Much like the Cold War’s Hollywood Blacklist, many students found themselves on SafeRide’s naughty list this past semester for abusing the service to get to parties, instead of home. For those seeking a safe escort to the party, SafeRide will now offer “SafeStalk”, in which a trained student will walk behind students at a reasonable, yet slightly uncomfortable distance. They will also accompany partygoers into the function to complain about how late it’s getting because they have work tomorrow. When the party draws to a natural conclusion, the SafeStalk representative will walk the student home but accidentally take them the wrong way so they will have to spend more time getting to know each other.
After a long walk, the SafeStalk will then enter the student’s house to make sure they’ve completed their homework and ask if they can use their bathroom. After using their toothbrush, the SafeStalk will ask to sleep on the couch, because they’re tired and (remember) they have work tomorrow. Chapman hopes SafeStalk will promote healthier habits amongst students, like friendship, as well as solve the supposed housing ‘crisis’ from the beginning of the year.
