Road Casting
Campus safety is one of the most important issues among universities. Many students have argued whether or not HUFS campus is safe enough, even though there are HUFS patrols, who walk around the campus in order to maintain its safety. Even at the fall festival, a stranger molested someone and the police arrested the culprit. The Argus interviewed four HUFSans to hear their opinions about campus safety.
Ko Sang-won, Dept. of English Linguistics, ‘16
I think HUFS security is safe enough because I have seen HUFS Patrols controlling misbehaving outsiders, such as drunken people or high school students smoking on campus. I also have seen the patrols find the lost property of a student, so I think they have done well. However, although it is pretty safe on campus, security off campus is not good enough since there are a lot of dark alleys and drunken men who try to fight on the street in Imun-dong.
Lee Ji-hoon, Dept. of English Linguistics, '11
I do not think highly of the school security. There are many people who are not attending or working at HUFS but entering school buildings and using school facilities. I think the school needs to find a way to reduce non-HUFSans? access to a certain extent. Also, there are not many streetlights, so I think the school needs to increase the number of streetlights. About the HUFS Patrol, though their intention is good, I do not think they do much and need to be more systematic than they are now.
Seong Yu-min, Economics Division
I think campus security does not guarantee the safety of students. When students were able to sell alcohol during the school festival, outsiders trespassed the school and stole my friend?s money. Also, strangers made physical contact with some students on campus. In particular, I feel there is no restraint of outsiders and there are only a few people who stand guard over the students at or near the school, compared to the number of students and buildings. So I think HUFS needs to increase the number of patrols.
Hyeong Jae-eun, Division of Chinese Affairs and Commerce, '16
As I live in the dormitory, I think our campus is safe. There are always HUFS Patrols roaming around at night, even catching real molesters. There are some drunk men shouting loudly at night and wandering around, but I do not care since they do not seem to be much of a threat. I do think the dark alleys nearby campus need more streetlights. I never met anyone strange, but it is still spooky.
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