Campus Crime articles from August 2004

Campus Crime archives from August 2004

University finally wins one.(Slants & Trends)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... UNIVERSITY FINALLY WINS ONE. It seems that some university policies that place restrictions on campus speech are OK. Bucking a recent trend, the University of Maryland won a case where students sued over the school's "free speech zones"...

Clearing things up.(Slants & Trends)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... CLEARING THINGS UP. The Department of Education has cleared up what it calls a point of confusion among colleges and universities about the Clery Act. A student's right to privacy gets thrown out the window if he is accused of sexual...

Employee accused of embezzlement; stole small amounts over time.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... A University of Colorado employee is accused of misappropriating $153,000 in funds from the university between 1999 and 2003. Ruth Ann Cameron, an administrative staff member in the linguistics department, was arrested in late July, and...

Colorado chief resigns.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Colorado Chief Resigns--University of Colorado-Boulder, Police Chief Jim Fadenrecht is retiring after 30 years. The chief said he wants to "transition into another phase of life." Fadenrecht joined the force in 1974 as a student hourly employee...

Football player reinstated.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Football Player Reinstated--A University of Miami football player has been allowed to return to his team following a prosecutor's decision not to proceed with charges of resisting arrest. Cornerback Antrel Rolle was arrested last month after...

Missing student.(Brief Article)(Public Notice)
August 1, 2004... Missing Student--A University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) student is missing. Ahmad Yaseen Arain, 20, disappeared last month somewhere between his home and campus, where he was heading to meet with a counselor. Arain was expected to meet...

Confidentiality agreements prohibited in sexual assault case decisions.(Clery Act)
August 1, 2004... Colleges and universities may not require sexual assault victims to sign non-disclosure agreements in order to find out what the university did to their accused assailant, the Department of Education ruled. The ruling came in response to...

In wake of rape scandal, La Salle coaches resign.
August 1, 2004... The coaches who were accused of discouraging a woman from reporting to authorities an alleged rape by a basketball player have resigned from La Salle University (Pa.). The men's and women's team basketball coaches, Billy Hahn and John...

Harvard changes crime log reporting after nudge from advocacy group.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Harvard University (Mass.) has changed its crime reporting logs to bring them in compliance with the Clery Act, CC has learned. Security on Campus alerted the university to the fact that it was inappropriately completing its crime logs,...

Penn. cannot prevent alcohol ads in university newspapers, court rules.(Alcohol)(Pennsylvania)
August 1, 2004... A Pennsylvania law that banned alcohol advertising from newspapers associated with educational institutions with the goal of preventing underage drinking is unconstitutional, a federal court ruled last month. The University of Pittsburgh...

Where's the party? SUNY, survey says.(State University of New York - Albany)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The State University of New York (SUNY)-Albany, received the top ranking in Princeton Review's annual list of Party Schools. The test prep company surveys students annually to find out which colleges rate highest in a variety of categories....

Alcohol use to be a problem when students return this fall.
August 1, 2004... With students all set to return to campus this month and next, schools need to gear up and get out their messages discouraging high risk drinking, says a University of Michigan professor. "People commonly think of drinking in college, in...

U. Maryland will ask students nicely to stop behaving badly at games.(Around the States)(University of Maryland - College Park)
August 1, 2004... The University of Maryland-College Park is giving students a chance to police themselves before getting involved in "profane" behavior at athletic events. Following the recommendations of a task force it commissioned, the university will...

Education, training suggested to combat violence at UNCW.(Around the States)(University of North Carolina-Wilmington)
August 1, 2004... Students at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington (UNCW) will get more education and resources on preventing and dealing with violence, if the university adopts the recommendations of a task force it established. The task force was...

Social norms approach proves useful in high schools too, researchers say.(Around the States)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Using social norms marketing can reduce the likelihood that teenagers will drink and smoke, according to a new study released at last month's National Social Norms Conference. Under the social norms marketing theory, students engage in...

New guide offers tips to fight substance abuse on campus.(Resources)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Colleges and universities that need help fighting substance abuse on campus now have a new guide that can assist them. The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) recently published the 62-page booklet, The Challenge in Higher...

Social norms guide offers advice on establishing anti-alcohol programs.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... A new guide can help schools interested in implementing a social norms marketing approach to reduce high-risk drinking. A Guide to Marketing Social Norms for Health Promotion in Schools and Communities is a comprehensive, step-by-step...

Campus-community coalitions explored in Nebraska report.
August 1, 2004... Institutions interested in forming better campus-community coalitions to solve a wide-range of problems, such as drinking, noise problems, vandalism or other crime, may be interested in a new report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln...

ID theft protection.(Identity)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... ID Theft Protection--KeyCorp is warning college students returning to campus to safeguard their personal information, so as to avoid identity theft. A survey by the Federal Trade Commission found that nearly 10 million Americans--including...

Upcoming events.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
August 1, 2004... October 21: Tapping into Technology: Resources to Assist in Underage Drinking Law Enforcement, an audio conference from 3:00-4:15 p.m. ET. Sponsored by the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center (UDETC), the conference will focus on the...