All major residence halls are equipped with exterior door access control, monitored by Public Safety. In addition, all rooms in residence halls are equipped with deadbolt locks and door peepholes. Access to closed academic facilities can be obtained only with an authorized key. For everyone's sake, respect building security. Never prop doors open, and report damaged locks to Public Safety immediately.
College students are particularly vulnerable to victimization.
Many are living away from home for the first time. New freedoms and peer pressures, coming at an age when sexual impulses are very strong, contribute to this vulnerability. A tragic result is that sexual assault is the most common violent crime committed on college campuses today. In fact, research suggests that sexual activity may be forced on as many as 25 percent of all college females. Most of the assaults are committed by someone known to the victim.