I'm scared to go to my own school. Isn't that silly? I have the grounds to be frightened, though. I was watching TV and researching Steel Pan music last night while I was babysitting, and a newsbreak in the commercials came through that really got my attention.
Over the last semester, muggings have become a real problem at York. The campus is located right next to the seedy Jane and Finch area, which has been a pretty big contributer to the crime rate, but assaults with weapons and such have been ocurring more and more frequently since September. The attacks culminated on Sunday evening with a sexual assault at gunpoint near the intersection of Murray Ross Parkway and Sentinel road. A female student was threatened with a gun and forced into the shadows between two houses, and sexually assaulted.
I don't want to be on campus after dark anymore, and I suppose I'm lucky because only one of my classes puts me at the YRT bus stop after 6 pm. The Number 3 bustop is located on a somewhat secluded corner of Ian McDonald blvd and York blvd; it's not lit very well, and it's too far from the safety of York Lanes for comfort.
So tonight I'm not going to my 6:00 tutorial or my 7:00 lecture. I'm not going to wait for the bus at 9:10 pm, when everyone in their right mind has already gone home. Next week I'll have enough courage to go back to a normal routine, but I'm going to stick my keys between my fingers, just in case.
-Laur
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
This is sad. But true, that we have to be extra careful, just becasue we are women and it is dark outside. I remember having to take precautions on campus during my University days - almost 30 years ago! Best to be careful and safe!
hey hun. someone told me to put chili oil and a pray bottle and youl have homemade pepper spray lol
Post a Comment