Letter writing campaign:

Six of the emergency call boxes at Santa Rosa Junior College are out of order, and have been for 2 years. Please consider emailing Robin McHale at Environmental Safety and ask her to take care of this problem. Her email address is [email protected] and please Cc Ms. Zarate at [email protected] . Here is my letter (you can use it if you wish, but leave out the part about being a Congressional candidate):

Hello, it has come to my attention that some of the call boxes to call campus police have been out of order for two years. Instead there is a sign with their phone number. That is unacceptable and irresponsible. Women who are on that campus after dark have to be able to feel safe. If someone is following a woman and making her feel unsafe, she isn't going to want to take the time to read and dial the phone number. It is only a matter of time before something really ugly and really preventable happens, and in addition to the physical and psychological trauma the victim suffers, the school may face a lawsuit for the out of service call boxes. I am very aware that no schools are properly funded, but I am also aware that college's spend money on upgrading buildings and equipment (such as the track that's being redone) all the time. If the safety of female students is a priority, the school will find the money in its budget. Please correct this oversight immediately. Additionally, security cameras should be installed in the stairways in that parking garage also for the protection of your female students. I hope to see these situations rectified upon my next visit.