Comments on: Let There Be Light http://www.yorkvision.co.uk/news/let-there-be-light/ Guardian Student Publication of the Year 2011-12 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:04:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: frecks http://www.yorkvision.co.uk/news/let-there-be-light/#comment-1419 frecks Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:52:34 +0000 http://www.yorkvision.co.uk/?p=2391#comment-1419 York is indeed very safe, but there is a diff between being safe and feeling safe. the new bridge renovation between central hall and physics shows just how well the rest of campus should be lit up and we can only hope that the rest of campus does become as well lit as that area does soon! furthermore if the uni did re-do all the lights on campus it could replace them with energy saving bulbs and make a big PR stunt about being green!? win win for all, in that case. York is indeed very safe, but there is a diff between being safe and feeling safe.

the new bridge renovation between central hall and physics shows just how well the rest of campus should be lit up and we can only hope that the rest of campus does become as well lit as that area does soon!

furthermore if the uni did re-do all the lights on campus it could replace them with energy saving bulbs and make a big PR stunt about being green!? win win for all, in that case.

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]]> By: Kelly Holt http://www.yorkvision.co.uk/news/let-there-be-light/#comment-918 Kelly Holt Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:48:11 +0000 http://www.yorkvision.co.uk/?p=2391#comment-918 I seem to remember we ran a feature on this about a year ago, highlighting the dark spots on campus- looking at broken lights, and areas where there were no lights at all. As for the uni saying the campus isn't badly lit- when do they walk around campus at night, or down Windmill Lane? York feels deceptively safe, especially if you're from a city where the 'threat' of rape or attack is much more tangible, but as this article points out, that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. With less portering as it is, I reckon the least the uni could do is make sure we can see attackers coming; that way when security services turn up an hour later, we can give them a description. I seem to remember we ran a feature on this about a year ago, highlighting the dark spots on campus- looking at broken lights, and areas where there were no lights at all. As for the uni saying the campus isn’t badly lit- when do they walk around campus at night, or down Windmill Lane?

York feels deceptively safe, especially if you’re from a city where the ‘threat’ of rape or attack is much more tangible, but as this article points out, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.

With less portering as it is, I reckon the least the uni could do is make sure we can see attackers coming; that way when security services turn up an hour later, we can give them a description.

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