UCF Commentary

Is UCF campus as safe as it is made out to be? With putting time and knowledge into research it has been brought to my attention that there have been several attacks on the UCF campus. Our campus needs a few improvements to help protect our student body and faculty. The attacks have taken place during the night which makes it easier on the attacker to set a plot. So far this year, there have been two attacks targeting the same person twice in one week. By having, garage security cameras it has been easier for the campus police to identify the make and the model that the attacker drives. If we had more cameras around the campus there would be more of a chance to finding the attacker. Even though, UCF offers campus webcams in selective locations this gives the ability for anybody to view that goes to UCF. By giving the people access this makes the selective locations an easier target for predators to attack. UCF provides systems such as the blue light phone, and garage cameras as well as outdoor sirens.

By UCF allowing the population to view live campus web cameras this gives the attacker the ability to view individuals every move. For instance, the attacker could be anywhere around campus connected to UCF Wi-Fi watching his targets current locations. Whether or not, it’s walking out the gym doors or simply sitting down for a meal the attacker is watching every move your making having the mind set when to make their move. UCF is allowing any MyUCF account holder to view these camera locations not knowing they could put lives in danger. The web cameras that are provided to us should be for security use only.
According to UCF the safety features that are provided around the school campus would be Emergency Blue light phones. Every student should be well aware of the Emergency Blue Light phones, they can be found throughout the campus for emergency use only. For example, the emergency blue light phone should be accessed by a person who is being chased by an attacker. Also should be used if someone has gotten hurt or need police assistance.

UCF has put 4 new outdoor sirens around campus due to the attack at Virginia Tech University. With adding outdoor sirens this makes the UCF population aware of an event that is taking place around campus. Therefore, this makes UCF a safer environment while getting place to place outdoors. The next step that UCF is taking is to install 30 indoor sirens in the most occupied buildings to warn students of emergencies. These systems help alert the students that there is an emergency on campus but one thing the system doesn’t do is let the students and faculty know where the emergency is happening. This can lead to a problem because this can provide the students and faculty with the knowledge that there is a problem but they can run into the emergency.

As you can see walking through the campus garages there are several cameras throughout all of the levels. The cameras give access for emergencies situations such as someone being attacked, robbery, or even a hit and run. Recently one of my good friends had accidently hit another car left a note taking all the right percussions. The garage cameras were able to identify my friend’s make and model of his car. This situation is similar to an event that lead to find an attackers make and model of the car of which he was driving. Therefore, the UCF police can keep an eye out for that type of car being driven. On the surveillance video there is a current time that can be linked to a situation that has happened on campus. The cameras around the garage are an accurate source for campus police.

If you’re ever over at UCF these attacks aren’t an everyday thing but your better safe than sorry. Things to know: you are more prone to getting attacked at night when you travel alone. A few things you can do to prevent this from happening is if you aren’t with anyone to call someone and let them know where you are and stay on the phone with them till you get all the way to your car and have it started to be sure you are safe. One other way is to have a friend pick you up or make friends with someone in your night class and plan to park near or around them so you can walk with them back to your cars (the buddy system). Another thing that won’t hurt is to have the campus police number in your phone as a speed dial. There is one thing to remember this world isn’t safe you just have to be aware of your surroundings and be proactive (meaning think about the situation before it happens and prepare for it).


 
Works Cited

"Campus Safety." Knightly News. 04/16/09. UCF. 14 Oct 2009


Fortis, Bianca. "Student attacked twice in one week." Central
Florida Future 09/24/09: A1. Print.

Letter to friend

Dear Friend
I’ve been doing some research on some things that have happened at UCF that I think would need an improvement on. Recently there have been attacks that have happened here at the UCF campus in Orlando. A few things that I think should be improved are the cameras around campus. These attacks have happened at night and also have been targeted at the same person twice in one week. One of the things that helped the school police was a garage security camera, which identified the make and model of the car the attacker drives. I believe if there were cameras around the school campus that there would be a greater chance of catching these attackers.
Here are some safety features around school. There are a few things you should know such as there are Emergency Blue Light phones that can be found throughout the campus for emergency use only. Since the attack at Virginia Tech University UCF has put 4 new outdoor sirens, the next step the school is taking is to install 30 indoor sirens in the most occupied buildings to warn students of emergencies.

If you’re ever over at UCF these attacks aren’t an everyday thing but your better safe than sorry. Things to know: you are more prone to getting attacked at night when you travel alone. A few things you can do to prevent this from happening is if you aren’t with anyone to call someone and let them know where you are and stay on the phone with them till you get all the way to your car and have it started to be sure you are safe. One other way is to have a friend pick you up or make friends with someone in your night class and plan to park near or around them so you can walk with them back to your cars (the buddy system). Another thing that won’t hurt is to have the campus police number in your phone as a speed dial. There is one thing to remember this world isn’t safe you just have to be aware of your surroundings and be proactive (meaning think about the situation before it happens and prepare for it).

Jordan Rasinski

Commentary

For walking down sidewalks to getting in your parked car at night there is always a danger of someone or something happening to you. Security is a major factor for college campus. Anywhere from surveillance cameras to emergency button stations there are a number of things that could be done to help the everyday student feel safer. All over the campus there are places the student or teacher can get conferrable with their surroundings. A statistic from ABC news says in 2005 “there were 35,000 reported crimes in just one year on college campus.” Here at UCF there have been 2 reported attacks happen in just one week to the same person.

3 brainstorm ideas

1. video surveillance all around school
2. the ban on birth control
3. Free vaccinations for the flu

Core 1

As I sat in this tiny examining room, waiting for the doctor who was widely known for doing a certain type of surgery on highly paid professionals, I didn’t know what to expect. Was he going to be big, strong, in shape? Just the typical every day doctor? It was March 6th 2007, this was the day when I took a flight to Birmingham, Alabama. The day was for my checkup, as well to go through some procedures. This was to educate me on what I should expect to happen later on. The doctor that preformed surgery on me was James Andrews. As he walked through the door my hands start to clam up. As I began to talk to him, I noticed why all these great sports players come to him. Was because of his name? He had a great personality, a bit of confidence that determines he will get the job done correctly. Throughout, that day I felt as if there was a great pressure lifted off my shoulders. I could breathe easy knowing that I would finally get my life back “baseball.” On the ride from the hospital, my father and I got acquainted with our bus driver. We then found out that he would be driving us every day. He suddenly, shouted over the roar of the bus motor. He was quite the talker. He asked, “Is this your first time in Alabama?” As well, he asked. “Is this your first time to see Mr. Andrews?” I quickly blurted out, “yes.” He said “Well you’re getting nothing but the best the best.” I couldn’t wait for tomorrow to come! I was saying over and over in my head: “I just want to get this over with!” As the time was near midnight, I wasn’t allowed to eat or even drink anything, not even water. It was lights out, tomorrow is the day that my life will be changed.

It’s my second day in Birmingham. I was hoping for it to be a great day. I thought that I was coming to an end. Finally! My appointment was set for 8:30. The doctor said, “Show up one hour early in case things got moved up.” The weather was a bit chilly. Everything looked like an old black and white picture. Al pulls up right on time, opens the doors, and says “all aboard.” “Today’s the big day,” my father says to Al. As their conversation went on, I sat and looked out the window wondering if I would feel anything during the surgery. I started to get butterflies in my stomach, from thinking too much or maybe because I was starving. I could see the hospital and for some reason, just looked so much bigger than it did yesterday. Pulling up to the entrance, Al says “don’t worry you won’t feel a thing, you’re in the best of hands and good luck.” My father and I walked to the front office to check in as Al drove off waving. The woman asked us for my name and then tells us that there has been a cancellation so my time would be moved up. We both walked into the waiting room. It’s the size of a gym! Before, I get to sit down the nurse called my name “are you ready to get prepped for surgery?” she says. “Isn’t my dad allowed to come with me?” I asked, the nurse calmly said “sorry honey just you.” The whole 8th floor is known as The Tommy John sector, which I thought was pretty cool. I got put in a temporary room where I relaxed in bed.

The sight out the window was relaxing. As time passed, I sat in that room wondering where my dad was; does he know where I am? Did everyone forget about me, a split second later doctor Andrews walks in the room with two others and says “are you ready to get the wing fixed?” “Let’s go” I blurted out quickly. Getting rolled out of the room in my bed was fun because I’ve never had a rolling bed before. Not knowing where I was heading I got rolled into a room which looked like a pit stop for people in beds ready to get their bodies fixed, then a doctor came over to me and asked if my right arm was the one they were going to do surgery on. I quietly said “yes” not knowing who the man was. Soon enough, he comes back again and writes yes on my right arm and no on my left. I knew it was almost time to go in, my life would soon be changed for the better. The doctor says to me “count down from 1000” as I felt a warming sensation go through my arm. I said “1000 why a thousand” before I knew it, I was out like a light.

While I was in surgery my dad was pacing around the cafeteria. He was anxious for me to return to my room. One and a half hours later, the surgery was completed. I started to slowly feel the pain rise. As I reunited with my father, the pain was more constant. I turned my head and said to my dad, “my arms throbbing” the nurse over heard me. She then quickly went to get me a pain killer. She says “before I give you this you have to eat.” I couldn’t stand the pain any longer I took it without food. Five minutes later I threw up the pill along with the IV fluids. After leaving the hospital I soon found out that my father didn't get my prescription filled because the pharmacy was closed. Al had picked us up that cold night, soon after dropped us off outside the hotel.

The pain really started to set in, my dad says, "Are you hungry son." I exclaimed "You know it, I've been starving." Entering the subway doors an older man says to me "did you get a surgery done today." "Yes, and my arms killing me" I painfully said. The man says "my wife just got shoulder surgery; you can have one of her pills to get you through the night if you need one." My father reply's "it's alright he will be fine." The days and nights had come and gone from getting my stitches out to getting put into a protective brace I realized how fragile the human body is, in order to stay in good condition I have to stay in shape. This was just the beginning to my long journey to recovery, and helped me see another side of life.

memo

The feedback from the memoir review helped me see another prospective on my writing. This has taught me that I need to slow down and spend more time putting my thoughts together. I need to start simply with brainstorming. I now come to realize that when I write my writing style is scattered. I need to reread thoroughly and adequately. It also has come to my knowledge that I tend to repeat myself. Unfortunately I was lacking dialogue. From speaking with my partner he had give me an idea. It consisted of putting more detail into my writing to make is sound more interesting. We both agreed that my paper was dual. I don’t want to lose my audience’s attention. I need to put more excitement into my paper. I think this exercise is a great idea put all because it allows me to have another prospective on my topic.

rough draft

As I sat in this tiny examining room and waited for the doctor who is worldwide known for doing a certain type of surgery on highly paid professionals. I didn’t know what to expect? Was he going to be big and strong and in shape, or just the typical every day doctor? It was March 6th 2007; this was the day when I took a flight to Birmingham, Alabama. The day was for my checkup as well to go through some procedures. This was to educate me on what I should expect to happen later on. The doctor that preformed surgery on me was James Andrews. As he walked through the door my hands start to clam up. As I begin, to talk to him I noticed why all these great sports players come to him? Was because of his name? He had a great personality, a bit of confidence that determines he will get the job done correctly. Throughout, that day I felt as if there was a great pressure lifted off my shoulders. I could breathe easy knowing that I would finally get my life back “baseball.” On the ride from the hospital, my father and I got acquainted with our bus driver. We then found out that he would be driving us every day. He suddenly, shouted over the roar of the bus motor. He was quite the talker. He asked, “If it was our first time in Alabama, also where we were from.” As well, he asked. “if it was my first time to see Mr. Andrews.” I quickly blurted out, “yes.” He said. “Well you’re getting nothing but the best the best.” I couldn’t wait for tomorrow to come! I was saying over and over in my head “I just want to get this over with!” As the time was near midnight I wasn’t allowed to eat or even drink anything, not even water. It was lights out and tomorrow would be a great day.
It’s my second day in Birmingham, I was hoping for it to be a great day. I thought that I was coming to an end. Finally! My appointment was set for 8:30. The doctor said, “To show up one hour early in case things got moved up.” The weather was a bit chilly. Everything looked like an old picture, almost as if it was black and white. Al pulls up right on time, opens the doors and says “all aboard.” “Today’s the big day” my father says to Al. As their conversation went on, I sat and looked out the window wondering if I would even feel anything during the surgery. I started to get butterflies in my stomach from thinking too much or maybe because I was starving. I could see the hospital and for some reason today it just looked so much bigger then yesterday. Pulling up to the entrance Al says “don’t worry you won’t feel a thing, you’re in the best of hands and good luck.” My father and I, walked to the front office to check in as Al drove off waving. The woman asked us for my name and then tells us that there has been a cancellation so my time would then be moved up. We both walked into the waiting room. it’s the size of a gym! Before, I get to sit down the nurse called my name “are you ready to get prepped for surgery?” she says. “Isn’t my dad a loud to come with me?” I asked, the nurse calmly said “sorry honey just you.” The whole 8th floor is known as The Tommy John sector, which I thought was pretty cool. I got put in a temporary room where I relaxed in bed.
The sight out the window was relaxing. As time passed, I sat in that room wondering where my dad is, does he know where I am? Did everyone forget about me, a split second later doctor Andrews walks in the room with two others and says “are you ready to get the wing fixed?” “Let’s go” I blurted out quickly. Getting rolled out of the room in my bed was fun because I’ve never had a rolling bed before. Not knowing where I was heading I got rolled into a room which looked like a pit stop for people in beds. A doctor came over to me and asked if my right arm was the one they were going to do surgery on. I quietly said “yes” not knowing who the man was. Soon enough, he comes back again and writes yes on my right arm and no on my left. Then he tells “count down from 1000” as I felt a warming sensation go through my arm. I said “1000 why a thousand” before I knew it I was out like a light.
While I was in surgery my dad was pacing around the cafeteria. He was anxious for me to get returned to my room. One and a half hours later the surgery was complete, I started to slowly feel the pain rise. As I reunited with my father the pain was more constant. I turned my head and said to my dad, “my arms throbbing in pain” the nurse over heard me. She then quickly went to get me a pain killer. She says “before I give you this you have to eat.” I couldn’t stand the pain any longer I took it without food. 5 minutes later I threw up the pill along with the IV fluids. after leaving the hospital I soon found out that my father didn't get my prescription filled because the pharmacy was closed. Al had picked us up that cold night, soon after dropped us off outside the hotel.
The pain really started to set in, my dad says, "are you hungry son." I exclaimed "You know it, I've been starving." Entering the subway doors a older man says to me "did you get a surgery don today." "Yes, and my arms killing me" I painfully said. The man says "my wife just got shoulder surgery, you can have one of her pills to get you through the night if you need one." My father reply's "it's alright he will be fine." This was just the beginning to my long journey to recovery.