Up until a couple of days ago, Northwestern was just your typical college in a tranquil town off of Lake Michigan. Now, it's crazy scary!!!

Last Wednesday, a girl was attacked while walking in her alley on Hinman and Clark at 6 p.m. As she got closer to her apartment door, "a man grabbe

We all walk around with computers in our bags, IPOD headphones in our ears and cell phones in our hands all the time. Though these things seem crucial to your everyday lifestyle, we should probably be carrying a baseball bat and a can of pepper spray if we plan on staying up late in Madison.

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Since kindergarten, we were told to be safe and look both ways before crossing the street. U of I goes one step further, with SafeWalks, a program started on campus in order to prevent assaults occurring, especially late at night. SafeWalks was designed for the most part, for girls who are walking