Brooklyn Morris doesn\u2019t feel safe walking to and from class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first-year psychology student says she\u2019s been harassed more than once, including on Victoria Street near the campus store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Morris, on her way to class one day, took her usual route along Yonge-Dundas Square. She walked along the clear panels on the southeast side of the square just like she always does. But this time, a man tapped on the glass to get her attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat do you want?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He gestured and told her to come towards him. She refused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Morris says that\u2019s when the man called her a \u201cf***ing b**ch.\u201d More than once, people have verbally harassed her while she was walking to and from class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ryerson increased security measures this year, but some students \u2014 like Morris \u2014 say that harm reduction programs on and near campus add to safety concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI feel like it\u2019s definitely the location of our school. Yonge-Dundas Square is at the heart of the city,\u201d said Morris. \u201cBecause of the harm reduction things we have in this area, it definitely brings [around] those people who want to use those services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n