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Question: What is Silent Witness?

Answer: Silent Witness is a program that allows individuals to report suspicious behavior or suspected criminal activity anonymously.

To report an incident, fill out the Silent Witness form online.

“The Warm Welcome Bus Shuttle and Charter Flight Program assist new students from New York, Chicago and Honolulu in finding their way to the USC campus. The Orientation Office arranges for group flights to Los Angeles from these areas and then picks up the students when they arrive at Los Angeles International Airport. Additionally, these students have university trams available to them for transportation to their housing assignment once they arrive on campus.”

– SCampus 1985-86

Safety

Campus Cruiser

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University Park Campus
(213) 740-4911 (escort)
(213) 740-3575 (information)
620 McCarthy Way, PSX

Health Sciences Campus
(323) 442-2100 (escort)
(323) 442-1201 (information)
transnet.usc.edu

If you are one of the many individuals who work, study or take classes at night, you do not have to walk to your car or home alone. Campus Cruiser provides you with either a walking or vehicle escort to your destination.

Students, faculty, staff and guests of the university may be escorted within approximately one mile from the center of campus, or within the DPS patrol area. All Campus Cruiser vehicles are clearly marked. Personnel stay in constant communication with the dispatcher.

Because Campus Cruiser is a supplement to the tram service, it is important to use the trams instead of requesting an escort if you have access to one of the tram routes. If you need an escort into a parking structure when you get off the tram, let the driver know when you first board the tram and an escort can be arranged.

Because of the high demand for Campus Cruiser escorts, they cannot take appointments. Campus Cruiser is intended to be a security service and not a taxi service. To prevent abuse of the service, we ask that you keep the following policies in mind:

Cruisers may only escort groups of up to six people;
Cruisers may only escort an individual four times in one evening;
Cruisers may only wait a short period of time for passengers; and
Cruisers may not escort people to and from any commercial establishment.

Your safety as well as that of the student Cruiser personnel is our first concern. Keep in mind that Campus Cruiser does get busy at times, especially when it rains. Requests for escorts are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be patient if you see a Cruiser car pass by while you are waiting for an escort. A driver will pick you up as soon as possible.

Campus Cruiser operates seven days a week, except during most university holidays, from 5 p.m. to 2:45 a.m. A special Cruiser vehicle is stationed at Leavey Library to provide services to students from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m., Monday through Saturday. If you need a ride from a location other than Leavey Library during these times, contact DPS at (213) 740-6000 and they will contact a Cruiser. During the summer, hours are 5 p.m. to 12:45 a.m., seven days a week. There is no special escort vehicle stationed at Leavey Library during the summer. Campus Cruiser also has a limited service available at the Health Sciences campus that operates from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays. Contact Campus Cruiser at the Health Sciences campus at (323) 442-2100.

You can track your call and the Campus Cruiser vehicle assigned to your request online with “Track Your Cruiser” at transnet.usc.edu.

Yellow Cab

USC has partnered with Yellow Cab to provide alternative transportation for USC students. This service is recommended for students who do not want to wait for Campus Cruiser. Yellow Cab will accept USCard for payment to destinations within the service area. For more information call (800) USC-TAXI or visit www.usc.edu/bus-affairs/admin_serv/uscard_serv/yellowcab.