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...recent wave of assaults on or near campus has appropriately spurred responses from the University and the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) intended to enhance campus security. With new measures such as the 24-hour shuttle service, the Harvard University Campus Escort Service Program (HUCEP), increased HUPD patrols and the centralized hotline to help students better utilize these services, we would hope that Harvard would be safer place. However, students cannot take advantage of these services unless they know what they are and how to use them. All students should know the various options available to protect themselves from sexual...
...Above all, Harvard students should realize that together, all members of this community have a responsibility to address these safety issues and take the necessary measures to counter them. By offering services such as RAD and the HUCEP, the University has made significant new efforts to protect students. We are confident they will continue to do what they can to protect us. But students must take it from there...
...Spurred by this alarming wave of attacks, Harvard has initiated a laudable campaign to bolster security. In the last few weeks, the College has extended shuttle and van operation hours, deployed more HUPD patrols, e-mailed safety alerts directly to students, launched the Harvard University Campus Escort Service Program (HUCEP) to replace the now-defunct SafetyWalk and created a centralized hotline (4-8237) to help students maneuver the new services and dispatch late-night police escorts. While Harvard’s recent moves are constructive and welcomed, the College can take further steps to improve campus safety by tweaking existing...
...HUCEP program, while a step in the right direction, should be modified to better meet student safety needs. The plan currently calls for roaming pairs of students beginning at 7 p.m. in three regions: the River Houses, the Yard and the Quad. But with three of the nine recent assaults occurring before 7 p.m., the escorts would be more effective if they began patrolling at dusk instead—hours earlier in the winter. Furthermore, given the huge area included in the River House and Quad zones, HUCEP ought to employ more than one pair of escorts in each...
These changes are crucial for the success of HUCEP, as is adequately publicizing the new services. Students cannot be expected to utilize the escort program if the phone number for the hotline is buried on an obscure website. The College needs to alert students more effectively about their safety options so that they can take better advantage of them...