Do you think UNM campus is safe? If not, what could be done to make it safer?
Monica Macias, senior, chemical engineering
“They should have more security inside campus. Because usually the security they have is around, but not inside, the campus. Having security walk around and inside campus with students would be another way of helping and improving the security.”
Trigg Allen, junior, mathematics
“First of all, campus isn’t really well lit. I feel like at night there’s a lot of homeless people sleeping around the campus. That doesn’t make me feel safe.”
Alexandria Cuellar, freshman, biology
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“I don’t think it’s very safe, personally, especially being a woman on campus. Late at night, I might have to walk by myself, which is horrifying. I’m constantly getting the alerts about attacks or suspicious activity on campus, so I don’t think it’s very safe. I do respect what the UNM Police (Department) does, but I think maybe they could do a better job. I know there a lot of things that are put in place to make UNM a safer campus, but there could be more, (such as) more lights and allowing students to carry stun guns.”
Brandon Padilla, senior, mass communications
“I think UNM security does a really good job of keeping the campus safe as it is. Of course, there can never be too much safety, especially where UNM is located here in Albuquerque. We have good lighting, but after a certain point this campus gets really dark. That’s when I feel like it’s the worst. Other than that, you’ll see one (UNMPD) car patrolling. Maybe it’s better if we have multiple ones, so they’re covering more area at the same time.”
Matthew Reisen is the news editor at the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @MReisen88.
