Campus Crime articles from April 2004

Campus Crime archives from April 2004

Athletes and rape.(Slants & Trends)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... ATHLETES AND RAPE. (Schools trying to figure out ways to avoid having problems with athletes committing sexual assaults and improving the behavior of their athletes in general may want to look to recommendations from the University of Colorado...

It must be all that grain.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... IT MUST BE ALL THAT GRAIN. Students in the Midwest binge drink much more than students in other areas of the country. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, the upper Midwest binge drinks the most, while the...

Caught in alcohol companies' Web.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... CAUGHT IN ALCOHOL COMPANIES' WEB. Colleges and universities may want to add the Internet to its battleground for stopping underage and high-risk drinking, a new report suggests. Underage drinkers are increasingly frequenting the Web sites...

Bill mandating local police investigation of campus crimes heads to governor.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Colleges and universities in Tennessee would have to show greater cooperation with local authorities when investigating crimes, if the governor signs the recently passed Robert "Robbie" Nottingham Campus Crime Scene Investigation Act of 2004....

IUPUI puts out word to students on how identity thieves work.(Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Students at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) are being warned not to give their personal information to just anyone who appears to be peddling wares on campus. The university recently had several students report...

Call for presentation.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Call for Presentation--The Department of Education is seeking speakers for its annual conference, 18th Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education. The theme of the conference is "Shaping...

Ohio State failed to report rapes, stick to policy, complaint alleges.(Clery Act)
April 1, 2004... Security on Campus (SOC) has filed a Clery Act complaint against Ohio State University (OSU), saying the school violated federal regulations by not publishing accurately and promptly sexual assault data, which led to the rape of another student...

WVU review.(West Virginia University)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... WVU Review--The Department of Education spent several days on West Virginia University's campus early this month to conduct a full investigation into a complaint of Clery Act violations. The group Security on Campus filed the complaint,...

In wake of fake abduction in Wisconsin, communities may be reluctant to help.
April 1, 2004... A University of Wisconsin student who reportedly faked her own disappearance may have made it harder for other campus crime victims to be taken seriously by the public, say experts in the field. Audrey Seiler, 20, is accused of fabricating...

Seiler case spurs mental health talks.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Seiler Case Spurs Mental Health Talks--The University of Wisconsin used the Audrey Seiler case to encourage its students to take advantage of the school's mental health services, if necessary. "While we do not condone the behavior...

HEC guide can help universities with alcohol, drug prevention.(Resources)(Higher Education Center)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Colleges and universities can get an updated look at how to create an environment that reduces high-risk drinking and other problems associated with alcohol and drug abuse through a Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention...

Harvard students not entitled to police records, justice rules.
April 1, 2004... Harvard students are not entitled to access to the university police department records, a Massachusetts Superior Court justice ruled last month. In Harvard Crimson v. Harvard, the university newspaper had sought to force the school to...

Rutgers deploys students to patrol, deter crime just outside of campus.
April 1, 2004... In response to the rapes of three students in off-campus housing, Rutgers University (N.J.) has sent students to patrol to deter crime. "It is really an extension of an existing venture," said Lt. Dan Pascale, who is in charge of the...

Parents join forces with Lehigh to raise money for prevention.
April 1, 2004... Lehigh University (Pa.) is taking its fight against underage drinking to the most obvious ally--parents. The university's Parents' Committee is getting involved through fundraising efforts for alcohol prevention and awareness programs....

Robbery at Lehigh.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... --Burglars broke into a Lehigh (Pa.) dorm room, tied up its occupant and stole a computer, according to an email sent out by university police. The robbery occurred early this month, around 4 a.m. Police believe the two robbers were not...

Depressed, mentally ill students have more severe alcohol problems.
April 1, 2004... Colleges may want to spend more effort counseling depressed and mentally ill students to avoid consuming alcohol, as they tend to have dangerous drinking habits when they do drink, a Harvard researcher has found. "College youth who suffer...

Model could help target students for high-risk drinking interventions.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Colleges and universities can better predict which groups of students will be susceptible to high-risk drinking and then better target prevention programs under a model refined by a Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation researcher. ...

Few students go to ER after drinking; most are over 21, study finds.(Emergency room)
April 1, 2004... Emergency rooms (ERs) see significant problems associated with alcohol use by college students, though on an infrequent basis, a new study from the University of Virginia (UVA) found. Published in this month's Journal of Studies on Alcohol,...

Drinking among college students increased during '90s, CDC finds.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... While heavy and high-risk drinking on campuses is a decades-old problem, it has gotten worse, say researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The researchers looked at drinking rates among all groups with special...

An ounce of riot prevention.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... An Ounce of Riot Prevention--The University of Cincinnati (Ohio) is warning students that they could be expelled and lose state financial aid if they riot this year during Cinco de Mayo festivities. At the previous two years' May 5 celebration,...

U. Arizona bookie nabbed.(University of Arizona )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... U. Arizona Bookie Nabbed--The University of Arizona police put the kibosh on an illegal gambling ring being run by one of its students. After hearing reports of the bookie gambling operation, police investigated and determined Timothy Daniel...

Students charged for recruit party.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Students Charged for Recruit Party--Two California State University (CSU), Stanislaus, students have been criminally charged with giving alcohol to minors, in connection with a party they threw for visiting recruits. During the party, one of...

Stabbing, shooting at dance.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Stabbing, Shooting at Dance--A fight broke out at a Fairleigh Dickinson University (N.J.) dance, leaving one student shot, three people stabbed and three others injured. The April 3 dance followed a fashion show. It is not clear what caused the...

Fraternity drowning.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Fraternity Drowning--A Southern Illinois University (SIU), Carbondale, student died early this month during a "camping trip" for fraternity pledges. Brent E. Johnson, 19, drowned after the canoe he was paddling at 4 a.m. capsized. A second...

Berkeley alcohol death.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Berkeley Alcohol Death--A University of California (UC), Berkeley, student died late last month, most likely due to alcohol poisoning. While the coroner's report was not complete at press time, the last known activities of junior Steve Saucedo...

New binge drinking definition.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... New Binge Drinking Definition--The National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIAAA) approved a new definition of binge drinking. According to NIAAA, "a 'binge' is a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration...

Schools must comply with Part 86.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Schools Must Comply with Part 86--This is a biennial year for the purpose of the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Regulations (34 CFR Part 86), reminds the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention (HEC). Because of that,...

WKU guilty plea.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... WKU Guilty Plea--One man involved in the murder of a Western Kentucky University (WKU) student last year has pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against another man reportedly involved in the crime. Stephen L. Soules, 21, pleaded late last...

APIS update.(http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov)(Alcohol Policy Information System )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... APIS Update--The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) has been updated with new information that may be of interest to colleges and universities battling high-risk drinking. Sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,...

Upcoming events.(Calendar)
April 1, 2004... April 27: The Rise and Fall of Togas and Keggers: Interventions that Work, an audioconference sponsored by the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center (UDETC). Part of its free series of audioconferences, this session discusses how to...