- Avoid using the athletic facilities alone, especially after dark or during off-hours.
- Use the “buddy system.” Work out with a friend and make arrangements to go to and from the gym together.
- Avoid taking cash, wallets, watches, or other valuables to the athletic facilities.
- Keep lockers locked whenever unattended. This includes those times when leaving briefly to shower or to visit the trainer or the equipment room. Most of the thefts at the athletic facilities are from unlocked lockers.
- Confine running and jogging to daylight hours and to open, well-traveled areas.
- Report all incidents of voyeurism to the Department of Security immediately.
Women should pay particular attention to these additional tips:
- Avoid showering if alone in the locker room.
- If there is another woman in the locker room, ask her to wait.
- When encountering a male intruder inside the women’s locker room:
- Push one of the emergency buttons located in different areas throughout the locker room. These emergency alarms are monitored at the Department of Security.
- Scream for help. The call for assistance should carry to the equipment room, the pool area, and possibly upstairs.
- Keep out of the intruder’s way and do not attempt to prevent him from leaving.
- Formulate a description of the intruder in your mind.
- Notify the Department of Security at ext. 5911.
- There is a monitor on duty in the building (generally seated in the main lobby when not making rounds) during the academic year.
