UCLA’ssorority rowis being terrorized by aggressive homeless men threatening and harassing terrified sisters.
Students revealed a relentless pattern of menacing encounters from vagrants targeting the women daily as they walk to and from campus.
They describe men yelling vulgarities, making sexual remarks and approaching them on sidewalks near the houses, including one man they dubbed “the screamer.”
Now the UCLA Panhellenic Association — the university’s largest women’s organization — has brought in privatesecurity guards to patrolovernight.
Launched in early April, the program now watches over the 600 to 800 block of Hilgard Avenue, where 10 sorority houses stand housing hundreds of girls, every night from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m.
Student Ani Hovanesian, 20, told The Post: “We had a meeting with UCPD a few weeks ago and it didn’t go well.”
“They seemed unaware of the issue and not really proactive. They kept turning it back on us like ‘why aren’t you calling 911 or reporting any of this’ and it’s like ummm, we are and that’s why we’re here.”
Catherine Nichley, 20, said: “100%, I don’t feel completely safe. The weird part is that it’s usually the same three homeless men hanging around this row, typically between 40 and 60 years old, often sitting at the bus stop.
“There’s the ‘Hilgard Screamer,’ who just yells randomly all night and no one does a thing about it.
“These men stare into your soul. They make lewd comments, and I’ve actually yelled back, ‘What are you looking at?’ because it feels so creepy.”
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