Posted on 09/14/2012 8:05:40 AM PDT by thestob
USC is a great school. Best wishes for your daughter there.
Just off campus downtown there is the “Islamic Center of Columbia”, not that large a building but with an outdoor assembly area & parking. The real Jumah action takes place at three mosques with Al-Rashid type names but they’re miles away in the next county where the local CAIR office is. As for groups like the Muslim Students Association, I don’t know for sure.
The main campus is safe. Bad stuff can happen in nearby Five Points, it’s full of bars. Best there for girls to travel in groups & keep their wits about them.
There was a campus wide siren and text messages sent to all professors, staff, and students (including my daughter). UT has this emergency thing done pat.
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