Mott Community College
Department of Public Safety
April 2012
What is your perception
of Sexual Assault?
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowling
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Do 1 Thing
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Public Safety is staffed
24 hours of every day
of the year—Call Us!
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Emergency
(810) 762-5666
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Non-Emergency
(810) 762-0222
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Campus Closing
(810) 232-8989
A dark alley. A woman walking alone at night. Is this the scene you
envision when you think of a sexual assault occurring? What about
walking through a park? After dinner with a date? In the checkout
lane? Changing clothes at the gym?
Sexual Assault can take many forms of unwanted sexual contact.
That last part is very important: “unwanted sexual contact.” Sexual
assault can include attempted rape, date rape, stranger rape, marital rape and acquaintance rape, incest, fondling, obscene phone
calls, exhibitionism, voyeurism, child sexual abuse and sexual harassment.
You can minimize your risks of sexual assault by being alert to your
surroundings and being around other people as much as possible.
Walk with confidence and carry something that makes noise. Your
Public Safety main office has free whistles on a lanyard for you at
any time. Trust your instincts. If it doesn’t feel right, act on that gut
feeling and remove yourself from the situation. If the danger escalates then yell “FIRE”, break a window, scream, run, do everything
you can to gain attention. Park in well lit areas. Call your Public
Safety office for an escort at any time. The Public Safety main office
is staffed 24 hours of every day of the year. Report incidents of
sexual assault right away.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowling Challenge
The Department of Public Safety participated in the Big Brothers Big
Sisters Bowling Challenge with two teams this year. We really don’t
want to divulge our absolutely amazing scores (we wish!) but we will
share with you that among the two teams, $789.00 was raised for
the Bigs and Littles. Nice Job MCC DPS Bowlers!
Department of Public Safety
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do 1 thing—Food
The Goal: Have an emergency food supply that will meet the needs
of your household for three days without outside help.
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH TO
BECOME BETTER PREPARED:
□ Buy a three-day emergency food supply for your
household. Familiarize yourself with the BUS rule: Balance,
Usability, Shelf life. Apply the BUS rule to your emergency food
supply.
Balance—Choose foods that support a balanced diet
within each of the basic food groups.
Usability—Choose foods that do not need to be cooled,
heated, or need a lot of water.
Include high energy
snacks like nuts
and protein bars
and a can opener
for any of those
canned goods without pop top lids!
Shelf life—Monitor the expiration dates. Use and replace
foods before the expiration date.
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Ensure your refrigertor and freezer will stay safe.
If you anticipate a power outage, reducing the temperature of
your fridge or freezer will make the food colder so that it takes
longer for it to thaw. Keep containers of ice in your freezer to keep
the temperature down. Put blankets or newspapers over your fridge
or freezer, avoiding the vents, when the power goes out to insulate
them. If the fridge is above 41°F for more than 4 hours then your
perishable items may be unsafe to eat. Items in your freezer more
than 1 or 2 days above 41°F may also be unsafe. When in doubt,
throw it out.
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Meet any special dietary needs in your household.
Some people are on special diets for health reasons. If there
are serious effects that can occur if the right food is not available
then talk to your healthcare provider about nonperishable food
options. Keep a description of those medical conditions and the diet
in your emergency kit.
The key to a good food storage plan is to buy ahead of time and
replace the items before they run out or expire. These items may
sit on a shelf, in a duffle bag, or a plastic tub—make it work for you.
Just do 1 thing today!
“People will always
throw stones in your
path, it just depends
on what you make
from it….a Wall or a
Bridge.”