Terre Haute... A "Cut" Above?

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Has anyone else noticed that the date alignments for these posts are mixed up? Some say 2/08 then 9/08 and then 5/08. Is it my computer or is it this forum?

[Lonesomedove54]

Wow thats weird I raised my two boys there, I sure am glad they didnt get in that mess. Im so glad you got your life turned around. To many young men out there dying for nothing.

[winter1982]

TH is a terrible place to live. There ARE meth labs and prostitution houses in practically every block. I know from experience just a few blocks from ISU on N. 6th, 7th, and Locust street areas is absolutely terrible. People will steal you blind - steal absolutely ANYTHING from you and think they have the right to do so! Seriously. They are also extremely jealous if you have a nicer car, house, looks, anything - and will do whatever they can to steal your stuff. If they can't steal it, they try to destroy it. It's very sad state of affairs. And the local government is very corrupt and the whole system is behind most other cities in the country. I have lived in the deep south, New Orleans, San Antonio and other places and for a small-ish city as this, the criminal activity believe it or not is MUCH MUCH worse. It's also depressing and it's very hard to meet decent new people unless you're a member of a university or maybe a church. It is very gritty and harsh here, which really surprised me, since I am used to big cities and thought this would be much different. Caution: don't come here unless you just have to. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone and will be leaving myself within a year.

[shortywon]

sounds like preston....and u wer in my car right after u wer cut? hit me back if u get this...been gone for long time

[knomadlyrics]

Its a crazy small world. Good to hear from you.

[PhDCandidate]

There ARE meth labs and prostitution houses in practically every block. I know from experience just a few blocks from ISU on N. 6th, 7th, and Locust street areas is absolutely terrible.

Judging the entire city by it's ghetto really isn't fair. I used to live in Terre Haute and while it has a LOT of problems (there are reasons I moved), it still isn't nearly as bad as some cities (DC; Detroit; Saginaw, Michigan; etc) that I've lived in. As for whorehouses on every block....hyperbole isn't going to help much. That said, it's still not a great city and it's heyday is certainly well in the past.

The city is dying and the city council seems hellbent on maintaining the same course they've had for years. They have looked down their nose at the fact the city is a college town and have caused a lot of the students to hate the city. They missed out of the opportunity to revitalize downtown by cashing in on the presence of the students from ISU, Rose Hulman and St. Mary of the Woods. Instead these kids and their cash go to Bloomington and Indy on the weekends leaving the city to fester like an open wound. The only hope for renewal is once the generation currently in power dies and some new blood is put into positions of authority but I don't see major improvements really happening any time soon.

As someone else said, if you want to live in western Indiana, the places to look are Farmersburg, Rosedale, and Greencastle. If I were going to stay in Indiana at all, I would be looking to live in the country outside of Greencastle. My family still lives in the Rosedale area (which is where I grew up) so if anyone has any questions about it, please feel free to send me a private message and I'll answer them or direct you to someone who can.

but Indiana State does attract a fair number of international students.

Only because that is how the University keep enrollment from falling- by bumping the numbers up with more and more exchange students as American students tend to either not enroll to begin with or transfer after a semester or two. I would not say any university with an effectively open door admission policy in a bad location can really claim to "attract" anyone. I was a student there and the treatment of the students was horrible by the administration and the faculty was bottom rung in comparison to any other place I've ever attended or worked at. By the way, foreign students will frequently attend wherever gives them a spot regardless of reputation. A lot of my friends and colleagues are exchange students and they will freely admit this when they discuss their undergraduate experiences.