The University of California San Diego has suspended a student who admitted to hanging a noose in a campus library, school officials announced Friday

TAMPA, FL -- Tampa Police arrested two people after they allegedly robbed a University of Tampa student near campus early this morning. 

Local authorities issued a crime alert Friday after victims reported an armed robbery near the Ohio State campus Thursday night.

NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS from campus police.

Several victims said they were robbed at gunpoint at a location in the 200 block of E. 14th Ave. at about 10:38 p.m.

Berquam: UW-Madison strives to assist sexual assault survivors

Feb. 25, 2010

Members of the UW-Madison community,

In coming days, there will be a great deal of media and online coverage of sexual assault in our community and around the UW System.

Reading these stories reminds us of the importance of the work we are doing to try to prevent these horrible acts, to respond in victim-centered ways and to seek accountability from those who would perpetrate them.

Sexual assault, dating violence and stalking are serious public health concerns that impact both individual survivors and our larger campus.  We know victims experience painful barriers to academic success, lower graduation rates, social isolation, and ongoing medical and mental health issues.

We respect the confidentiality of survivors and will not respond in detail to their personal feelings and experiences, but we strongly believe in both the dedication of our caring staff and the transparency of our campus processes.

We are deeply sorry that the women identified in these stories were assaulted and then experienced challenges in obtaining assistance that they sought. It is my sincere wish that other survivors know that the campus cares about these issues and hopes to meet their needs, wherever they choose to seek help.

There are many options and resources for those who have experienced a sexual assault, including the Offices of the Dean of Students (ODOS), University Health Services (UHS), University Housing staff, University of Wisconsin Police Department (UWPD), the Rape Crisis Center (RCC), Meriter Hospital%u2019s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program, our faculty, staff, or friends and peers.

We know that the first person a survivor tells has a key role in her or his ability to trust other providers and heal.  This may be in the form of a free, confidential service provider, like the Rape Crisis Center, or a university official who can provide assistance in securing immediate safety.  

Disclosures to university officials are collected and reported without victim names on an annual basis. A complete list of options and resources available on the UW-Madison campus can be found here, http://www.uhs.wisc.edu/docs/SARVBro906.pdf (PDF).

A complete set of UW System statistics about this issue is available at http://www.uwsa.edu/acss/sexualviolence/resources.htm.
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Should a victim decide to come forward to report a sexual assault to a university official, our bedrock principal is that her or his safety and wishes are honored throughout the process.

I am fortunate enough to have a staff of committed professionals who are deeply experienced and trained to provide assistance on behalf of victims.

If requested, we will provide a full range of services that encompasses everything from working with professors for academic accommodations to initiating a judicial or police investigation in an effort to hold perpetrators accountable. We are also charged with protecting the rights of the accused through a thorough judicial investigation and fair hearing process.

In addition to responding to these acts, our campus is actively seeking ways to collaborate to prevent them.

Recently, UW-Madison was awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.  This grant, known as Ending Violence on Campus (EVOC), is specifically designed to address sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.  

It is my firm belief that college campuses have a responsibility to respond appropriately and respectfully to student survivors, as well as to create attitude and policy changes that diminish tolerance for violence women and the men who experience these crimes.

That said, administrative solutions alone are not the only answer.

As I have in the past, I again challenge the members of our community to become engaged in developing solutions by becoming involved in student organizations such as Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE), participating in activities of April%u2019s Sexual Assault Awareness Month and getting in contact with my office or any of the EVOC partners with your ideas about how we can fill current gaps in our efforts.

It is our ultimate goal to create a safe and respectful campus community, free from sexual and dating violence.

If you would like to report a sexual assault, have questions or comments, I encourage you to contact us at (608) 263-5700, dean@odos.wisc.edu, or learn more at www.uhs.wisc.edu/assault.
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Lori Berquam, Dean of Students

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Campus crime alerts and timely warnings to the community comply with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act).

The city of College Station Police Department released the following information in reference to an aggravated robbery that occurred on Thursday, February, 25, 2010, in the Northgate area. The Northgate community is adjacent to Texas A&M University. Many students live and frequent within this area.

%u201COn 02/25/10, at 9:15 pm, officers with the College Station Police Department responded to the area of College Main and Cherry Street in College Station, in reference to a report of an aggravated robbery, in which a weapon was used. Officers investigating the robbery met with the victim at the scene. The victim advised he had parked his vehicle on the west side of the intersection and was removing groceries from the back seat of the vehicle. As the victim turned around to face away from his vehicle he was approached by the suspect wearing a face covering and dark hooded jacket. The suspect shoved the victim into the truck with his forearm and held a knife to the victim. The suspect demanded the victim%u2019s wallet so the victim gave his wallet to the suspect. The suspect let the victim go and entered a dark passenger car that had driven up to them. The suspect entered the car and fled north on College Main driving into Bryan, Texas. The victim was not injured in this case. The victim%u2019s wallet and its contents were taken.%u201D

%u201CThis case is currently under investigation by the College Station Police Department%u2019s criminal investigations division. Anyone having information in reference to this case is asked to contact the College Station Police Department.%u201D

Questions regarding this news release may be directed to:

Lt. Rodney Sigler, Public Information Officer
College Station Police Department
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Office Phone: (979) 764-6356
Department Phone: (979) 764-3600
Cell Phone: (979) 204-6195
Fax: (979) 764-3468
Email: rsigler@cstx.gov

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Norfolk, Va. - Students at Norfolk State University are concerned about unlit walkways and no way to call for help on campus.

"I'm always with someone, I don't walk around by myself," said one female student.

Just one day after NewsChannel 3 took NSU student concerns to university officials, administration drafted a letter addressed to students that will go out on Friday.

Feb. 17

10-0272 An officer responded to a theft from building call at 702 E. 5th St.

Police spoke with a female student who told police she had changed desks during her lab class to work with another partner.

She left her purse on the table by her original seat and when she returned it was gone.

Her purse, wallet, $50 cash and First Tennessee Bank checks were in the purse.

While the victims were not Tech students, Georgia Tech police sent out a crime alert warning students and staff of the incidents, which occurred shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday in the Home Park neighborhood just north of campus.

OXFORD — Miami University police issued a crime alert to the college community following an assault on a male student at 2:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12.

The student told police he was walking with a friend on East High Street when he ran into another man on the street, which knocked both of them to the ground.

The number of property and personal crimes has decreased at West Virginia University for the month of January.

The number of violent crimes dropped from five in January 2009 to three in January 2010, and the number of property crimes dropped from 25 in January 2009 to 19 in January 2010, according to the Clery Report Monthly Review released by the University Police Department.