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Compared to schools its size,
the University of Nebraska-Lncoln
ranks third in the nation for safest
. campuses, said Sgt. Mylo
Bushing of the UNL Police
Department.
However, crimes do
occur, and students
should know how to pro
tect themselves.
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at UNL is theft. Students need to
guard their personal property,
Bushing said.
He suggests:
- recording the serial numbers of
electronic equipment like stereos,
televisions and lap-top computers, so
they can be identified if stolen and
recovered by police
- registering bikes with UNL
Police. The city of Lincoln no longer
registers bikes, but students can reg
ister for free with UNL Police.
- spending a little extra to get a
sturdy bike lock.
“We see it all the time, somebody
will spend a lot of money on a bike
and buy a $3 lock,” Bushing said.
- taking the extra time to remove
things from your car. Thieves go from
car to car looking for things to steal
and anything left in the open will
attract attention. Many car stereos
can either be removed or have detach
able face plates. Packages should be
removed or put in the trunk. Never
leave an extra set of keys in the car.
“If we keep making it hard for
crooks, they’re going to have to shop
somewhere else,” he said.
- not keeping personal identifica
tion numbers for credit cards in wal
lets or writing them on cards and hid
ing extra checks.
- keeping dorm room doors
locked at all times. Many students
feel at ease with people on their floor
but forget that a stranger only needs
to take a few steps into a room to grab
a wallet or purse, Bushing said.
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If we keep making it hard for crooks,
they re going to have to shop
somewhere else.”
Sgt. Mylo Bushing
UNL police department
Students living in residence halls
can feel safer knowing that there is
always someone in the lobby, the
doors are locked between midnight
and 6:30 a.m., and Campus Security
Officers monitor die halls at night,
said Amber Bourek, an intern with
the Residence Hall Association.
But students shouldn’t let their
guards down. They should also take
steps to guard themselves. Bushing
suggests:
- using “the buddy system” when
you have to go somewhere at night.
Campus Escort Services volunteers
will walk up to three blocks off cam
pus with students from 6:30 p.m. to
midnight on Monday through
Thursday.
- letting somebody know where
you are going at night and when you
plan on returning.
- using the blue lights and emer
gency phones on campus if you need
help. UNL Police respond to every
call within minutes.
Campus Recreation offers self
defense courses that students can take
for one academic credit hour.
Two five-week sessions, each
with 50 openings, are offered a
semester. But they fill up quickly, so
students need to register as soon as
possible, Vicki Highstreet, assistant
director for Instructional
Programming at Campus Recreation,
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The courses teach the SHARP
philosophy — Sexual Harassment
and Rape Prevention — providing;
both physical defense instruction and
prevention, Highstreet said.
Although it has been rumored that
rapes have occurred in parking lots
across campus, Bushing said, he
couldn’t remember the last time a
sexual assault occurred in a parking
lot.
However, 60 percent of all rapes
are committed by someone the
attacker knows, according to the
Rape/Spouse Abuse Crisis Center.
The center recommends that stu
dents take'extra precautions when
they are in situations where alcohol is
being consumed.
And students should always trust
their feelings about someone.
The best tool students can use to
protect themselves is their instincts.
They should report people who seem
suspicious, Bushing said.
If a student reports something that
turns out to not be a crime, no harm
can be done, he said. But if the stu
dent’s intuitions are right, that student
could help catch a criminal.
“It doesn’t take that long to deliv
er a report,” he said. “If you have a
funny feeling about someone, call.”
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