Testing the Hypothesis, Part 1

1.     The Opportunity I would like to pursue is the lack of Blue emergency lights on Fraternity row.

2.     Fraternity row, on the campus of University of Florida, are lacking the blue emergency lights which can save students from being put in a dangerous situation.

·      The Who: Students at the university of Florida.

·      The What: The danger of students walking alone with no source of emergency help.

·      The Why: Certain areas of campus are lacking the blue emergency lights which students need in case of emergency.

3.     If there were more emergency lights on Fraternity Row then more students would feel as if they were ever in a dangerous situation.

·      Testing the Who: I believe students from all different Universities have this need, especially the students here at the university of Florida.

·      Testing the What: Is fraternity row the only area of campus that is lacking the blue emergency lights?

·      Testing the Why: If Blue emergency lights were placed on Fraternity row would there be less dangerous situations for the students in that area.

4.      Interviews:

·      Nicole Savetz: After speaking with Nicole, inside of Library West, she was also familiar with the idea that campus was lacking the blue lights. Nicole who is a journalism major was also doing research on this topic for one of her assignments. After discussing with Nicole, she informed me that there are protests on September 17^th on Fraternity row. She believes the best way to solve this problem would to start signing petitions and show the University that students care about this.

·      Kayla Jaffy: Kayla is a student at the University of Florida. On September 17^th, she participated in the protest that occurred on Fraternity Row. Dressed in a blue t-shirt, Kayla explained how this is a very important subject to her while she finds herself walking alone many times and never would want her or others to be placed in a dangerous situation.

·      Gianna Pesce: Gianna believes that there should be lights specifically on fraternity row. She states that if there are already blue lights all over campus, there is no harm in adding them Fraternity Row, an area where she believes assault frequently happens on college campuses around the world. If adding a blue will make hundreds of people feel safer, there is no reason that they shouldn’t be added.

·      Josh Cohen: After interviewing a former student, Josh, who lived in a fraternity house on frat row was unaware of this situation. He stated that he believes this is an important area to have emergency lights located especially because of the sorority that is located there. He has a younger sister and believes especially girls should never be walking alone. He explained that these lights would make the sorority girls feel safer and everyone else who is walking home alone especially when it is dark out at night.

·      Sofia Kalman: Sofia who is very involved on campus believes this is a major issue that the University needs to consider. Sofia has found herself in situations where she has been walking alone and felt in an uncomfortable situation and waited for someone to walk with her. She believes no one should be put in an uncomfortable situation and that this should be a matter that gets fixed immediately.

5.     After interviewing with many people, I learned a lot of information on this topic. I was unaware of the protest that occurred this past Tuesday, after discussing with one of my interviewers I learned that many people on campus are aware of this situation and everyone agrees that lights should be added to this area.