Archive | Campus Safety
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Yale quarterback faces sexual assault allegations
Yale quarterback Patrick Witt, who attracted national attention when he faced a decision between playing in the Nov. 19 Harvard-Yale football game or attending an interview for a Rhodes Scholarship, reportedly did not have a choice at all.
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Column: Stalking a problem at college, awareness needed
January is National Stalking Awareness Month. There is a lot of misunderstanding about stalking; it is important to understand what stalking is and what it is not. We joke about stalking all the time. Stalking someone is normal for my friends. Jokes about stalking are common.
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Column: Telling the truth
We attend a strange school where a systemic culture of abuse exists under a college president who has the power and experience to change what can only be described as a public health crisis of the utmost importance: the endemic culture of physical and psychological abuse that occupies the heart of ...
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Hazing investigation continues at Florida A&M
The Orange County Sheriff office and Florida's Department of Law Enforcement are continuing the active investigation of Florida A&M U. drum major Robert Champion's death. Champion, who died in November, was allegedly hazed and beaten by band members at the Florida Classic in Orlando.
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Study: one in three people will be arrested before age 23
A simple phone call to parents is no longer a common punishment for young troublemakers when police catch them in the act, experts said.
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For the first time in more than 80 years, FBI expands definition of rape
After more than 80 years, the FBI's definition of rape is getting an update -- it will now include sexual assaults against men and sexual assaults involving objects. The new definition will address rape of a person of any gender, rape using objects and oral penetration of a sex organ.
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Editorial: Virginia Tech’s preparedness helped save lives
Thursday's shootings came as a frightening reminder of the rampage that left 33 dead at Virginia Tech in April 2007. It served as a test for the university's emergency preparedness and showed how information and technology can save lives.
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Police confirm Virginia Tech shooting was a murder-suicide
Virginia State Police confirmed that the man who shot and killed a campus police officer at Virginia Tech U. Thursday afternoon took his own life a short time later. Investigators have now identified the slain officer as Deriek Crouse, a four-year veteran of the school's police force.
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Police officer killed at Virginia Tech, police issue ‘all clear’ after lockdown
A Virginia Tech U. police officer was shot and killed during routine traffic stop on the school's campus Thursday afternoon in a frightening reminder of the 2007 massacre at the school. A second person was found dead approximately a quarter-mile away.