"I like what you wore on Friday"
to...
"You shouldn't walk alone at night, I know where you live"
to a blatant...
"I'm going to kill you!"
The mailroom at Albright College is a simple direct instrument to use to communicate with your friends, all you need is their mailbox number which is provided by the Albright Directory, or what many students call "the stalker book". Once a person has a student's mailbox number the sky is the limit of what could be sent to them, the best part about it, they don't have to know you sent it. Jackpot for those who wish to stalk or send gross messages to you.
A couple of girls reported, amongst themselves, having recieved nasty letters from an anonymous source. One of the girls gave the full story in the audio interview (link in title). The biggest part of the of this story is the fact that none of these victims reported the abuse of the mailroom to anyone, so many of those who were interviewed knew nothing about it, and it was the first time hearing about it.
Nikki Detwiler, the secretary Multi Ethnic Student Affairs said that she was shocked, she was oblivious that students were recieving these types of letters. "These types of letters should have been taken to Public Safety immediately. Anything threatening that is recieved should be taken seriously, all thes letters should have been kept and reported, that's what the public safety officers are here for". Detwiler encourages all students to be careful no matter who you are, "Students should be aware of their surroundings, be aware, and stay close to friends".
RAD classes are also available to students so that proper self defense techniques can be learned, and Detwiler hopes that Albrightians across genders will grasp ahold of this oppurtunity. These precautions are all in place that there will be no victims at this college, and to make this school a safer place.
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