As we approach the Fall 2007 semester and you return to La Salle from
what I trust was a most enjoyable break, I thought it appropriate to
share with you a number of the safety
tips that have proven to be effective in preventing crimes against persons
and property.
While the below list is not exhaustive, it does represent several tried-and-true
crime prevention techniques.
Safety Tips
Travel in groups and in well-lit areas.
Use the campus parking lots.
Use shuttles when possible.
Use escorts when shuttles are not in service.
If you are of legal age to consume alcohol (21), drink no more than
one per hour (no more than 4 per night for females / 5 for males).
Report suspicious people and unsafe conditions to Security at X 1300.
Report
all incidents of crime to Security at X1300.
Safeguard your personal
items and apply owner applied identification numbers to items of value.
Your student ID# is recommended.
Do not leave items of value unattended
in public places.
Lock your doors and do not share keys and combinations
with others.
Do not prop open any door.
Travel in areas where security cameras
and Blue Light Emergency Phones are in service.
Refrain from wearing
flashy clothes and expensive jewelry. Try to be inconspicuous.
After being sexually assaulted, do not eat, drink, smoke, brush teeth,
urinate (don’t wipe), change clothes, shower, bathe or "clean
up" as
this will destroy important evidence. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_assault)
Resources for dealing with Sexual Assualt:
ON CAMPUS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT:
Counseling
CenteU – McShain Hall 215 951 1355 or x1355
ON CAMPUS
MEDICAL SUPPORT:
Student Health CenteU – next to Blue and Gold Dining
Hall – 215 951 1565 or x1565
UNDERSTANDING OPTIONS:
Resident
Coordinator on duty (Call Campus Security to have Resident Coordinator
paged 215 991 2111 or x2111)
SECURITY CONCERNS:
Campus Security 215
991 2111 or x2111
Alcohol depresses nerves that control involuntary actions
such as breathing and the gag reflex (which prevents choking). A fatal
dose of alcohol will eventually stop these functions. (www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov)
Even after a person stops drinking, alcohol in the stomach and intestine
continues to enter the bloodstream and circulate throughout the
body. It is dangerous to assume the person will be fine by sleeping
it off. (www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov)
Women become more impaired than men do after drinking the same amount
of alcohol, even when differences in body weight are taken into
account. This is because women's bodies have less water than men's
bodies. (www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov)
Rapid binge drinking (which often happens on a bet or a dare) is
especially dangerous because the victim can ingest a fatal dose before
becoming unconscious. (www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov)
60% of college women who are infected with STDs, including genital
herpes and AIDS, report that they were under the influence of alcohol
at the time they had intercourse with the infected person. (http://www.factsontap.org)
Resources for dealing with Drinking:
ON CAMPUS SUPPORT:
Alcohol and Other Drug Education Center Mc Shain
Hall 215 951 1357 or x1357.
OFF CAMPUS SUPPORT:
Alcoholics Anonymous
(AA) 215 923 7900, Al Anon/ Al Ateen 215 222 5244
Long term marijuana use can lead to low motivation and sex
drive. It can also cause problems with sperm count, menstruation, and
erectile dysfunction. (www.campussafetymonth.org)
Large doses of ecstasy can cause severe breathing problems, coma,
or even death. (www.freevibe.com)
In the short term, meth causes mind and mood changes such as anxiety,
euphoria, and depression. Long-term effects can include chronic
fatigue, paranoid or delusional thinking, and permanent psychological
damage. (www.freevibe.com)
The impact of hallucinogens (PCP, angel dust, etc.) varies from
time to time, so there is no way to know how much self-control you
might maintain. They can cause you to mix up your speech, lose control
of your muscles, make meaningless movements, and do aggressive or violent
things. (www.freevibe.com)
Even one hit of crack or cocaine can kill you, because it can cause
heart attacks, strokes, or breathing problems. (www.freevibe.com)
Resources for dealing with Drugs:
ON CAMPUS SUPPORT:
Alcohol and Other Drug Education Center – Mc Shain Hall 215
951 1357 or x1357
OFF CAMPUS SUPPORT:
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
215 440 8400
Women are 3 times more likely to be stalked than raped. (www.safehorizon.org)
Over 1.4 million women and men are stalked in the U.S. each
year. (www.safehorizon.org)
About a 1 in every 4 stalking victims obtain restraining orders.
(www.antistalking.com)
In many, many instances, obtaining a restraining order for a stalker
will only make a bad situation worse. From the stalker’s point
of view, restraining orders are humiliating. (www.antistalking.com)
Tell a stalker "no" once and only once, and then never
give him or heU the satisfaction of a reaction again. The more you
respond, the more you teach him or her that their actions will elicit
a response. (www.antistalking.com)
Resources for dealing with Stalking :
Campus Security 215 991 2111 or x2111
Director of Community Standards and Support 215
951 1530 or x1530
