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Police checked in with University of British Columbia security officials on Monday to discuss ways of protecting students, in light of recent incidents when three women were sexually assaulted on campus grounds in the past three weeks. University RCMP Sgt., Drew Grainger, explained having presented several suggestions to the president’s office, including installation of more video cameras and increasing lighting on campus being at “the highest levels of the university.” He alleged that “it’s at the president’s office now and they are in discussions to come up with a financial strategy to try and enact some of these suggestions.”
UBC officials also explained having had advised women not to walk alone on campus, asking them to use university’s Safewalk program, i.e. a free service providing escorted walks to students. Vice-president of students, Louise Cowin, stated that “there is no need to walk alone, and should Safewalk actually be involved in walking somebody at the time you call and there’s no response, students are able to call campus security.”
On the other hand, RCMP has recommended that hours of the university’s Safewalk program should be extended, as currently they only accommodate between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., but two of the attacks took place after 2:30 a.m. Grainger explained that student residences have been equipped with brochures containing safety tips. He stated that “it’s really put into focus just how vulnerable young people can be in an environment such as this when they’re not taking proper precautions.”
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