College is a scary place.
Even though I am only a freshman in college, I have come to realize that college is a dangerous place. Lately the news has been filled with college students being killed, raped, robbed, or having their cars blown up. During fall quarter of this year, I personally knew someone who was robbed at gun point with four of her friends on Halloween night just 5 minutes outside our dorm. A student in my roommates art history class was killed in a car accident on his way home for spring break. And today, a girl was leaning against a railing on the fifth floor of our dormitory when the railing broke and she fell from the building. She was rushed to the hospital, I have no idea if she is alive, and there are police cars, reporters, and photographers surrounding our dorm. I cannot even imagine being in that girl’s position.
We all know that the world is a scary place, but why does it seem like college is one the scariest in our lives? Whatever the reason, I know that I am really freaked out to be in college right now and sometimes I feel as if I am holding on tightly for my life. It’s crazy how it takes months for a life to be born, but only seconds for a life to end.
I’m really scared right now.
Here is the link to the news article about the girl falling from my dorm…http://savannahnow.com/node/468126
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