Dear friends,
In 2016, reports of rape and domestic violence on CSUN's campus surged. According to the university's annual security report, 14 rapes were reported on campus -- nearly three times more than the previous year. While this may be due to an increase in the number of reported rape cases, which is a positive step forward, it calls attention to security on campus, particularly for evening and graduate students.
CSUN undergraduate students take a U100 course, which includes an overview of the resources available on campus. Students learn how to access services from campus police and the IX office, how the blue emergency lights work, and Matador Patrol. Graduate students do not receive similar training.
This is of particular concern for graduate students who take evening classes. The campus is dark when we get out of class at 9 or 10pm. We should know exactly how to access campus resources to ensure our safety and security.
Please sign this petition to demand the Office of Graduate Studies implements an abridged version of the U100 course -- a U400 course -- for graduate students.
We have the right to feel safe and secure on our campus!
<3 Your friends in in the MSW 03-18 Cohort
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November 30, 2017
im still reading through all the stories people are leaving in the comments and it is honestly heartbreaking to see how many of us feel unsafe walking to our cars at night. im working on getting a meeting set up with the administration to show them exactly why this training is long overdue for grad students.
November 30, 2017
i cannot believe how many people have joined this push for a safer campus lately. its honestly so cool to see grad students finally speaking up about the gaps in our training. this momentum is proof that we really need that u400 course to happen.
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Why do grad students get left out of basic safety training?? Makes no sense.
Getting to my car in parking lot B at 10pm is genuinely terrifying. Nobody should have to feel like that just to get a degree.
I want to feel safe coming to my evening classes!
I want a safer school!
I totally support this!
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Dear friends,
In 2016, reports of rape and domestic violence on CSUN's campus surged. According to the university's annual security report, 14 rapes were reported on campus -- nearly three times more than the previous year. While this may be due to an increase in the number of reported rape cases, which is a positive step forward, it calls attention to security on campus, particularly for evening and graduate students.
CSUN undergraduate students take a U100 course, which includes an overview of the resources available on campus. Students learn how to access services from campus police and the IX office, how the blue emergency lights work, and Matador Patrol. Graduate students do not receive similar training.
This is of particular concern for graduate students who take evening classes. The campus is dark when we get out of class at 9 or 10pm. We should know exactly how to access campus resources to ensure our safety and security.
Please sign this petition to demand the Office of Graduate Studies implements an abridged version of the U100 course -- a U400 course -- for graduate students.
We have the right to feel safe and secure on our campus!
<3 Your friends in in the MSW 03-18 Cohort
Updates
November 30, 2017
im still reading through all the stories people are leaving in the comments and it is honestly heartbreaking to see how many of us feel unsafe walking to our cars at night. im working on getting a meeting set up with the administration to show them exactly why this training is long overdue for grad students.
November 30, 2017
i cannot believe how many people have joined this push for a safer campus lately. its honestly so cool to see grad students finally speaking up about the gaps in our training. this momentum is proof that we really need that u400 course to happen.
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The university's priorities are being willfully ignored by the administrators. The campus needs more student housing and parking. Instead, the administrators are building hotels and leasing multiple acres to Rydell Automotive. New administrators needed.
Why do grad students get left out of basic safety training?? Makes no sense.
Getting to my car in parking lot B at 10pm is genuinely terrifying. Nobody should have to feel like that just to get a degree.
I want to feel safe coming to my evening classes!
I want a safer school!
I totally support this!
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The university's priorities are being willfully ignored by the administrators. The campus needs more student housing and parking. Instead, the administrators are building hotels and leasing multiple acres to Rydell Automotive. New administrators needed.