VAQUERO VOICE - The Rider Newspaper

“Nothing. Everything’s fine. Pretty safe. No suspicious activities. I feel really safe [on] campus. There’s nothing that makes me feel threatened. In the news, they make it seem, like, ‘Oh, it’s hell out there.’ But at least here [in Brownsville], it’s completely safe.”

Juan Cantu

Biology freshman

“I haven’t heard of any crime yet and I haven’t seen anything at all, which is good. I hope we keep it up ’cause recently, with all the school shootings, it’s really bad for our society and for all the kids in the schools. They’re really scared. So, I hope our campus stays safe and stays aware of all the dangers that are out there.”

Ashtyn Flores

Criminal justice freshman

“Pues es inevitable, aunque se ponga la policía y el PD. Mientras más recluten no [hará] que te sientas más seguro porque hay gente que se siente segura con la policía alrededor y hay gente que no, ya sea independientemente si tienen un criminal record o no, pero en lo personal yo me siento segura, porque se … que incluso estudiantes han cometido suicidio o han incluso robado. … Los robos aquí en el campus yo lo considero de lo que más pasa y es de lo que deberíamos estar como que más al pendiente. Yo siento que se ponen más al pendiente de quien tiene un permiso para estacionarse en cambio a robos, inseguridades que realmente son las importantes”.

Lorena Díaz

Estudiante de segundo año de justicia penal

“I do feel pretty safe on campus. Actually, I feel that security does a good job notifying us if there is a crime that has happened. They send out emails, text messages. If anything, the most major crime that I notice is as far as maybe traffic accidents. Students don’t really watch when they cross the street and there are lot of cars that speed by through the main Sugar Road here.”