How safe are you on campus?

Probably the first question my parents and I considered when looking into colleges was that ever-so-important question of safety. "How safe is the campus?" "How safe is the neighborhood?" "How long does it take security to respond to a distress call?"
They're important questions, to be sure. After all, you don't want to go to school where half the students are mugged on a daily basis, do you? No.

Obviously there are some stupid things that people do and kind of put themselves in danger. Don't go walking all over campus by yourself in the dead of night. Don't go to a party alone. Don't drink so much that you wake up in a stranger's bed. These are all common sense types of things that you're going to hear no matter where you go.

But, as far as Drake itself is concerned, I decided to select a few security reports from the newspaper so you can read about the latest, greatest safety-related happenings on campus. They will be exactly how they appeared in the paper, just so you don't think I'm trying to hide details.

9: 26 Dec 12. “A male adult stated he fell in the 1300 block of 25h Street after leaving a basketball game at the Knapp Center. He declined Fire/Rescue and was given a Band-air for a scrape on his knee”

Dec 20th at 10:50 PM: “A female entered the security office and advised she was feeling ill. Fire/rescue was called. The females stated she was having abdominal pain and had been recently admitted to a hospital for chicken pox. The then dropper her drawers and exposed her business to show the officer where her misery had been. After the office became conscious and responsive of his surroundings as well as his ability to speak he asked her doctor’s name, but she did not know. Fire/rescue arrived and appeared to recognize the individual immediately and asked her where she wanted to go. She advised them and was taken to a local hospital.

Dec 16. Security responded to Jewett Residence Hall based on report that a male student had taken several pills. It was determined the male student hat taken more prescription pills than approved, and he was having a hard time communicating. While checking for pertinent information on the student, a fake driver's license was found and confiscated and will be coordinated with the Iowa Department of Transportation. The underage for drinking student admitted to have been drinking as well. Fire/Rescue was called and the student was transported to a local hospital.

Dec. 14. A female staff member reported her sunglasses were stolen from her vehicle between 4 and 4:30p.m. On Dec. 14 when the vehicle was parked in a Drake University parking lot located in the 2700 block of University Avenue. Two other females also lost property from the vehicle. It is unknown if the door was left unlocked or not, but there was no sign of forced entry to the vehicle. A police report was also filed.

There you go, folks. That's the worst of it. Moral of the story? Lock your car, don't take pills while drinking, and maybe carry a band-aid with you in your wallet incase you fall off the curb.