Argumentative Essay: Are Public Colleges Really Safe?

Are Public Colleges Really Safe?
Its Halloween night, you are getting ready to go out and enjoy the night. As you add the finishing touches to your costume, your phone goes off as you receive a message. Expecting it to be from your friend notifying you that they are on their way, you are surprised to discover it’s a text from school warning you of an attempted robbery on campus. You continue getting ready; keeping that information in mind, when your phone goes off again it’s another warning. Two minutes later another update on the incident. Three warnings in a span of 15 minutes, concerned you question if it would be safe to go out that night.
This was the reality for many USF students Halloween night as an attempted robbery took place outside the College of Public Health building. In the past couple of months there have been many incidents at which students lives were at risk. 52 school shootings have taken place so far this year. …show more content…
While waiting, I saw a guy jump out of the bushes and assault another guy. The police response for that was very quick,” says Viet ‘Why’ To a 29-year-old past student. Two actions must take place for campus to be safer and that is to invest in the surrounding community and educate students in safety.
“Most of the time police will react to an event. They can't always be there right when it happens, so the safety of a student starts with what the student can or will do for self-defenses, says To. Universities should start teaching students how to react and be aware. Most campus shootings are done by students and it would be best to teach students how to be aware of certain situations.
Currently, the owner of University Mall, RD Management has begun a renovation plan to revamp the mall, with hopes to add value to the community. Construction will begin early 2016. Little steps like this to improve the surrounding community of the school is a step in the right direction towards

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Argumentative Essay: Are Public Colleges Really Safe?

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