 observe, crime is hardly exclusive to York University.

Gun crime is atypical for York with its long history of sexual assaults on or near the Keele campus and attacks that include the 2011 beating death of a student from China in her nearby apartment.

In recent interviews at the student centre, foreign students are aghast at the thought of telling their parents about the gunman, while Sharon Vello, from Toronto, says her mother called her five times the day after the shootings to urge her not to go to school.

With a laugh, Vello tosses off: “Of course I did.”

The more easily answered question is whether students are frightened. Based on anecdotal evidence, some are scared, more so since the shootings, and those that aren’t say they’re reassured by a series of measures adopted by the school. They include emergency phones to security officials (76 staffers with plans to hire six more over the next six months) and a voluntary code that includes never walking alone at night.

Such reliance on safety measures emphasizes the importance for the university to keep its side of the bargain by ensuring the system functions smoothly and that emergency phones actually work. Walls says they are checked weekly.

“It scares me,” says Lisa Kurosawa, 22, of the recent violence, prefacing her remark by saying she’s from Japan, “a really peaceful country” where there aren’t guns.

“There were a lot of surprises... I thought Canada was peaceful.”

In contrast, Vello says she feels “absolutely safe” because she takes advantage of such programs as goSAFE, in which students or faculty members can contact people to escort them around campus.

There’s certainly no lack of attention on campus and at student associations. There’s a safety committee, with representatives from the administration, students and others, including the Toronto Police Service and the Canadian Union of Public Employees. It reports to university president Mamdouh Shoukri.

The Canadian Federation of Students devotes time to the study of violence against women. Vanessa Hunt, deputy chair and York alumna, stresses in an interview that sexism, misogyny and racism all play roles in sexual assault cases. The federation created the “No Means No” campaign almost 20 years ago to help empower women.

However, no matter how diligently York works on safety issues, emailed comments from Wall
observe, crime is hardly exclusive to York University. 

 Gun crime is atypical for York with its long history of intimate assault on or near the Keele campus and attacks that include the 2011 beat end of a student from China in her nearby apartment. 

 In recent interviews at the scholar center, foreign student are aghast at the thought of telling their parent about the gunman, while Sharon Vello, from Toronto, says her mother called her five time the day after the shootings to urge her not to go to school. 

 With a laugh, Vello tosses off: “ Of naturally I did. ” 

 The more easily answered motion is whether students are frightened. establish on anecdotal evidence, some are frightened, more so since the shooting, and those that are n’t say they ’re reassured by a series of measure adopted by the school. They include emergency phones to security official (76 staffers with plans to hire six more over the next six months) and a voluntary code that includes never walking alone at night. 

 Such reliance on safety measures stress the importance for the university to keep its side of the bargain by see the arrangement functions smoothly and that emergency phones actually shape. Walls says they are checked weekly. 

 “ It scar me, ” says Lisa Kurosawa, 22, of the recent violence, prefacing her remark by saying she ’s from Japan, “ a really passive country ” where there are n’t guns. 

 “ There were a lot of surprises... I thought Canada was passive. ” 

 In line, Vello say she feels “ absolutely safe ” because she takes advantage of such program as goSAFE, in which students or faculty members can reach people to escort them around campus. 

 There ’s certainly no lack of attention on campus and at scholar associations. There ’s a safety committee, with representatives from the administration, students and others, include the Toronto Police Service and the Canadian Union of Public Employees. It reports to university president Mamdouh Shoukri. 

 The Canadian Federation of Students give time to the cogitation of violence against womanhood. Vanessa Hunt, deputy chair and York alumna, stresses in an interview that sexism, misogyny and racism all play role in sexual assault cases. The federation created the “ No Means No ” campaign almost 20 years ago to help oneself empower women. 

 However, no matter how diligently York work on safety issues, emailed comments from Wall
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GUn CrimE is aTypical for York WIth iTs long history of sexual aSsaulTs ON or nEAr The KeEle campUS aND AttAcKs ThaT iNClUde thE 2011 beAting deAth of a studEnt FrOm China in her NEaRby apartmeNt.

IN recent interVieWs at thE sTudENt cenTre, ForeiGn studENts are Aghast at tHe THought OF tellinG THeIr paRents about the gunmAN, wHIle Sharon Vello, From ToRoNTo, SAYs hEr mOther calleD hEr fivE Times thE DaY AFTer THe shootings to Urge her not tO Go tO schooL.

WIth A Laugh, VEllo tOsSEs oFf: “Of course I Did.”

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SuCH rElIance on SaFety meAsUreS emPhasiZEs thE imporTance for The unIVersity to keep iTS side of the barGAiN BY eNSuriNg tHe system funCtioNS smoOthlY AnD thAT emerGency PhONeS Actually work. Walls saYs They arE checKed weekly.

“It scAres me,” says lISA KurosawA, 22, of tHE rECent violence, prEfaciNg her remarK By saying She’s fRom Japan, “A really peACEful counTry” WheRe tHerE AReN’t guns.

“There weRE A lot Of SurprisEs... I Thought canAda Was PeaCeFul.”

In contRast, VellO sAyS sHe FeeLs “absOLutely saFe” BecAuSe sHe takES advanTage oF sucH pRoGRamS as goSAfe, iN WHich StUdEnts Or fAcUlty mEmbeRS caN contacT people to EscORt thEm ArOund camPus.

There’s certAiNly no lack oF aTteNtion oN CAmpus and At student associations. ThERe’s a safEty CommiTtee, With repreSenTativeS frOM the adMinistRatioN, sTudENTs and OTHeRs, iNcLuding the TOROntO PoliCe servIce and tHe Canadian Union of PUBliC Employees. It rEpoRts tO UNiVerSItY PreSiDEnt mAMdouh Shoukri.

The canadian FeDeRAtIon of StudeNTs dEvOtes timE to the sTudy oF ViolencE against wOmen. VanesSa hunt, DEPutY chair and YOrk alumnA, stresses IN an inTErView tHat Sexism, MiSogYny anD racisM All Play rOles in SeXual asSault CaSes. The feDeration created the “No MeaNs No” caMpaigN alMost 20 years Ago TO heLp empower WomeN.

However, no MatTer How diLigENtly YOrk wORkS on SAfety IssuES, emailed cOMmEntS FRoM Wall
 observe, crime is hardlyexclusiveto Yo rkUni ve rsit y.
Gun crime is a t ypic al for York with its l ong h is t oryo fsexua l assau l ts o n o rne arth e  K eelecam pus and  attacks t hat  i nclude the 2 0 11  beating d eat h of a stude ntfrom C hi nai n her  ne arbyapartm e nt.

I n recentin t erview s  at the s tu dent  centre, foreigns tu d ents are aghas t at t he th o u ght  of  telling t he ir pa r ents ab o ut t h e g u nman, while S haron Vello ,  fr om Tor on to, says h er mo th e r c alled her f ivetimes the  day a f ter the shootin gs tourg e h er n o tto  go  t o  sc h oo l.Wit h a laug h,  V ellotoss e s o ff:“Of  cou rse I  did.”

The m ore  eas i lyanswe red q uest io n iswhethe r stu de nts are frighte ned.  Based on  an ec dot al  evid e nce, s ome  ar e scare d, more sosi n c e  t he shootings, andth o s ethat are n’t sa y  t he y ’re reas su red  bya serie s of me asures a dopted by  t he scho ol . They  i ncl ude  emer g ency  phone s to sec urity officials (76s taffers withp la n s  t o  hir e s ix more ove r th e  nex t si x  m ont h s) an d a v ol u nt a ry code that includ es  never  walk ing alone atnight.

Su c h reliance  ons af e ty measures em phasi zes the im p ortancefor t he unive rsity tok e ep its s ide  of  th e b a r ga in by ensurin g thesy stem fu nct ions sm oot hly  an d t ha t emergen cy phone sac tu al lywork. Walls sa ys  th ey  ar e che c ked we ekly. 

“I tsc a res  me,” s a ys L isaKu ro sawa , 2 2,  of t he r e cen t viole nce, pref aci n g he rre mark by  saying she’s  f rom Japan,  “ a r eallyp e aceful c ountry” where there are n ’t guns .
“Ther e we re a lotofsurpri ses . .. I t hought  Cana da  wa s peace f u l. ”
In  contrast, V ell o say sshefeels “ absolutely safe” b e cau se she takesadv anta g e  o f s u ch pro gr a msa s  goSAFE, in whi ch student so rfaculty me m ber scan con tact pe oplet o escor t them ar ound camp us .

T h e re’ s certainl y no lac k of atte n tiono ncampu s a nd atst ude nt as sociat i ons . The re’s a  s afetycommi tt ee, with  representatives from t he adm inist rat ion, stud ent s  an d others,  inc luding the  To ron to Po lic e  Serv icea nd  th e  Cana dian Union ofP ub lic E mp loyees. Itr e p ort s touni v ersity  pre sident Mamdouh Sh o ukri.

The Can adia n Fed era t ionof  Students devo tes  t i m e to the  s tudy of vio lence ag ai n st wo men. V anessa  Hunt,d e pu t y chai r an d Y ork alumn a,st r esses i nan interv iewth at sex ism, m i sogy n y  and racism allplayr o les i n  se xualas sault c a ses.  The feder ation creat ed the  “No  Mean s No” c am paignalm os t 20 years ago to he lp em power w om en.
Ho wever,  nom a tterhowdi lig ently Yor k wo r ks  o n  sa fety  issu es , em ailed com m ents fro m W a ll
 observe,_crime is_hardly exclusive to York_University.

Gun crime_is_atypical for_York_with its long_history of sexual_assaults on or near_the Keele campus_and_attacks that include the 2011 beating death of a student from China in her_nearby_apartment.

In recent_interviews_at_the student centre, foreign students_are aghast at the thought_of telling_their parents about the gunman, while Sharon Vello,_from_Toronto, says her_mother called her five times the day after the_shootings to urge her not to_go to school.

With_a_laugh,_Vello tosses off: “Of_course I did.”

The more easily answered_question is whether students are frightened._Based on anecdotal evidence, some are scared,_more so since the shootings, and_those that aren’t say they’re_reassured by_a series of measures adopted_by the school._They include_emergency phones to_security officials (76 staffers with plans_to hire six_more over the next six months)_and_a voluntary code_that_includes_never walking_alone at night.

Such_reliance_on safety_measures_emphasizes the importance for the university_to_keep its side of the bargain by_ensuring the system functions_smoothly_and that emergency phones_actually work. Walls says they_are checked weekly.

“It scares me,” says_Lisa Kurosawa,_22, of_the recent violence, prefacing her remark by saying she’s from Japan,_“a really peaceful country” where there_aren’t guns.

“There were a_lot of_surprises..._I thought Canada_was_peaceful.”

In contrast,_Vello says she feels “absolutely safe” because_she takes_advantage of such programs as goSAFE,_in which students or_faculty_members can contact people to escort_them around campus.

There’s certainly no lack_of attention on campus and_at_student_associations. There’s a safety committee,_with representatives from the administration, students_and others, including_the Toronto Police Service and the Canadian_Union_of Public Employees. It reports to_university_president Mamdouh Shoukri.

The Canadian Federation of_Students_devotes_time to the study of_violence against women. Vanessa Hunt, deputy_chair and York alumna, stresses in an interview that_sexism, misogyny and_racism all play roles in_sexual_assault_cases. The federation created the “No Means No” campaign almost_20 years_ago to help_empower women.

However, no matter how diligently York works on safety_issues, emailed comments from Wall