We are all responsible for making
Mount Allison a safe place.

PERSONAL SAFETY

• Avoid walking alone after dark. Walk with a friend or wait in a building until someone else is ready to leave in your direction. Call ahead to your destination so that someone there knows to expect you soon and can send for help if you do not arrive on time. Remember that each residence has at least one speed dial phone with push buttons which quickly access Facilities Management and Security. 911 is, of course, the standard emergency number and can be dialled on any payphone without coins.
  
• Always, walk in well lit areas and avoid areas of shrubbery, dark doorways, etc. where someone could be hiding. If you walk alone after dark, it is a good idea to check out your route in advance during daylight to identify safe houses and telephone locations.
  
• Be observant of things around you. If you think you are being followed, go immediately to the nearest lighted, populated place.
  
• Carry a safety whistle with you at all times and, if you feel threatened, use it. If you hear a safety whistle, run toward it with caution while blowing your own whistle. Used correctly, these whistles can help us help each other.
  
• Report any suspicious-looking people around your residence or campus buildings or any suspicious incidents to Campus Security 364-2228 (night) or 364-2251 (day) or to the Police (911).

• Do not drink so much that you make regrettable choices which affect your safety.
• Take a taxi if, for any reason (e.g. fatigue or alcohol), you feel you are not fully alert.
• Never leave your drink unattended in case someone puts something in it.
• Alcohol is the number one date rape drug.
• Watch your friends for sudden behaviour changes: they may have been drugged.

• Report any lights which are not working to Facilities Management (e-mail fixit@mta.ca). Report areas which need better lighting to the Director of Campus Security, Rob MacCormack. (364-2251).

• Learn the location of the yellow campus Security phones which go directly to the local Police Department. Know where the closest phone is to the campus areas that you use.

For off-campus phones:
    •If you receive nuisance, obscene or prank phone calls use the Call Return (*69) which will       inform you of the calling number, or in serious cases, the Call Trace (*57 = *KS -Keep       Safe - for which there is a $5 charge).

For on-campus phones, residence phones:
    •The Call Trace code is *81. This service is free. Users of Call Trace should call the local       police immediately after doing a Call Trace.

    • Be familiar with these services and know how to access them. If a stranger calls and asks       "who is this?" do not give your name, but ask "who are you calling?" or "what number are        you calling?" Report such phone calls to Campus Security.

     • Be aware that cell and cordless phone conversations are easily monitored by third parties.

Self-defence

• Several clubs on campus and in town offer self defence courses and training throughout the year. Special courses can be arranged by contacting the the Sexual Harassment Advisor's office at harassment@mta.ca. Personal counsellors offer non-physical self-defence workshops.

• Never loan out your room key or your house key. Do not have them duplicated. This is for your own security as well as your housemates.
• Ensure that building security doors are kept closed and locked.
• Keep your dorm room locked at all times even if you will be out for "just a minute" and especially if you are asleep.
• Report to Building Managers all doors, locks and windows that are in need of repair.
• Put wallets, money, jewellery and other valuables away in a safe place in your room. Leaving them out and unattended offers an invitation for a "crime of opportunity", especially if you have left your door open. Do not leave belongings unattended in public places such as the library, studios, laboratories, cafeterias and academic buildings.
• Engrave all valuable items with some identifying number (driver's license, student number, for example) and keep a record of all valuables with descriptions and serial numbers.

• When making sexual advances, remember that only "yes" means "yes" and many things, including silence, mean "no".
• Sexual assault includes a range of misbehaviour including unwanted sexual contact, sexual coercion, attempted rape and rape. All forms of sexual assault may arise from: verbal and/or physical pressure, misuse of authority; overuse of drugs and/or alcohol; and/or any threat of harm.
• Date Rape - is any of the above, involving two people who know one another.

• to assess your physical safety, preserve as much evidence as you can. Try not to wash, change your clothing, etc., but if you do you can still get help. Collect the names and phone numbers of any witnesses who may have seen or heard the assault.

• For information on how to initiate a charge before the University Judicial Committee, contact the Dean of Students at 364-2255 or, after hours if you wish, at 536-2295.

• For options under the Sexual Harassment Policies and Procedures.

• To address the emotional and psychological effects of an assault.

• To make a complaint if a crime has been committed.

• For assistance in any case of sexual or common assault.

• Call the ambulance service by dialling 911. If in residence, notify the Don or Monitor as well.

• Call the Sackville Fire Department by dialling 911. Set off the fire alarm and immediately leave the building. Report your sighting and actions to the building authorities. Be familiar with the location for fire alarms in the buildings that you use.

Mount Allison Security:     -day 364-2251   -night 364-2228 Police 911 Fire 911 Ambulance 911 Hospital 364-4100 Other Important Numbers Counsellor 364-2255 Dean of Students 364-2255 Nurse/Educator 364-2163 Facilities Management 364-2444 Sexual Harass. Advisor 364-2613

Residence Dons: Bennett 939-7400 Bigelow 939-7500 Edwards 939-7200 Harper 939-8000 Hunton 939-7300 Thornton 939-7100 Trueman 939-7600 Windsor 939-7800 Satellites 939-7000 Campbell 939-8200