OT - BU ranked in America's Best Colleges

[SFP]

Pool tables AND a bowling alley! Can any old-timer alum tell me what this bowling alley was, was there a place to get food and non-adult beverages?

There use to be a bowling alley in the student center basement with food, arcade and a bunch of tables and chairs. I do not remember actually hanging out down there for any considerable time but occasionally. The Student Union was never at the level of U of Wisky or SIU-Carbondale. Both were famous for some hard core partying.

[Rusty 54]

Dorms -- Yes
Food -- Yes
Safety? That's news to me.

BU was good for about 1 campus lock down a week near the end of the last school year.

[Beninator]

There use to be a bowling alley in the student center basement with food, arcade and a bunch of tables and chairs. I do not remember actually hanging out down there for any considerable time but occasionally. The Student Union was never at the level of U of Wisky or SIU-Carbondale. Both were famous for some hard core partying.

Yeah I think that I bowled there once and had no problem getting a lane.

[SFP]

Yeah I think that I bowled there once and had no problem getting a lane.

They use to have curly fries if I remember correctly???? To many brain cells have been put to rest since then.

[jasonpeoria911]

If you go a half mile to the east, south and southwest of Bradley Campus, the population is predominantly gang infested & in poverty. Given that the radius is within walking distance of Bradley, you can expect something to happen sooner or later. Students should always be alert when out and about.

However, you should also be happy to know that within a 1 mile radius of campus, their is apx. 6-10 Officers (BUPD & PPD combined) on duty at any time. So if something serious does happen, an Officer will be to the scene very quickly, usually about 2-4 minutes by time call is placed to Officer being on scene. That amount of Officers for this small of population is wayyyyy above average.

Some other more popular campuses in rough areas is the University of Chicago, not terribly far from the CPD Englewood district, which is most crime ridden beat in the US. Also USC isn't to far from some rough LAPD Newton division hoods.

Have to take the good with the bad I guess.

Jason

BU was good for about 1 campus lock down a week near the end of the last school year.

[tornado]

Does anyone remember the College Inn? ...

Yea, I've heard of it.....someone told me about it...

[abesimpson]

Dorms -- Yes
Food -- Yes
Safety? That's news to me.

As Jason mentions, a lot of the crime is caused by the people who live near campus and prey on students. There are usually multiple muggings a year within sight of academic buildings and the dorms. This type of crime is different than the usual drunken antics that happen at any college on a given weekend.

Most of it doesn't really get mentioned in the PJ Star (cause in a big town, these kind of crimes are not news), but if you look at the Scout online, they cover it quite a bit. This link go to their end-of-the-year wrap-up and the #1 story was crime.

http://www.bradleyscout.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1368:scout-recounts-the-top-10-stories-of-the-year&catid=3:a-section&Itemid=5

My senior year there was a string of car break-ins around St. James apartments. That led to the fencing-up of one of the entrances into St. James that bordered the not so great neighborhood. Everyone thought it was to keep the people from that neighborhood from walking through and looking for cars to break into. You can only walk or drive into St. James in 2 places now on the side that faces the campus. I know there was talk of video cameras around some parking, but I don't know if it ever happened.

[Braves4Life]

Crime is not just limited to BU. In recent years both Duke and UNC have experienced violent crime (students murdered by non-students) just off campus.

In today's world college kids need to really be taught that they may be targets if they stray too far off certain campuses near an urban setting.

The fact that BU has taken a visible and proactive stance on this issue should be applauded.

[Bravesfan]

This whole list sounds like a bunch of Ca-rap! I never even heard of the Forbes list before, though I guess they are the only one that ranks all schools in one single list. But I agree with others that the annual U.S. News rankings are much more reputable.