International Village/ Ruggles

ikutatomaluv
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:26:54 +0000

I was assigned to IV for this coming year, and I was wondering how the surrounding area of IV is? I know there are threads out there that deal with the general safety of the campus, but I was wondering how safe (or unsafe) the IV area is in particular? How far do we have to go to pick up packages? (I think it was somewhere in Columbus Ave?) Is that a safe area? How far is the nearest CVS?

Also, has anyone used the orange line to go to places? How safe is it? Is it safe to go through Ruggles between 7-8am and maybe between 6-8pm? (I have 8 am classes at least 3 times a week)
What time/s should the Ruggles station be avoided?

Any personal encounters you’ve had with strange people in that area?