Title: College Safety: 10 Smart Steps for New College Students
Headings: College Safety for Women: 10 Smart Steps for New Students
College Safety for Women: 10 Smart Steps for New Students
The College Safety Game Plan for New Students
1. Be Camera Shy
2. Get Oriented
3. Do a Drive-By
4. It’s Good to Share
5. Get Their Digits
6. Run with a Pack
7. Cruise the Streets
8. Eastside Walk It Out, Westside Walk It Out
9. New Kids on the Block
10. Dark Corners of Campus
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Content: Remember: You are responsible for your own actions. Your choices and behaviors are your own. All the safety measures and stats in the world won’t help you if you’re not making smart personal-safety choices. Read below for some basic guidelines, tips, tricks, ideas, and attitudes to adopt for your entry into your new life. Once you have completed the action items such as doing your drive-by and getting all the crucial numbers into your cell phone, you can then refer back to this game plan from time to time to assess your personal safety on campus as you go through your daily, sometimes crazy, college life. 1. Be Camera Shy
Do not let your photo appear with your dorm name, address, phone number, or any other identifying info in campus directories that are available to the public. It is best to stay “incognito”, especially as a new student, you don’t want to be a target for businesses or organizations wanting to sell something or “take advantage” of the newbie. Only you should decide who knows where you live, eat, and sleep.