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<p>Yeah, *sort of *tongue in cheek. Over Christmas break we visited USC with applicant S, and then dropped our other S off at UCSB. No one appears to be making security arrangements at UCSB before going out for an evening stroll on campus, or in Isla Vista. So, no, the situation at USC isn’t like every other campus. </p>
<p>I noted on our visit that the stigmata of the security environment. <a href=“See%20photo”>url=http://i39.■■■■■■■.com/29m857p.jpg</a>. On a dorm towards the campus periphery, there were bars on the windows, an armored appearing door, and a card entry security system. These things are unheard of at UCSB, doors and windows are open and unlocked, the better for ocean breezes to waft through.</p>
<p>But those bars may have been there for over a decade. The more recent situation may be evidenced by the students who left their bikes outside the dorm for over the break seemed blithely unconcerned about thievery. They barely bothered to lock their bikes to the rack, or locked them with just the front wheel (which could be easily removed). </p>
<p>So, from what I could see it looked like an improving security environment. The campus has extended its perimeter, so within the campus pale there is more of a college bubble. I got the impression that if the dorm was built today, it might not have had the bars on the windows. Maybe some Trojans here can comment on these observations.</p>