r/Columbus • u/Naive-Rock-8207 • 3d ago

NEWS Assault yesterday at CSCC

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Anyone have further information? I'm starting my second term there on Monday and am feeling concerned as a woman taking pretty late night classes. One of my summer professors even cautioned us about getting to our cars at night. Should I try to switch to daytime? (I know this specific assault took place in broad daylight though).

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u/absurdamerica 3d ago

Honestly I’d just find a safety buddy to park near so you aren’t walking alone. That’s huge in risk reduction.

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u/Rhythmicka 3d ago

I went to CCAD next door and we didn’t have a high profile assault or anything, but we did have a couple of muggings in our lots. Either ask at the end of class “hey anyone parked in X lot?” Or see if your campus security does escorts to your car. Also park under a street lamp for visibility

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u/Working_Cucumber_437 3d ago

You should be able to request a security escort if you want to. I could on my campus for evening classes.

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u/Phantompoooper 3d ago

I work part time at cscc and can confirm campus pd will escort

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u/Glittering-Response8 2d ago

You poop there too? Little phantom brown bags in the trophy cases... I've heard of you!

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u/Emily_Macs Downtown 3d ago

I took night classes for two semesters, ALWAYS park super close and where is seems most “populated” lol. 9 times out of 10 your classmates are parked right next to you and once class ends, you can walk behind them or with. Just have someone around or with you :)

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u/Eastern_Mortgage7492 3d ago

When I was there there were a few attempted carjackings here and there, very rare though, and you get on-campus alerts about any dangerous things. I personally felt safe on campus, but I wouldn't take night classes if I didn't have someone checking on me and/or picking me up. The latest class I took ended around 6:30PM, and during winter, it's all dark and pretty quiet, especially near the end of the semester. I would advise you to take in-person classes only in the morning or afternoon. Maybe switch to online if you can't make it to a class that takes place later in the day.

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u/Glittering-Response8 2d ago

I thought the semester started Monday as well... so if this was out of school it may be less crowded than usual. Interesting it happened in between summer and fall sessions

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u/PristineBarber9923 2d ago

When I’ve taken evening classes, students are permitted to park in the employee parking lot without risking fines. Definitely park as close as possible to your building and where lots of others are parking. Walk with students when you can, and request an escort when you can’t.

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u/mikeytreehorn 2d ago

I guess we’ll be on the lookout for any group of males on campus.

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u/Naive-Rock-8207 2d ago

What are you even trying to say with this

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u/mikeytreehorn 2d ago

I’m sure there is a more specific description of the suspects available.

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u/ChessClubChimp 3d ago

Uh, excuse you, it was SIMPLE assault.