| When we think of college dorm essentials the first | | | | fob to anyone, and never put your name or address |
| things that come to mind are likely to be things like | | | | on your room key, who ever finds it will know |
| furniture, maybe a laptop or even snacks for those | | | | exactly which room they can now open. A door |
| late nights cramming. How many of us think of | | | | alarm for your room is a good backup to these |
| safety and security as part of our "going away to | | | | safety measures, one of the college dorm essentials |
| college" list of things to buy? Not as many as there | | | | that can be purchased. |
| should be, because more of us need to increase our | | | | The campus and school buildings can also be |
| awareness when it comes to personal safety and | | | | dangerous places if we do not use common sense or |
| security in college dorms and on campuses. With the | | | | practice awareness. Safeguards that young women |
| right knowledge and a handful of inexpensive | | | | need to practice include, staying in well lit, well |
| products, living at college can be a safer, more | | | | travelled areas at night and taking someone with |
| rewarding experience. | | | | them when they know that a place or building they're |
| Going away to college is a very exciting time in a | | | | going to will be basically deserted. These are only a |
| person's life. A brand new set of experiences are | | | | few examples but the point is that being aware of |
| just ahead. Including what could be the greatest | | | | what helps dangerous situations to exist will help you |
| learning experience of our entire lives. This refers to | | | | to avoid them. Some other college dorm essentials |
| the lessons that may be more important than those | | | | that should be high on your list are those that will |
| that are taught classrooms, like how to take care of | | | | help you get out of a dangerous situation, should you |
| ourselves. College dorm living can also be dangerous, | | | | encounter one despite your greatest efforts to avoid |
| especially for young women. They need to be sure | | | | it. |
| that their college dorm essentials checklist includes | | | | It's a good practice to carry a personal alarm, which |
| the knowledge that creates awareness and instills | | | | is a high decibel noise maker. It will call attention to |
| common sense where it concerns safe habits and | | | | you if you need help and most often will scare off an |
| practices. | | | | aggressive individual. There is also pepper spray for |
| Awareness and common sense can be one of the | | | | those times when the noise doesn't scare them off |
| biggest factors in preventing burglaries and other | | | | or for when there's no one around to hear the noise. |
| crimes. Some of the basics are, always keeping your | | | | These are some of the other college dorm essentials |
| dorm room locked, even when you're in it. Never let | | | | that can be purchased. These, and a few other |
| a stranger into your dorm or apartment building. | | | | inexpensive items, combined with the information |
| Never prop open doors or windows to allow friends | | | | needed to use them properly and the safety |
| to get in or out after curfew hours. If you see a | | | | information that will help anyone avoid needing to use |
| door or window that is propped open so that others | | | | them will create a safer living and learning |
| can sneak in after hours, close it and make sure it's | | | | environment for a student whether on or off |
| locked, anyone who sees it can get in whether they | | | | campus. |
| belong there or not. Never loan your room key or | | | | |