3 years.
“I feel very unsafe and I feel that anything could happen to me during the hours when I come from the library around 2a.m. now that I know their aren’t any cameras around,” Lyons said.
Hubbard thinks the school should remove the statement from their report because it’s simply “a lie” or should just add more cameras.
“The school should look into adding more cameras around campus and in the houses because parents put their trust in people on this campus to look after their kids while here and if anything happens they will want to know what happen.” Hubbard said.
As for someone who had their car on campus for 3 years, Lyons think the campus should add more cameras. “Now that I’m hearing people’s cars are getting vandalized and ruined I don’t think that’s right,” Lyons said.
“I feel like someone should report and investigate this issue because anything can happen to a student and their property that we pay to stay here,” Lyons said.
