Speak Up for Hofstra!

Hofstrapg2014
Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:16:22 +0000

Hey everyone,

I am currently a residential student at Hofstra University. At Hofstra I have already had some of the best experiences of my life. I have made some friends who I would do anything for and who would do the same for me. Hofstra is a beautiful campus. For those how haven’t visited or who have, Hofstra is a nationally registered arboretum. Any plant that you can possibly imagine is grown on campus. Also every spring there is a tulip planted for every freshman. The tulips however, are a special breed only found at Hofstra and is thus named the Hofstra tulip and is blue and yellow in color. In regards to campus safety, I have never felt endangered or threatened at any time. Public Safety is amazing at their job and if there is any emergency they will respond in huge numbers and within 30 seconds. There is also an escort service for when it is late at night and raining or just feeling uncomfortable for any reason. There are a numerous amount of blue lights placed about campus and there is the emergency number which is given out during new student orientation. In regards to the area of Hempstead, there is really no reason to venture into the town of Hempstead. The only thing that is down there is a CVS and if you need to go there are others in Garden City and Westbury that are much nicer. The areas of Westbury and Garden City have soo much to do and being approximately 40 minutes outside NYC makes sure that students are never bored. I wouldn’t trade my experiences at Hofstra for anything!!! :D