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https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/another-uchicago-person-murdered-3rd-this-year/3594922/151[/quote]

Wow, what a read.

"If [security alerts] go off every time there’s a mugging students might tune them out."
RE: "There are THAT many muggings?"

"In the Chinese community people’s comment is “the public safety in Chicago is not better than Afghanistan”."

"Hyde park is regarded as a safer neighborhood than the others around the campus, but that isn’t saying much at all; you wouldn’t allow a younger teen to walk around by themselves after dark in this “better” area."

"As someone born and raised in Chicago I can’t imagine Hyde Park being described as a ‘safer neighborhood’. In my lifetime it’s never been considered safe as far as I’ve been aware."

"Until UChicago’s $80,000 COA can stop $0.38 bullets I would tend to agree [it is not worth it]."

"The pandemic caused the closure of the University in favor of remote learning. No student or recent graduate died as a result of the pandemic, as far as I know. Two students or recently graduated students have been murdered this school year. Why does the school not go to remote learning until this particular health emergency is abated?"

"Having spent a decent amount of time on the South Side and having traveled extensively domestically, I can say Chicago is in a special league. I cannot think of another reputable university in such a dangerous area."

"My daughter is a UChicago student and we not only visit often, but we have had to take days off our jobs to go and stay with her when her roommate was not in town, because she’s terrified to be and walk around alone. Hyde Park IS a war zone. Chicago IS a war zone. I have accompanied her multiple times to CVS, Target, grocery store, gym, labs, library, and I must say I have never felt so unsafe in my life."

"My brother is a econ Phd and lived in Hyde Park and had an affiliation with the school. He loved the school, but just couldn’t swing the constant need for hyper awareness in Hyde Park."

"...the campus location is problematic. If you’re a criminal would you rather mug someone that might also have an illegal firearm, or a soft target like a U of C student? Criminals are opportunistic."

"I am a current student. I urge all prospective students to NOT apply to this school. I have loved almost every aspect of my experience here, and if you had asked me in January, I would have enthusiastically encouraged people to apply. Unfortunately, UChicago is NOT safe. After the events of this year, I fear for my life while walking to class. I have been forced to download the Citizen app and follow crime-spotting Twitter accounts to be kept up-to-date on areas to avoid due to armed robberies and shootings because UChicago simply does not tell us. The school is not doing anything substantive to keep its students safe - instead, they are trying to downplay the brutal murders resulting in 3 dead students to make sure that YOU, the prospective students, don’t know the details. (1) We are not alerted to most instances of violent crime. You can see this for yourself when comparing the UCPD daily crime log to the security alert emails we receive. The only reason I knew about Zheng’s murder was through Citizen. The University did not alert us until hours after it happened, and the suspect had not been caught during that time."

[b]The booster moderator of the thread then threatened to close the thread and ultimately the forum did lock the thread. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.[/b][/quote]

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