Re: Kenyon Visit Report and Dorm Security

sammather
Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:01:44 +0000

The “four bomb threats” were emails that were generated in Eastern Europe and sent to about thirty colleges. They were not Kenyon-specific, and even though the Department of Homeland Security scoured campus, we weren’t even forced to cancel classes. They were a total hoax. As for the security issue: I’ll echo what every other Kenyon student/alum seems to be saying here. There’s no cause for concern. Kenyon is not Lehigh or UChicago, where students get mugged with some regularity. When the crime stats say “aggravated assault,” they referring to a fist fight or something that breaks out between a couple of drunk frat guys. I walk home at 3 or 4 in the morning alone all the time and have never felt unsafe, much less been threatened. Theft is a problem (sort of), but in two years here I have never once locked my door and have not had anything stolen.