Campus Crime articles from March 2005

Campus Crime archives from March 2005

Who'd have thunk it?(Slants & Trends)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... WHO'D HAVE THUNK IT? Another constituency has joined the fight against high-risk drinking among youths--dentists. Apparently, drunken, violent youths are at serious risk for facial and dental injuries. So a group of British dentists is...

Maybe it's not a good idea.(Slants & Trends)(education of alcoholic beverages)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... MAYBE IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA. Colby College (Maine) raved to CC (CC, January, p. 9) about its program that serves alcohol to students who are 21 in the cafeteria. What a wonderful way to educate students about the world of alcoholic beverages and...

Reducing campus violence should be high priority.(Campus Violence)
March 1, 2005... Campuses should make concerted, immediate efforts to combat violence on campus, say experts at the American College Health Association (ACHA). "Campus violence can seriously affect student learning and their mental and physical health,...

Grant reviewers sought.
March 1, 2005... Grant Reviewers Sought--The Department of Education (DoE) is seeking professionals on campuses to review applications for two of its grant programs. The agency will need reviewers for its Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse Program, which will...

Students missing the hazing message; still perform inappropriate initiations.(Hazing)
March 1, 2005... College officials, Greek organizations and others may need to retool their campaigns against hazing, as students are not getting the nuances of the message, new research reveals. University of Iowa Assistant Professor Shelly Campo, who led...

Mass. private campus police records would be open to public, under bill.(Open Records)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Private universities in Massachusetts who employ police sworn in by the state would have to turn over their police records to anyone who asked, under new legislation. The new bill was introduced in response to the refusal of Harvard...

Georgia legislation passes committee.(laws for police records)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Georgia Legislation Passes Committee--A bill that would require private colleges and universities in Georgia to release their police records to the public unanimously passed a Senate Subcommittee earlier this month. S.B. 153 provides the same...

Fight for records top student concerns.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Fight for Records Top Student Concerns--The top complaint among journalists covering campuses is they are not given access to campus crime records, according to the Student Press Law Center (SPLC). The organization examined student requests for...

Correct standard used in firing officer; not retaliation, finds Kansas High Court.
March 1, 2005... Lying in order to be kind to a lawbreaker got an officer fired from Kansas State University. The Kansas Supreme Court last month ruled the termination will stand, reversing a Court of Appeals ruling in favor of the officer. In the case,...

Student, advocates push Congress for National Campus Safety month.
March 1, 2005... September will be a month for the nation's campuses to focus on keeping students safe, if a University of Wisconsin-Green Bay student gets his way. Mitch Bruckert has called for Congress to declare September National Campus Safety...

Web tool can help women, counselors assess domestic violence threat level.(Domestic Violence)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... College counselors, advisors and other personnel can point students they are concerned may be in abusive relationships to a new online tool that may help the student determine if the relationship might be life-threatening. Developed by...

Emergency contraception would be added to DOJ's national plan, under new bill.(Sexual Assault)(Department of Justice)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... A new bill would recommend medical personnel provide sexual assault victims with emergency contraception, an aim to correct an omission from a Department of Justice (DOJ) document. DOJ's National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic...

Software Association offers new theme to combat theft of digital property.(Intellectual Property)(Software Information and Industry Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... A new campaign aims to reduce student stealing of digital copyrighted goods. The Software Information and Industry Association (SIIA) adopted a new slogan--"It's More than a Copy; It's a Crime"--to remind students that copying copyrighted...

Campus steps up safety education after rapists attack three students.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Wake Forest University (WFU, N.C.) police are educating the campus about safety, in the wake of several attacks in the city, three of them involving WFU students. Winston-Salem, where the university is located, had four incidents of rape...

State alcohol abuse affects campuses; community, schools must work together.(Alcohol)
March 1, 2005... Campuses located in states with high rates of adult binge drinking are likely to have high rates of student binge drinking, finds a new study from researchers at Harvard University (Mass.) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Energy boosting drinks can lead to more alcohol use, researcher says.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Energy drinks may be exacerbating the problem of high-risk drinking on campus, suggests a University of Michigan (UMich) addiction specialist. Highly caffeinated energy drinks--such as Red Bull, Go-Fast! or Monster--are often being mixed...

Students less likely to suffer from alcohol dependence.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... While student drinking is more likely to cause college students immediate and dire health problems, such as accidental injury or death, student drinkers are no more likely to suffer from long-term dependency problems, new research finds. ...

Legislator, group call on NCAA to stop advertising alcohol.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The NCAA should stop allowing alcohol advertisement at its games, as that encourages college students to drink dangerously, according to a congressman and an advocacy group. Rep. Tom Osborne (R-Neb.) introduced a resolution asking the NCAA...

Improved enforcement of alcohol laws reduces drinks getting to minors.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Stepping up law enforcement patrols for liquor sales to minors year-round can help reduce underage drinking significantly, a new study finds. Researchers at the University of Florida (UF) and University of Minnesota conducted a five-year...

Penn State community bands together after attacks on homosexual students.(Hate Crimes)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Pennsylvania State University is reaffirming its commitment to tolerance on campus after two incidents in which hateful rhetoric was spewed about gays and lesbians. In the first incident, which the university views as permissible free...

UNC attack.(hate crime on a student of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... UNC Attack--A gay student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) was attacked last month, in what authorities are calling a hate crime. The student was returning home around 2 a.m. Feb. 25, when a group of six, 20-something white...

Funding to prevent high-risk drinking on campuses offered under new bill.(Legislation)(Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Campuses would have more resources at their disposal to combat underage drinking if a new bill in Congress passes. The Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act (S. 408/H.R. 864) would create a coordinating committee to guide...

Bill mandates colleges disclose disciplinary hearing results.(David Shick Honesty in Campus Justice Act)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Colleges and universities would have to disclose to the victim the results of any disciplinary hearing regarding a violent crime or nonforcible sex offense, under a bill reintroduced in Congress. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen's (D-N.J.) David...

Get help for a friend, get immunity: law aimed at reducing alcohol deaths.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... A new Colorado bill aimed at reducing student injuries from binge drinking is offering immunity to students who summon aid for an underage intoxicated person. H.B. 1183 would allow those who call for emergency help for an intoxicated minor...

New software gives first responders help dealing with hazardous materials.(Resources)
March 1, 2005... Campus police and other first responders at scenes of chemical spills have a new tool to help them make safe decisions. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has released software for personal digital assistants that helps those first on...