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Hello and welcome to your news & Information headlines for
July, 2010

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Breaking News!

Acting United States Fire Administrator to Open 2011 Conference on Campus Fire Safety and Risk Management.
Columbus, Ohio
For the 2011 Campus Fire Safety and Risk Management Professional Development Conference & Expo, we are honored to have selected Chief Glenn A. Gaines the Department of Homeland Security’s, “Deputy United States Fire Administrator” as our Key Note Presenter said Randall L. Hormann Executive Director

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 House passes bill aimed at preventing campus fires
Plain Dealer
Marcia Fudge, took up the cause and renamed the bill the "Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act." It passed the House of ...
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General News

University Bans Student-Invented Motorized Sofa Vehicle [Video]
Geekosystem
... up to fast food drive-through windows, it seemed like all the world was perfect from their cozy sofa viewpoint … until campus security came along. ...

Quinn signs sprinkler bill at ISU
Bloomington Pantagraph
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signs aa bill into law that requires fraternity and sorority housing in Illinois to install automatic fire sprinkler systems, ...

Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Improve Fire Safety throughout Illinois
IGNN (press release)
Governor Pat Quinn today signed a bill into law that requires fraternity and sorority housing in Illinois to install automatic fire sprinkler systems. ...

Small fire strikes NC State dorm
News & Observer
RALEIGH -- 250 people were evacuated from NC State's Lee Residence Hall Friday morning when a small fire ignited in one of the building's elevators. ...

Small fire strikes NC State dorm
News & Observer
RALEIGH -- 250 people were evacuated from NC State's Lee Residence Hall Friday morning when a small fire ignited in one of the building's elevators. ...

Provo officials investigate 5 suspicious fire
StandardNet
AP PROVO, Utah — Provo fire officials are investigating the cause of five suspicious fires near "Y'' mountain above the Brigham Young University campus. ...

Fire forces students out of NCCU dorm
abc11.com
DURHAM (WTVD) -- Some students at North Carolina Central University were evacuated from their dorm rooms early Wednesday morning. ...

Arson fires erupt near UC Berkeley
San Francisco Chronicle
... of the campus. The blazes, most set in trash cans, have erupted late at night or in the predawn hours. All are considered acts of arson, police said. ...

Former And Current MSU Students Accused Of Rape
WJZ
There's a sense of shock on the campus of Morgan State University. Four current or former members of Morgan State University's award-winning band have been ...

Small fire at UVM
WCAX
Classes will resume at the University of Vermont Thursday after a small fire disrupted some students' schedules Friday. Firefighters say the blaze was ...

Purdue staging mock disaster
Journal and Courier
The exercise, which will be concentrated on the southwest side of campus, ... 2210 Perrine St. at 4:24 pm According to Lafayette fire inspector Dave Thomas, ...

UA Police Release Photo of Frat House Arson Suspect
KFSM
A fraternity house fire on the University of Arkansas campus has been ruled arson, and now authorities are searching for the man responsible. ...

Officials: Fire at Arkansas Fraternity Suspicious
FOXNews
... explosion and fire at a Fayetteville fraternity is suspicious. The blast and subsequent blaze at Garland House early Saturday sent debris from 22 broken ...

House fire near Ball State University campus called arson
Muncie Star Press
... MUNCIE -- A couple of Ball State University police officers followed their noses straight to an apparent arson fire near campus early Sunday morning. ...

Former Student Sues ASU for Alleged Rape at Frat House
MyFox Phoenix
The former female student says she was raped and sodomized at the Sigma Chi fraternity house on February 2, 2008. The complaint alleges that ASU failed in ...

UO Student Assaulted and Robbed on Campus
KEZI TV
A University of Oregon graduate student says he was pushed off his bicycle and robbed after midnight on the UO campus. UO Department of Public Safety ...

Charges Dropped Against UMd. Students In Riot
WBAL Baltimore
Charges have been dropped against several students arrested after a riot at the University of Maryland in March, WBAL-TV 11 News has learned. ...

Man dies in fall from Wayne State parking garage
Chicago Tribune
AP Wayne State University police say a 31-year-old man died after falling from the top of a parking garage on the school's campus. Campus Police Chief ...

University Of Washington Police Accused Of SPYING On Student Group
Huffington Post (blog)
Members of the Student Worker Coalition at the University of Washington in Seattle say that campus police "spied" on their April 8th meeting to discuss an ...

Man attempts to lure girl into car on Northwestern campus
Chicago Sun-Times
... or persons immediately to University Police or Evanston Police by dialing 911 or by using one of the blue light emergency telephones on the campus. ...

MU Campus Explosion Solved
KOMU-TV
COLUMBIA - The Columbia Fire Marshal Friday released the cause of the June 28th Schweitzer Hall explosion on the MU campus. Investigators said a tank leaked

Mother files lawsuit against UC Berkeley Fraternities seeks justice for her son
Examiner.com
The verdict of guilty to her son, Andrew Hoeft-Edenfield occurred May 3, 2008 for the stabbing of Christopher Wooten. Though the mother was held out of ...

Fire on UD campus under investigation
Dayton Daily News
By Kelli Wynn, Staff Writer Updated 2:10 PM Wednesday, July 7, 2010 DAYTON — Arson Investigators were called to a house fire on the University of Dayton ...

IUPUI building evacuated due to possible chemical spill
Fox 59
Fox59 News has learned a building on the IUPUI campus is currently being evacuated due to a possible chemical spill. Fox59 News has learned a building on ...

Man attacked, robbed early Monday on UI campus
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette (blog)
CHAMPAIGN – University of Illinois police are looking for help solving a robbery that happened early Monday on campus. Police were called at 12:02 am Monday

More Charges Added To Suspected Rapist
LEX18 Lexington KY News
The man accused of raping a woman near the campus of Spencerian College early Tuesday morning, had two charges added for alleged threats he made to a woman ...

Firefighters tame Southeast Como house fire
Minnesota Daily
Three University of Minnesota students live at the house, according to owner and landlord Tim Buffham. Buffham said he walked through the three story house ...

ASU Police Investigating Campus Robbery
MyFox Memphis
JONESBORO, Ark. - Campus police at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro are investigating the robbery and attempted sexual assault of a student Thursday ...

Fire that damages State College apartments possible arson
Centre Daily Times
State College police are still investigating the fire, classified as arson, which started just after midnight. Steve Bair, spokesman with the Alpha Fire ...

Fire at U of Oregon building leaves $500K damage
Corvallis Gazette Times
A fire at a University of Oregon building that houses the university's School of Music and Dance has caused an estimated $500000 in damage. ...

Boston College Appoints John King Director of Public Safety, Chief of Police
Boston College Chronicle
King, a career campus law enforcement professional who served as chief of campus police at Bentley University and as a lieutenant and manager of police ...

Unattended candle blamed for fire at North College apartment building
The Coloradoan
By Coloradoan staff • June 30, 2010 Four residents of an apartment building at 1550 Blue Spruce Drive were displaced Tuesday afternoon following a fire in ...

Fire Damages Building On U Of Oregon Campus
KPTV Portland
Eugene fire officials are investigating a blaze that damaged a building at the University of Oregon Tuesday night. KVAL-TV reports that the fire started in ...

MU building reopened after explosion
Kansas City Star
Researchers were back to work Tuesday inside the University of Missouri bio-chemistry building where four people were injured in an explosion Monday. ...

June, 2010

Report finds weaknessees in UNCC police agency
Charlotte Observer
The school has 300 emergency “blue light” phones connected to the campus police, and provides rides to students, faculty and staff at night. ...

Four injured in gas explosion on University of Missouri campus
News-Leader.com
More details were not immediately available. Columbia Fire Captain Eric Hartman said the explosion and resulting small fire were under investigation.

New UCSB Police Chief Hones in on Issues
Santa Barbara Independent
His partner, psychologist Kirsten Gabriel, works for the campus's Counseling Services. A former US Marine Corps sergeant before joining the UNLV Police ...

Fire in UC-Berkeley dorm injures 2 students; 200 students evacuated
TopNews New Zealand
In addition, the nearly 200 students residing in the dorm were evacuated to Griffiths Hall, another dormitory on the University campus. ...

Students hospitalized after Berkeley dorm fire
KGO-TV
BERKELEY, CA -- Two people were hospitalized after a three-alarm fire prompted the evacuation of a student dorm in Berkeley early this morning, ...

Fire in dorm at University of California at Berkeley evacuates 200 students
Belleville News Democrat
A three-alarm fire on the University of California at Berkeley campus early Saturday morning slightly injured two students and forced 200 students out of an ...

University of Michigan police investigate attempted robbery near Kresge ...
AnnArbor.com
The other was wearing wearing a gray T-shirt and black backpack. Anyone with information is asked to call campus police at 734-763-1131.

Fire causes evacuation of UC Irvine building
OCRegister
Firefighters received a call of smoke at 7:10 am at 4199 Campus Drive, said Capt. Greg McKeown of the Orange County Fire Authority. ...

Retiring college chief takes campus safety seriously
KMOX.com
Soon after the rampage in Virginia, Governor Matt Blunt appointed Stein to co-chair a task force on campus safety. This provided Stein, a sociologist by ...

Smoking blamed for fire that emptied dormitory
The News Journal
By TERRI SANGINITI • The News Journal • June 23, 2010 Smoking is being blamed for an early Tuesday dorm fire that forced the evacuation of Widener ...

Judge's Ruling: UCPD Illegally Searched Journalist's Photos
Daily Californian
By Katie Nelson An Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled Friday that campus police illegally searched a journalist's camera used to document the Dec. ...

Fire forces early morning evacuation of Widener dorm
The News Journal
By TERRI SANGINITI • The News Journal • June 22, 2010 Smoking is being blamed on an early morning dorm fire this morning that forced the evacuation of

100 Flee Widener University Dorm Fire
CBS 3
Authorities in Delaware are blaming an early morning fire at a law school dormitory on smoking. About 100 students had to flee the building at Widener ...

Fire safety checks for 'student pads'
Scarborough Today
... Scarborough campus enjoy good standards. ring the students sleep safe. ... The Fire Service is responsible for enforcing safety standards in commercial ...

Another arrest made in shooting of JSU researcher
WLBT-TV
JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Another arrest was made in the February shooting of a researcher on the campus of Jackson State. The Hinds County district attorney ...

UC Irvine protest case raises questions about discipline practices
Los Angeles Times
UC Irvine police escorted the demonstrators outside but no one was arrested, according to news reports, and campus officials said the students did not face ...

UPD investigating scam to extort photos from students
Gainesville Sun
The University of Florida Police Department is warning students about the online scammer. Campus police issued a bulletin Thursday that a man, ...

USF: Major crimes on campus down 19%
Tampa Bay Business Journal
There was a 19.1 percent reduction in crimes including murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft. ...

Students should be wary of near-campus rental companies
UK The Kentucky Kernel
I just want to spread the world of a management company trying to take advantage of students near campus. They provide below-optimal housing and horrible ...

Former Southport College student set on fire after a party
Southport Visiter
A FORMER Southport College student is fighting for his life after being set on fire while sleeping. Glenn Collins is on life support, unable to breath ...

Cause of Clemson frat house fire called undetermined
Anderson Independent Mail
... University Fire Department and insurance company officials have closed their investigation into the May 27 fire at the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity house ...

Earthquake drill on Thursday will test campus emergency preparedness
UC Berkeley
During the drill, onlookers may see campus medical staff caring for ... occasion to test their own evacuation procedures and other emergency response plans. ...

Carl Monk, JCJC campus security director, dies
WDAM-TV
A college official says Jefferson "Carl" Monk, Junior, died earlier today. Monk joined JCJC in 2008 -- and worked with the college's police department and ...

U of M profs patrol building
Winnipeg Free Press
Danakis said the plant sciences building is subject to the same security measures as all other buildings on campus; however, campus security will be ...

Richmond man gets eight years in VUU shooting
Richmond Times Dispatch
Jimar Lee Jewell, nephew of Richmond Councilman E. Martin Jewell, was sentenced to eight years in prison for shooting another man on the VUU campus. ...

Another fire burns at fraternity house
KRQE
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The blaze that sparked in the Sigma Chi Fraternity house early Saturday morning was arson, according to the Albuquerque Fire Department ...

Ex-student admits setting Elliott Hall fire
Journal and Courier
... because Daniel was in Purdue University Bands as an undergrad and serves as an adviser for the band's fraternity. The arson charge, as a Class D felony, ...

Police stage mock school shooting
Tampabay.com
We have two shooters on campus." A squad of four deputies sprinted toward the entrance, guns drawn. As they entered the school, other deputies outside set ...

16-to-life for frat row killing in Berkeley
San Francisco Chronicle
A former community college student was sentenced Thursday to 16 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing a UC Berkeley student on fraternity row two ...

U. of C. students robbed on campus
Chicago Sun-Times
Two University of Chicago students were robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday at their school's campus in Hyde Park, police said. About 4:22 am, ...

Students can STOP laptop theft with campus program
Daily Sundial
“I'll tell buyers about the campus security program,” Osborn said. “It's better because they can register their device with campus police. ...

Chemical Fire Will Cost SIU $1M
WSIL TV
The University has ruled the fire an accident and the student will not be held responsible. Sievers says a fire is just one of the risks, when it comes to ...

Charged student denies hurled condoms were filled with vomit
Chicago Daily Herald
By Jake Griffin | Daily Herald Staff A 19-year-old North Central College freshman that police accused of lobbing "vomit-filled" condoms at a campus security ...

Injured construction worker trapped in pipe on UT campus
Knoxville News Sentinel
... a 5-foot-diameter sewer pipe, said Knoxville Fire Department Capt. ... as construction crews were working on a planned sorority development for UT at ...

Fire officials investigate smoke at UT dorm
Austin American-Statesman (blog)
By Claudia Grisales | Monday, June 7, 2010, 06:58 AM UPDATE 7:10 AM: Austin fire officials say the nearby intersection at 21st Street and Speedway are now ...

SIU evaluates damage from lab fire; no injuries
Chicago Tribune
AP Southern Illinois University is assessing the damage and restricting some access to a building where a lab fire broke out on the Carbondale campus. ...

Safety 101: 10 tips parents need to know to keep students' things safe on campus
Creston News Advertiser
... on American college campuses, parents should - and can - reduce the chances of their students becoming victims by following these campus safety tips. ...

Clemson aids 6 left homeless by fire
Greenville News
“Then, our housing people have looked to see what is available on campus this summer, and I understand there have been a couple of people in the community ...

ODU police going on a ticketing spree with state grant
The Virginian-Pilot
Campus police are constantly reminding people that they are sworn officers with the same powers as city police. ODU police focus on drunken driving, ...

Evanston police probe robbery on NU campus
Pioneer Press Online
Police can be contacted by dialing 911 in an emergency. Blue Light emergency telephones also are available at different locations around campus. ...

BGSU offering reward for arson tips
Toledo On The Move
by Cathan Bricker BOWLING GREEN, OHIO -- Bowling Green State University is offering a big reward for information about a suspected arson. Campus police say ...

Man wounded in shooting near USC
Los Angeles Times (blog)
A 35-year-old man was wounded in a shooting near the USC campus Wednesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Police Department said. The shooting occurred shortly ...

Tech students badly burned behind frat house
Atlanta Journal Constitution
John Spink, AJC A lone fire extinguisher remained on the back patio Wednesday morning, where Tommy Keen of Peachtree City and Paul Grzybowski of Appling ...

SIU student rushed to hospital after chemical fire
KFVS
Sievers said the fire occurred in lab room 102 of the Neckers Building, which houses SIU's College of Science, shortly after 1 pm The fire somehow sparked ...

Two college students burned in explosion
UPI.com
ATLANTA, June 2 (UPI) -- Two Georgia Tech students were seriously burned Wednesday when they mixed aluminum and rust powders to produce a pyrotechnic effect ...

Police continue to probe series of Ann Arbor arsons, but say no new incidents ...
AnnArbor.com
The fires have primarily occurred in student housing areas near the University of Michigan's Central Campus. UM Department of Public Safety spokeswoman ...

Stabbing at FSCJ Kent Campus Hospitalizes Two
First Coast News
... Fire and Rescue Department, the stabbing occurred late this morning at Florida State College Jacksonville's Kent Campus on Roosevelt Boulevard. ...

Nevada Man Convicted Of Raping, Strangling College Student
WIBW
From the witness stand in Biela's capital murder trial, one of the women recounted how she was attacked on the University of Nevada-Reno campus. ...

About 650 portable classrooms in Dallas ISD lack fire alarms
Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News found repeated references to portables violating codes in a review of more than 100 fire inspection reports at Dallas schools. ...

UofI cop called hero after fire rescue
Chicago Tribune
Colleagues say Ballinger is a former Army Ranger who joined the university's police force in 2004. They say he took a "huge risk" to enter the home and are ...

Investigator Assigned To Frat House Fire
News Channel 7
Three fraternity brothers were home when fire sparked at the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity on Calhoun Street in the city of Clemson. The fire department says ...

Man Who Caused Panic On KU Campus Pleads Guilty
KCTV Kansas City
Police learned it was Moore who gave them the story about the kidnapping. He had previously been banned from campus and was trying to deceive officers to ...

Huge Fight at Bates College Leads to 11 Arrests
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
Campus security officials asked the partiers, who were outside a dorm participating in a senior tradition, to make way for an ambulance, the report says. ...

Fraternity house catches fire in Clemson
Greenville News
... firefighters were knocking down flames that were shooting from the roof of ... Alpha Gamma Rho is a recognized, active campus fraternity, Denny said. ...

Campus Trails fire ruled accidental
The Commercial Dispatch
The fire at Campus Trails was the second time in as many weeks Mississippi State students were forced out of burning buildings. On April 6, fire tore ...

UK Frat Member Accused Of Lighting Student On Fire Indicted
WLWT Cincinnati
He rolled on the floor to extinguish the flames. The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house is closed on the recommendation of the UK fire marshal.

HCC police investigated over firing of 3 officers
Houston Chronicle
An HCC spokesman defended the unit as necessary for campus security. Members of HCC's governing board are scheduled to meet today with one of the former ...

May, 2010

UNC says security is stronger following Carson murder
News14.com
CHAPEL HILL – UNC Chapel Hill Campus Police say the 2008 murder of Student Body President Eve Carson led to better security and more awareness on campus. ...

Fire at former frat house ruled arson
Fort Worth Star Telegram
By NATHANIEL JONES Investigators can find no reason that a fire started last week in the former Delta Upsilon fraternity house near the University of Texas ...

Two Injured in Construction Accident at UNCG Dorm
My Fox 8
Guilford County EMS and fire officials responded to the dormitory on College Ave. on the campus of UNCG around 3 pm Wednesday. Two demolition subcontractors ...

Grand jury indicts UK fraternity member charged in prank
Lexington Herald Leader
McKinley, according to court records, ignored the officers' request to go to the fraternity house lobby, cursed at them and began swinging his fist at them. ...

UW-Madison Student Arrested In Arson Investigation
WISC Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department said Tuesday that a suspect has been arrested in connection with a series of overnight arson fires in ...

2 Santa Clara University Students Hurt In Fire
CBS 5
Two Santa Clara University students were injured and displaced after they jumped out of a window to escape a fire at their apartment complex near the campus ...

UH math professor acquitted of arson
Honolulu Advertiser
By Jim Dooley University of Hawai'i mathematics professor David Bleeker wasn't in his right mind when he set his office door on fire at the Mānoa campus ...

Fire At CSU-Pueblo Student Housing
KKTV 11 News
Pueblo fire officials tell 11 News a carpet cleaning truck parked about 5 feet from apartment housing on campus suddenly caught fire and spread to the ...

Police investigating four early morning fires in UW campus area
WKOW-TV.com
UW Police say the fires happened between 2:30 am and 4:30 am in an area south of University Avenue, north of Regent Street, east of Charter Street and west ...

Chico State Student Body President Attacked in Hate Crime Stabbing
Legal Info
The 23-year-old Igbineweka was stabbed at least four times, in the neck, arm, stomach and chest, according to Chico police Sergeant Rob Merrifield. ...

Small fire damages Cape Girardeau apartment
KFVS
... MO (KFVS) - Firefighters responded to a small fire in an apartment building near the Southeast Missouri State University Campus early Monday morning. ...

College Twp. Fire Dept. 'graduates' four
Mount Vernon News
... NY; and Forest Malchow of Warren, NJ — have all been members of the College Township Fire Department during their four years at college. ...

Police help WSU head flee angry students
Dispatch Online
A TOP Walter Sisulu University official was forced to flee under police escort on Friday after a meeting over funding at the institution's Potsdam campus ...

Campus police officer shoots knife-wielding woman, 42
Arizona Daily Star
A woman wielding a knife and behaving erratically was shot by a University of Arizona police officer Friday afternoon near campus, Tucson police said. ...

No legal action against UPD officers in Kofi Adu-Brempong shooting
Independent Florida Alligator
... judgment Friday stating the University Police officers who shot a Ghanaian graduate student in his on-campus apartment will not face any illegal action. ...

Gas leak forces SU dorm evacuation
Delmarva Daily Times
An afternoon gas leak prompted a brief evacuation of the residential halls located in the area of the university's quad. The residential buildings were

Stranger rape reported in restroom at student bar near U campus
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The bar at 712 Washington Av. SE. in the Stadium Village neighborhood draws students from the nearby Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota. ...

Student Protests Tie Up Campuses in Puerto Rico
New York Times
Ricardo Arduengo/AP Students protesting budget cuts at the University of Puerto Rico sat in the road in front of the San Juan campus last week as riot ...

Firefighters Battle Blaze On EKU Campus
LEX18 Lexington KY News
Firefighters responded to a fire on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University early Thursday morning. EKU police reported the fire around 5 am Firefighters ...

Smoking blamed for fire
FireEngineering.com
A Monday night fire at a Gettysburg College fraternity house is under investigation by Adams County Fire Marshal Glenn Herring. While no one was in the Tau ...

Boston College building evacuated after nearby chlorine leak
Boston Herald
... a chorine leak in the back of a truck that had pulled over just outside Boston College campus, forcing an evacuation of a building as a precaution. ...

Feds: Virginia Tech violated law in 07 massacre
The Associated Press
The US Department of Education found that Virginia Tech broke federal campus security laws by waiting too long to notify students during the deadliest ...

Report criticizes FIU's response to fatal stabbing
MiamiHerald.com
An internal report criticized FIU for failing to quickly get the word out that a student had been stabbed to death on campus, but praised first responders ...

UNC Asheville to Hold Live Emergency Training Exercise May 21
Mountain Xpress (blog)
As part of UNC Asheville's efforts to enhance campus safety, the university will be joined by a number of community agencies for a live emergency response ...

Editorial: ECU emergency drill serves campus safety, readiness
Greenville Daily Reflector
Today it will be cause for comfort as the university, in concert with local officials, simulates the scenario of an on-campus shooter to conduct a ...

Uni campus evacuated after chlorine leak
Herald Sun
Two buildings on the BC campus were evacuated. A message on the college's website asked students to avoid the area. Few students were on campus as the ...

FIU's emergency response to football player's fatal stabbing criticized
MiamiHerald.com
Police officers arrived at the university's recreation center, where Wyche is said to have stabbed Berry, within four minutes of the 9:03 pm 911 call. ...

Former Sorority House Burns
MyFox Dallas
ARLINGTON, Texas - An abandoned fraternity house near the University of Texas at Arlington was gutted by fire early Monday morning. ...

Man Admits to Setting Fire at Lynchburg College
WSET
Lynchburg, VA - The man accused of setting fire to a Lynchburg College (web) athletic department shed has admitted to the crime. ...

Former UTA frat house destroyed by fire
Fort Worth Star Telegram
That structure was not destroyed in the fire; however, some interior trim was stored inside the fraternity house, Graham said. Graham said fire officials ...

GWU student dies in fall from dorm window
Washington Post (blog)
DC police described the fall as accidental. A police official said it appeared that the fall was from a fifth-floor window. DC police and campus police are

70 USU students find places to stay after apartment fire
Salt Lake Tribune
By Bob Mims About 70 Utah State University students were temporarily left without lodging Saturday after fire erupted through two upper-level units and the ...

Former UCLA student's kidnap hoax could be costly
The Associated Press
Salas told police she used her baby-sitting job in Westwood as cover, hung out on campus and complained about midterms on her blog, never letting on that ...

Robberies occur around U. campus
Drexel University The Triangle Online
Toward the end of the term, people start to get more lax with security and we wanted to make sure they know what's going on," Ceccanecchio said. ...

UC Police say major crimes declining
Cincinnati.com
The report comes only a week after UC Police investigated a reported rape on campus, from a woman who left a bar on Short Vine in Corryville with a man she ...

Mock shooting at FSU tests police, campus response
FayObserver.com
Campus and city police made a sweep through the building, clearing the way for Fayetteville Fire Department medics who carried out at least four wounded ...

UC Davis police investigate suspicious package in front of library
Modesto Bee
By Chelsea Phua - cphua@sacbee.com UC Davis campus police have found a suspicious package placed in front of the Peter J. Shields library Thursday night to ...

Campus police change with the times
Iowa City Press Citizen
"The biggest prevention is (police) presence," Brotherton said. "Just a uniformed presence, whether it's us or campus, makes a significant difference. ...

U-Md. students charged with rioting
Washington Post (blog)
Police identified the students after reviewing campus security cameras and videos and photos posted on YouTube. Hundreds of students and other revelers ...

Second Ohio sorority under fire for out-of-control partying
WCSH-TV
OXFORD, Ohio (NBC) -- Another Ohio sorority is under fire for bad behavior at a spring formal event. Miami University's Alpha Xi Delta sorority faces a ...

Sprinkler Works: What If You Are Not the Owner of the Property and ...
FireEngineering.com
... or better yet, an Account Executive at MJ Insurance/Sorority Division with any ... Once the fire sprinkler system is installed, follow up with your ...

Trash can fire at OSU dorm forces evacuation
Corvallis Gazette Times
An early morning fire in a trash can resulted in the evacuation of an Oregon State University residence hall. According to information from the Corvallis ...

Dorm fire causes evacuation at Rutgers-New Brunswick campus
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By James Queally/The Star-Ledger NEW BRUNSWICK -- A small fire at a dormitory on the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers University prompted the evacuation of

6 Maryland students charged in post-Duke riots
Baltimore Sun
... offenses ranging from disorderly conduct to arson in connection with the riots ... McQuillen told the campus newspaper The Diamondback that Goldsmith ...

Student's Murder May Spark Change In Law
WJZ
Should police be required to report students' off-campus criminal behavior to their school? The murder of a University of Virginia student from Maryland ...

SMU student slightly hurt in small lab fire
Fort Worth Star Telegram
... was treated for minor injuries Tuesday after she was exposed to a small chemical fire in a laboratory on the Southern Methodist University campus. ...

Baylor dorm residents extinguish small fire in building
KXXV News Channel 25
Firefighters cleared the area as acceptable after an inspection of the building. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

Sprinklers control San Jose State fire
San Jose Mercury News
By Sharon Noguchi Sprinklers in a San Jose State dorm put out a kitchen fire Sunday, but 10 apartments were damaged, mostly by water, according to the San ...

Police break up UC Berkeley hunger strike
San Jose Mercury News
BERKELEY — UC Berkeley police this morning peacefully dispersed a gathering of hunger strikers who have been camped out on campus for a week, but ...

Damage estimated at more than $1 million in CIU library fire
WIS
The fire started around a florescent light in the ceiling at Columbia International University's library. "I started getting text messages from friends ...

Fire at GW sorority house
Washington Post (blog)
Fire broke out late Saturday afternoon in a sorority house on the George Washington University campus, drawing a large-scale fire department response that ...

Students evacuated over dormitory fire
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com
LAWRENCE -- Two hundred Rider University students had to leave their dorm early yesterday when a basement fire caused a smoky condition in the building, ...

University of Md. names new campus police chief
Washington Examiner
University of Maryland has tapped David B. Mitchell, a former head of state and county law enforcement agencies, to lead the campus police force. ...

U Of Miami Student With Toy Guns Apprehended
Huffington Post (blog)
... and witnessing police with assault rifles on campus. The Miami Hurricane has more: "I see why, with some incidents like the Virginia Tech shooting, ...

Lab fire at UNM ruled accidental
NewsWest9.com
AP - May 6, 2010 1:55 PM ET ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) - Albuquerque fire investigators determined a fire inside a University of New Mexico lab Wednesday morning ...

Fireworks ignited fire at SF City College
abc7news.com
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Fireworks ignited a small fire on the main campus of San Francisco City College and police haven't found who put the fireworks there. ...

Someone pulled alarm, but frat party went on – on the lawn
DavidsonNews.net
Arrived at Davidson College fraternity house to find a large crowd of intoxicated students gathered on front lawn. County Fire Marshall Baker had already ...

Suspicious package causes evacuation of residence hall on campus
Penn State Live
A suspicious package found in the basement of Atherton Hall on the University Park campus Wednesday (May 5) evening caused the evacuation of about 600 ...

Fire reported in lab on NM university campus
NewsWest9.com
AP - May 5, 2010 12:45 PM ET ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) - A spokesman for the University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Center says a fire that broke out ...

Bomb Squad Called to UA Fort Smith Campus
KFSM
The Fort Smith Fire Department's bomb squad and police were called to investigate a suspicious box found on the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith campus ...

Star-Crossed Lacrosse Lovers In Campus Murder Tragedy
ChattahBox
It isn't clear what happened the night that Yeardley Love was found dead, but police have said that there was no weapon used in her murder, and that the ...

Campus shooting was hoax
The News Record
A phone call to Cincinnati Police claiming there had been a shooting on the University of Cincinnati's Main Campus was a hoax, according to Cincinnati ...

More emphasis should be placed on protecting off-campus housing
National Fire Protection Association
Over the 10-year period from 2000 to 2009, fires in student housing resulted in 136 fire deaths, 114 of which occurred in off-campus housing, according to ...

Propane leak causes evacuation at UNH
Foster's Daily Democrat
DURHAM — Two buildings just off the University of New Hampshire campus were evacuated Monday morning as crews tended to a leak in a one thousand pound ...

Jury Selection Begins For 2 Involved In Fatal SDSU Stabbing
KGTV San Diego
... accused in the October 2008 stabbing death of a college student during a fight ... The defendants were upset after being turned away from a fraternity ...

George Huguely charged in fellow U-Va. student Yeardley Love's death
Washington Post
But the rest of the campus was openly devastated by the news. "This death moves us to deep anguish for the loss of a student of uncommon talent and promise ...

First trial starts in University of Memphis football player's murder
DeSoto Appeal
By Lawrence Buser Nearly three years after University of Memphis football player Taylor Bradford was shot to death on campus in a botched robbery, ...

Youths suspected of college arson attack
South Devon Herald Express
A DISUSED classroom at Torquay Community College was damaged in a suspected arson attack by youngsters yesterday morning. Firefighters from Torquay fire ...

Suspect in KU false alert surrenders to police
Alva Review-Courier
Campus spokeswoman Jill Jess said police are interviewing the suspect, who is from Kansas City, Kan. Jess said the man, who is not a KU student, ...

Police respond as thousands party on NC State's campus
WRAL.com
Raleigh, NC — More than 30 Raleigh police officers responded early Monday after 2000 to 3000 people partied on North Carolina State University's campus. ...

UC Davis PD Probe Suspicious Device
KCRA Sacramento
The device was found near Olson Hall on the eastern edge of campus. Officials said if the device had gone off it could have done major damage. Campus police ...

Man surrenders to KU police
Topeka Capital Journal
... LAWRENCE - The man wanted in relation to a report of an armed man in McCollum Hall surrendered to The University of Kansas Public Safety Office. ...

Collin College Students Worry about Reported Bathroom Attack
33 KDAF-TV
According to campus police the storyline reported to them by the victim is a bit different. " She was at the paper towel dispenser, and she says that she ...

April, 2010

Facebook page threatens 'shooting spree' at UCF
Orlando Sentinel
The James T. Washington Center is a popular on-campus area that includes the University of Central Florida's bookstore, a satellite office for campus police ...

Report of gunman unsettles KU dorm
Kansas City Star
LAWRENCE | A report of an armed man at the University of Kansas caused a lockdown on campus Friday, but a police search of a dormitory turned up no suspect. ...
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Campus report | McCollum called 'McCompton' because of trouble
Kansas City Star
NO shooting; NO injuries. Police continue to search building. Please stay alert on campus.” Freshman Katie Pinnell couldn't have been more relieved to be a ...

Duluth college student wakes to discover duplex fire
Duluth News Tribune
Duluth firefighters responded to a duplex fire this morning at 1513 E. Third St. According to Duluth Assistant Fire Chief Jim Ray, a female college student ...

Fire Breaks Out On The UC Davis Campus
CBS 5
A fire broke out Friday morning on the UC Davis campus, destroying a coffee kiosk near the law school. The fire started around 6:00 am Friday morning in ...

Fraternity takes aim at gangs, teen violence
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Last month, police charged an 18-year-old with three shooting incidents after seeking ... Burgess and the area alumni group of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity are ...

University shooting suspect arrested
Troy Messenger
... month prior to the shooting incident. “They had an altercation earlier at an off campus establishment, and this was a carryover from that,” Reeves said. ...

Sigma Alpha Epsilon violates fire codes
Oxford Press
In April it was reported that a bale of straw on the patio of the fraternity house caught fire due to discarded smoking materials, causing smoke to fill ...

SMSU fire safety violations repaired
PSU Daily Vanguard
By Courtney Graham Smith Memorial Student Union, a central location on campus, had over 200 fire code violations last year, according to SMSU's General ...

WSU PD offers advice to avoid being abducted on campus
The Guardian
Ammon also wants students to note that there may not always be someone to help them at the campus police station at night because the police are out on the ...

BU well prepared for fire, BFD spokesman says
Daily Free Press (subscription)
Most students said they think that fire safety at BU is relatively effective, and that they feel very safe attending classes in the Metcalf Center.

Tucker Residence Hall evacuated after alarm
N.C. State University Technician Online
... leading to the evacuation of the building. Bill Stevenson, the university fire marshall, said “What happened was someone came into the dorm grabbed a ...

Steam mistaken for smoke causes Earlham dorm evacuation Monday night
Palladium-Item
Residents of Bundy Hall at Earlham College were evacuated late Monday night when “smoke” was seen coming from the building and fire alarms went off at about ...

Student receives 90 days for stabbing
The Maine Campus
By The Maine Campus The University of Maine student charged in January with stabbing another student in a fraternity house fight will serve three months in ...

College-Bound Students Get Lesson In Fire Safety
WLWT Cincinnati
We're going off to college in two months so it's really relevant," St. Xavier senior Patrick Guetle said. Fire crews said that the basics of fire safety are ...

Student arrested for arson attempt
Daily Athenaeum
After no one answered the door, the police went to a nearby fraternity house, where they asked residents if they had phone numbers of anyone in the sorority ...

Va. Tech launches threat assessment website for campus safety issues
Staunton News Leader
BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech has launched its new threat assessment website, providing the university community with a new resource regarding campus safety ...

Joint task force looking into Ann Arbor arson cases
Heritage Newspapers
Members of the University of Michigan Department of Public Safety have joined detectives with the Ann Arbor Police Department and the investigators with the ...

PW chief, department honored for campus shooter response
Washington Examiner
8, police received a call from a campus police officer saying he had heard the sound of shotgun blasts coming from a campus building. ...

Fire leads to evacuation at Alma College dormitory
The Morning Sun
By PATRICIA ECKER About 100 students were evacuated from Gelston Hall at Alma College in the middle of the night, after a fire was reported. ...

Former campus police officer gets 5 years probation in UCM identity theft case ...
digitalBURG.com
A former University of Central Missouri police officer who conspired with his wife to steal student identification information has been placed on five years ...

TKE students, alumni make donation to Alma FD
The Morning Sun
The TKE Alumni wanted to extend a special thanks to the Alma College Fire Department for their visit as well as to the Alma College Alumni Office and Alumni ...

Victim's family honored by UT's Phi Beta Sigmas
Weakley County Press
Her life is not taken in vain,” April Kayser's mother said to the crowd of students and Phi Beta Sigma fraternity members on the campus of the University of ...

UPD progresses in campus shooting case
ASU Herald
University Police say they have a "person of interest" in connection to the continuing investigation into Friday's shooting and death of 24-year-old Michael ...

MSU student won't face charges in East Lansing fire
Lansing State Journal
EAST LANSING - Authorities have decided not to charge a Michigan State University student they suspect turned off a fire alarm system in a rental house ...

Smoke and Soot Fill McHenry
City on a Hill Press
The cords caused nearby insulation and other plastic materials to catch fire. Rick Rodewald, assistant chief and campus fire marshal of the UCSC Fire ...

Man arrested for groping women on UVU campus
KSL-TV
Bail has been set at $25000 cash, and as of Wednesday night he remained in jail. UVU is asking any other possible victims of Hone to call campus police and ...

Man arrested for groping women on UVU campus
KSL-TV
Bail has been set at $25000 cash, and as of Wednesday night he remained in jail. UVU is asking any other possible victims of Hone to call campus police and ...

St. Lawrence fraternity suspended till '11
WatertownDailyTimes.com
... fraternity's members are underage, according to Mr. Tolliver. Its members also refused to comply with safety policies during a fire drill at the house, ...

Smoke in NU dorm forces evacuation
Buffalo News
The Taps Gallagher Center was opened to the evacuated students, who later were allowed to return to their dorm. Fire crews believe the smoke may have been ...

Thousands gather for 4/20 smoke-out on CU-Boulder campus
Colorado Daily
... about the same number as last year, said Bronson Hilliard, spokesman for the Boulder campus. Police officers took the rough crowd measurement while ...

More SDSU Students Asking For Campus Escorts
KELOLAND TV
And whether that's with campus police officers, or their friends, safety can be found in numbers right now at SDSU. The suspect in all three attacks is ...

Fire Prompts UNO Building Evacuation
KETV Omaha
Classes held in the Arts and Sciences building on the University of Nebraska-Omaha campus were canceled Tuesday night as the result of a fire on the north ...

Many MSU Students Homeless after Fire
MyFox Memphis
Campus Trails Apartments buildings A and B are now vacant after a fire Sunday gutted the two buildings, displacing 70 of its residents - most of whom are ...

Arson suspected in attempted fire near OSU campus
Corvallis Gazette Times
A suspicious fire at an old, vacant house near Oregon State University appears to be an act of arson and is under investigation. ...

Tech student robbed on campus
Atlanta Journal Constitution
In a crime alert e-mailed to students and staff, campus police said the incident happened around midnight as the unidentified female student walked from the ...

VT Student Sentenced to Life in Campus Beheading
WTVR
... to CBS affiliate WDBJ Haiyang Zhu, the Virginia Tech student charged in a campus beheading in 2009, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder. ...

Santa Clara: Early morning fire guts home, displacing SCU students
San Jose Mercury News
A 2-alarm fire early Sunday morning has displaced some Santa Clara University students from a house on Homestead Road. No one was injured in the blaze, ...

'Suspicious' house fire near campus
Corvallis Gazette Times
According to information released Monday by the Corvallis Fire Department, at about 1:45 am Sunday, a possible house fire was reported at 214 NW 14th St. ...

Fire reported at Dickinson College
Carlisle Sentinel
By staff reports, April 19, 2010 Carlisle firefighters responded to a small fire tonight at Dana Hall, a science building on the Dickinson College campus on ...

ASU police chief: No suspects in fatal shooting
WXVT
... fatal shooting of an ASU senior at a campus housing complex. What was a shooting probe has turned into a murder investigation after 24-year-old Michael ...

Local Student Dies in Texas Southern University Shooting
NBC Washington
This is the second shooting near the campus of Texas Southern University in a year. Last July eight people were shot and injured in a parking lot.

Two injured in house fire near University of Memphis
DeSoto Appeal
By Cindy Wolff A man suffered second-degree burns to the face and smoke inhalation tonight during a house fire at 3622 Spotswood near the University of ...

Kent: KSU student arrested for involvement in fire
WKYC-TV
KENT -- A Kent State University student was arrested early Sunday morning for tampering with safety equipment, after a fire in an apartment complex. ...

Gunman flees after killing near TSU
Houston Chronicle
... authorities said it wasn't an official fraternity event. ... of nowhere,” Kappa Alpha Psi member and TSU student Brett McKinley said of the shooting. ...

MSU student may be charged in fire
Lansing State Journal
EAST LANSING -- Authorities said today they may seek charges against a Michigan State University student they suspect turned off a fire alarm system in a ...

Unattended candle ignites fire at Stanford's Munger Housing
San Jose Mercury News
A blaze sparked by a candle burning under a cabinet brought Palo Alto firefighters to Munger Housing on the Stanford campus Friday. The fire broke out in a ...

Small fire leads to water damage at UMKC dorm
Kansas City Star
Residents of one University of Missouri-Kansas City dorm are trying to dry out today after someone allegedly set a fire there overnight. ...

Overheated power cord blamed for UC Santa Cruz library fire
San Jose Mercury News
... to have caused Thursday night's two-alarm fire in a part of UC Santa Cruz's McHenry Library that is under renovation, campus officials said Friday. ...

Fire Investigation Under Way At IUS
WLKY Louisville
NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- Fire investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire Friday morning on the Indiana University-Southeast Campus. ...

Fire At UMKC Dorm Intentionally Set
KMBC Kansas City
A dorm fire on the campus of the University of Missouri at Kansas City was set intentionally, according to fire investigators. The fire was reported in a ...

Fire crews called to fraternity house
Oxford Press
Fire crews responded to 310 Tallawanda Road and found a hay bale on fire near the house's back porch area. The residence was not affected and was never at ...

Body found in campus parking garage
The Exponent
The person was believed to have been affiliated with Purdue somehow and the campus police became involved in the search. Cox said police used “cell phone ...

Body found on UC Irvine campus
Contra Costa Times
Campus and Irvine police today were investigating the discovery of the body at UC Irvine of a man who possibly killed himself by asphyxiation. ...

Police arrest second teen in Towson University campus robbery
Baltimore Sun
Police said robbery occurred in Tower B, an on-campus dormitory, about 3:30 pm, when two men -- one masked and armed with a handgun -- knocked on a door and ...

PNNL: Lab on Richland campus evacuated
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
The Richland Fire Department responded and did an assessment before turning the investigation over to PNNL. The investigation into the cause of the smell ...

Two Seriously Injured in Fire at Georgetown University
WJLA
WASHINGTON, DC - A DC fire official says two people were seriously burned when a fire broke out on the campus of Georgetown University. ...

Fire Evacuates Western Oregon Univ. Dorm
KPTV Portland
The fire alarms were activated and everyone made it out of the dorm uninjured. The cause of the fire was a failed water circulation pump. ...

College Park students outraged at beating; FBI to investigate
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Students at the University of Maryland College Park campus expressed outrage at the beating of a student by three Prince George's County police officers ...

UCLA sexual prowler caught in act by police
abc7.com
According to UCLA campus police, the suspect was caught in the act. As word spread that an arrest had been made, some women expressed a sense of relief. ...

Indiana State police arrest man after students threatened by gunman at campus ...
Fox 59
The campus police chief says one of the students who was threatened pointed out the vehicle in which the two men fled to an officer on bicycle patrol. ...

Officer suspended after beating of UMd. student
The Associated Press
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A police chief in suburban Washington says he is outraged by a video that shows three police officers in riot gear beating a University ...

Suicide at IU
NewsTalk 1010 WCSI
On Tuesday At 2:22 pm the Indiana University Police Department responded to a report of a possible suicide involving a hazardous material on the third floor ...

Woman falls into uncovered manhole on Stanford campus
San Jose Mercury News
Luckily, the woman caught herself with her hand before falling all the way in, said Battalion Chief Niles Broussard of the Palo Alto Fire Department. ...

Dormitory fire safety, students can flee
UPI.com
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 13 (UPI) -- Fire sprinkler systems, smoke alarms and closed doors provide the time for dormitory residents safely to escape a fire, ...

WFD helps educate college students
WWAY NewsChannel 3
... about a January fire that killed former UNCW student Rory Michaelson. Nearly 150 college students have been killed in fires over the last ten years. ...

Unstable lab chemical prompts George Fox Univ. evacuation
kgw.com
Much of George Fox University was evacuated Tuesday morning after a potentially deadly chemical was found in an unstable state in an on-campus laboratory, ...

Former Student Sues Brown U., Saying He Was Punished After a False Rape Allegation
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
... the complaint says, neither the female student nor the university ever reported the rape allegation to the campus police or the local police. ...

Benedict College found guilty in fire alarm maintenance case
WIS
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A Columbia judge found Benedict College president David Swinton guilty Monday for failing to maintain fire alarms in two of the ...

Georgetown Student Attacked in Dorm: Police
NBC Washington
The student said she was able to push her attacker away, but the incident has prompted campus police to be extra alert, News4's Darcy Spencer found. ...

PSU frat scolded over charges
Centre Daily Times
•In September 2008, fire crews were called to the house when a fire alarm went off. When they arrived they found no fire, only burning marijuana seeping out ...

Fires cause flare-up of inspection, code issues
Finance and Commerce
Specifically, the fire in a commercial node at 50th Street and Bryant Avenue and the .... We have a campus [of the University of Minnesota] here and as [the ...

Teen accused of setting fire at UNCC dorm
WCNC (subscription)
by NewsChannel 36 Staff CHARLOTTE, NC -- An 18-year-old is facing charges for allegedly setting a fire inside a UNC Charlotte dorm. ...

Helping students displaced by fire
Evening Observer
All students, according to Barone, have been given immediate on-campus housing solutions through the Office of Residence Life. ...

UK fraternity member's arson case waived to grand jury
Lexington Herald Leader
Dunn is accused of setting fire to a member of his fraternity, ... University officials ordered the SAE house to be evacuated and closed after the incident. ...

An indictment of the entire fraternity system
Tufts Daily
Just like in “Animal House,” the fraternities at Tufts are being held to an ... but fraternities are also ever−worried about fire safety and regulations. ...

OU students protest ban of guns on campus
Detroit Free Press
Some heads of campus police have testified in Lansing against that legislation. "Guns and weapons of any kind on a college campus is not a good mixture," ...

William and Mary student faces felony charges in on-campus burglaries
Daily Press
The investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be filed, according to campus police. Alvarado was taken to the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail ...

CU-Boulder waives dorm requirement for medical marijuana students
Daily Camera
Ideally, he said, marijuana would be legal for all, and students could smoke in the dorms. He said he understands the fire-hazard concerns that campus ...

Power outage sets off Fraternity Row riot
UPI.com
More than 1000 young people took to the streets, chanting "Go Huskies" and setting couches on fire, seattlepi.com reported. The confrontation with police ...

Fire at RPI lab unrelated to lockdown
Troy Record
By Katie Nowak TROY — In an incident unrelated to the campus lockdown, the Fire Department responded to a call at 11:10 am about a small electrical fire in ...

Fire guts 3 Starkville apartment buildings
WXVT
The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Brandon Jordan, a student at East Mississippi Community College, lived in 1 of the buildings burned. ...

Cause of fire not electric
Red and Black
Weeks ago, an unexplained fire climbed up the curtains of a third floor dorm room in Brumby Hall, but after concluding an investigation, the fire's cause ...

Fire heavily damages building at Bishop State Community College
al.com (blog)
A midday fire Monday heavily damaged the old archives building on the Southwest Campus of Bishop State Community College, fire officials said. ...

Questions linger in Ann Arbor fire death
Detroit Free Press
Lemasters, a 2005 Dexter High School graduate who helped take the varsity soccer team to their first district championship, was a senior in EMU's College of ...

Fire that killed Mich. student called suspicious
Detroit Free Press
... reported early Saturday near the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. ... officials regarded as suspicious, though none had yet been ruled arson. ...

Police on alert as hundreds gather near MSU
Detroit Free Press
By CHRIS CHRISTOFF A couple hundred people -- almost all college-age -- filled the lawn outside the Cedar Village apartment complex near Michigan State ...

Study: Smoke Alarms + Sprinklers + Closed Doors = Saved Lives
AHN | All Headline News
Fayetteville, AR, United States (AHN) - Fire researchers say the best way to save lives in a student dormitory fire is by using a combination of smoke ...

Bomb threat forces evacuations but no device found at Arkansas ...
KFSM
Interim dean Jeff Bailey says campus police alerted him late Monday afternoon that ... indicated there was a bomb in a building and evacuations were needed. ...

UMass Dartmouth offering reward for information about fires
Fall River Herald News
On March 6 at about 2:45 am, a student resident assistant found clothing on fire in a cardboard box in a laundry room in the Pine Dale dorm building. ...

 

March, 2010

Towson U. police arrest student in dorm robbery
Baltimore Sun
Records show Young was banned from Morgan State University for an undisclosed reason and was arrested by campus police for trespassing March 14. ...

Police release sketch of SIUC armed robbery suspect
KFVS
So far 9300 people subscribe to the campus alert system. If you know anything about this crime, contact the SIU Police Department at 453-DPS1 (3771) or the ...

Police make arrest in FIU football player's death
The Associated Press
Miami-Dade police say the 22-year-old was stabbed on the school's main Miami campus late Thursday night. Police say the stabbing took place just outside the ...

Experiment goes awry on University of Michigan North Campus; lab room fire ...
AnnArbor.com
Ann Arbor firefighters extinguished a blaze in a University of Michigan North Campus laboratory Thursday evening. Firefighters were called to a fire at the ...

Fire Overnight in UConn Dorm
WTIC
The University of Connecticut says the New London Dormitory in the north section of campus was evacuated when fire broke out in a room about 4:30 this ...

Harvard Murder Highlights the Perils of Being Young, Gifted and Black
Huffington Post (blog)
The men allegedly robbed and shot Cosby, who is linked to the campus drug trade and died the next day. Smith allegedly hid the murder weapon, helped the men ...

Students move on after Nov. fire
MSU The Trail Blazer Online
Parson said, however, that the building was subject to inspection and verified that the building had no violations at the time of the fire. ...

Arson prompts police to increase patrols on UNCC campus
WCNC (subscription)
Campus police are investigating. Officers don't know who is responsible. "We don't have a lot of answers to the motive. It's not widespread. ...

Firefighters responding to Alabama A & M dorm
al.com (blog)
... after a security officer reported heavy smoke in a dorm room and 5th floor hallway. Minutes after the first fire unit arrived at the scene the fire was ...

U Of M Promotes Safety Awareness Week
WCCO
The week has been set aside to promote and encourage personal responsibility and ownership for campus safety and security. Events will include a safety ...

ISU student comes to neighbor's aid during fire
Bloomington Pantagraph
There was a smoky fire in her Lancaster Heights apartment in the 1400 block of East College Avenue. A cigarette apparently ignited trash. ...

New Report Details 2008 NIU Campus Shooting
Chicago Public Radio
A new report detailing the 2008 shooting at Northern Illinois University is stirring up emotions on campus. The 300-page document contains everything from ...

Solar panels catch fire at VVC
Victorville Daily Press
VICTORVILLE • Four boxes of brand-new solar panels caught fire early Friday at Victor Valley College, causing about $25000 on damage, college spokesman Bill ...

Evacuation at UWS chaotic, student says
Penrith Star
''Our campus is the quiet one but even so students were freaking out and doing burnouts as they headed to the Great Western Highway exit. ...

Gas leak sparks evacuation at Montgomery College
Business Gazette
By Jeremy Arias | Staff writer Three buildings on the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus of Montgomery College were evacuated after contractors ruptured a ...

Berkeley frat row slaying trial begins: Was it self-defense or act ...
Inside Bay Area
Wooton was stabbed after he threw Hoeft-Edenfield off a fraternity brother that the defendant was punching, Campbell said. Hoeft-Edenfield reacted by ...

Police: Another swastika found on UC Davis campus
San Jose Mercury News
A swastika found carved into a dormitory bulletin board at the University of California, Davis over the weekend has campus police investigating another ...

Emergency Exercise tests UNCW's preparedness
UNCW Seahawk
A full-scale emergency exercise limited access to campus last week as the ... However, regulated precautions including a full pre-exercise weapon inspection ...

Fraternity House Fire in SLO An Accident
KVEC
San Luis Obispo -- Two people escaped a fire at a fraternity house in San Luis Obispo Friday afternoon. San Luis Obispo Fire arrived at the Theta Chi House ...
 

Smoke alarms still a hard sell to some
Worcester Telegram
William P. Metterville just shakes his head after he heads to a fire and finds the people living there had no working smoke alarm. ...

Experts say UF shooting could have been avoided
Ocala
By Nathan Crabbe The shooting of University of Florida student Kofi Adu-Brempong by campus police could have been avoided, mental-health experts say. ...

U. of Florida Hires Firm to Review Shooting of Student by a Campus Officer
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)
The University of Florida has hired an outside firm to review the March 2 incident in which a campus police officer shot and seriously wounded a Ph.D. ...

Campus shooting investigation underway
Independent Florida Alligator
An independent investigation into the March 2 UPD shooting of a UF graduate student at Corry Village is underway, said University of Florida President ...

Supporting Students after Campus Deaths
FOX 40 News WICZ TV
Students say the university is providing support through these hard times, but they wish students were friendlier to each other on campus. ...

Supporting Students after Campus Deaths
FOX 40 News WICZ TV
Students say the university is providing support through these hard times, but they wish students were friendlier to each other on campus. ...

Fire safety bond for Quinebaug Valley Community College likely to be approved
Norwich Bulletin
Senate President Pro Tem Donald Williams Jr., D-Brooklyn, said funding for fire safety improvements at Quinebaug Valley Community College is on the list of ...

State sees fire safety concerns at RPI: At issue is adequate road access to ...
FireEngineering.com
12--TROY -- A state agency has found Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's changes to road access to a campus building violates the state fire code and has ...

Fire burns Theta Chi house in San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo Tribune
The fire started on the front porch and was contained to the attic, firefighters at the scene said. Fire heavily damaged the fraternity house at the corner ...

State sees fire safety concerns at RPI
Albany Times Union
... Polytechnic Institute's changes to road access to a campus building violates the state fire code and has hurt the ability to fight fires there. ...

McKinley pleads not guilty
UK The Kentucky Kernel
McKinley was arrested after an incident at the SAE house where a student was set on fire, according to police reports. Sean Dunn, a former SAE member and ...

UK Fraternity Member Pleads Not Guilty
WTVQ
The house has been shut down for at least the rest of this school year. The university offered dorm rooms to the members who were forced to move out.

Kentucky Frat Member Set On Fire
Huffington Post (blog)
A member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Kentucky was wrapped in toilet paper and set on fire last weekend, prompting the ...

Students severely burnt in science lab explosion
ABC Online
The accident happened shortly after 9:30am (AEDT) this morning at Norwest Christian College at Riverstone. The Ambulance Service says the 15-year-olds ...

UCA performs campus shooting drill
Today's THV
The university dealt with a real shooting in 2008 that left two students dead and a non-student injured. Police arrested four men for the murders and ...

Ohio State shooter had 2 guns, 50 rounds of ammo
The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police say an Ohio State University janitor who shot two supervisors before killing himself was armed with two handguns and more than 50 ...

Fraternity Hazing Still Problematic At IU
WRTV Indianapolis
ATO is the latest IU fraternity to come under fire in investigations of hazing and alcohol violations. Across campus, Kappa Sigma is no stranger to such ...

UK fraternity member pleads not guilty to officer assault
Lexington Herald Leader
Meanwhile, the University of Kentucky's fire marshal, Greg Williamson, has recommended that the fraternity house, the scene of an apparent prank involving ...

House fire prompts questions about Greek housing
Hofstra University Hofstra Chronicle
By Lisa DiCarlucci The fire in an off-campus house that occurred last week sparked the question of why the University does not sponsor off-campus housing ...

Details emerge in former UTPA police chief's dismissal
Monitor
In September, the UT System announced a formal review of its 14 campus police departments. The probe came nearly a year after Miller's dismissal. ...

Residential fire sprinkler law: Don't delay on life-saving rule in NJ
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
... head caps in the ceiling of a dormitory at Seton Hall University. New regulations would require fire sprinklers in some newly constructed residential ...

Ohio State Searching For Answers After Campus Shootings
10TV
University Police shifted its focus off campus, to the north side home of Nathaniel Brown, 10TV's Jeff Hogan reported. Brown's home on Grasmere Avenue was ...

Fraternity house closed after member was wrapped in toilet paper, set on fire
WHAS 11.com (subscription)
(WHAS11) - The University of Kentucky president says the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house will be closed until 2011. It comes after a fraternity member ...

Fraternity member due in court on arson charge
WYMT
Police say 19-year-old Sigma Alpha Epsilon member Sean Dunn wrapped another member in toilet paper and set it on fire early Saturday on the University of ...

Ohio State University Shooting: One Dead, Two Injured!
Seven Sided Cube
It is expected that Ohio State University Campus Police Chief Paul Denton will hold a press conference soon to give more detailed information about the ...

Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, wounds another
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By MATT LEINGANG AP COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio State University employee opened fire Tuesday at a campus maintenance building, killing a co-worker and ...

Alleged Ohio State Shooter Killed Self
CBS News
Ohio State University police guard the scene at a campus maintenance building after an employee opened fire at the building, killing a co-worker and ...

UFlorida Sororities Gave Members Alcohol, Denied Them Food To ...
Huffington Post
Two sororities at the University of Florida have come under fire for employing extreme tactics to force their members to vote in a student government ...

Winthrop classes resume following weekend fire
WIS
Since Owens Hall is the newest building on campus, some students can't believe the fire ever happened. "No, and especially not the newest building on campus ...

Fire damages Rowan University dorm roof
Press of Atlantic City
AP | Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | 0 comments GLASSBORO - Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire on the roof of a new student housing under ...

DU house shut down due to health concerns
Tufts Daily
Ross alleged that a member of another fraternity pulled the fire alarm that triggered the fraternity's evacuation. “So, we were having a party Saturday ...

Fire marshal recommends closing of SAE house
UK The Kentucky Kernel
“It was the incident plus the condition of the house.” SAE has revoked Dunn's membership, and the fraternity's headquarters is investigating the incident, ...

Todd says UK handled fraternity incident correctly
Lexington Herald Leader
"It's a pretty well-known house," he said. Todd didn't comment on specifics of the incident, in which an SAE member is accused of setting fire to a friend ...

Fire displaces students
The Daily Evergreen
Most of the students turned out of their homes by the fire in the D building of the Chief Joseph Apartment complex on Feb. 27 have moved into new housing, ...

Guard accidentally fires weapon on OCCC campus
SecurityInfoWatch
John Gonshor hosted a question-and-answer forum for students to offer suggestions or complaints about campus procedures. "The No. ...

Police investigating stabbing at Sigma Nu house
Web Devil
Fivey stabbed the victim twice, he said, and then other residents at the house took the victim to the hospital. Fraternity officials did not confirm whether ...

Fire Crews Fight Fire At Winthrop University
FireFighting News.com
... tonight at Winthrop University and Owens Hall is closed for classes indefinitely after a fire ripped through the building's attic this afternoon. ...

ASU Frat Guy Suspected of Stabbing Other Frat Guy After Pool-Toss ...
Phoenix New Times
At about 2:45 am, two members of the fraternity entered Fivey's room and, as promised, police believe Fivey stabbed one of them with a box-cutter. ...

Student Shocked and Shot on UF Campus
Sandspur (subscription)
During an altercation in the Corry Village housing units, Keith Smith, a Campus Police Officer, opened fire on doctoral student and graduate assistant, ...

Fire forces evacuation of Lynchburg College townhouse
WSLS.com
Emergency dispatchers received a call about the fire at 7:54 am It apparently began in a dryer in the townhouse's basement, but the city fire marshal is ...

C-Hall fire results in evacuation
Truman Index
Gardener said that the students living in the room will be relocated to another room on campus. "Our house is pretty close," Hoffman said. ...

University of Florida Student Shot by Campus Police
FOXNews
A University of Florida student is in the hospital after being shot by campus police, MyFoxOrlando.com reported. University police say they got a call from ...

UAH shooting, Samford Public Safety's emergency plan
The Samford Crimson
Vice president of Operations and Planning Sarah Latham shared Samford's emergency plan if a shooter ever appears on campus. She stressed the importance of ...

Electrical problem caused fire at Behrend dining hall
GoErie.com
She alerted campus police, who called 911. Six volunteer fire companies responded. They positioned ladder trucks at the north and south ends of the building ...

Firefighters Respond to Fire at UW-Madison
WSAW
Evacuation was slow to take place, hampering firefighting operations. Firefighters located fire in an exterior wall of the building near the main entrance, ...

UT freshman pistol-whipped and robbed near campus
ABC Action News
Over the weekend, the short walk off-campus put a UT freshman into the path of two armed robbers who held 19-year old Jared Griffin at gunpoint, ...

Small fire on UW campus
WKOW-TV.com
MADISON (WKOW) -- The evacuation is over at Grainger Hall at UW Campus after a small fire early Monday afternoon. Students and staff have gone back inside ...

Fire lit under community college
Daily Examiner
... a stroke of extraordinary good luck that he came across a glowing ember in what he thought was a post-fire inspection of the Grafton Community College. ...

UT student robbed; 2 arrested
MyFox Tampa Bay
Detectives say Griffin was able to make it to campus security where guards then tracked the two men to the Oakhurst Square Apartments just up the street on ...

Fire rousts WSU students; no one hurt
Seattle Times
The school and the American Red Cross are working to find new housing for the students. Pullman Fire Department investigator Rich Dragoo tells The ...

Campus Police Issue Alert After Armed Robbery
NBC4i.com
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 ...

UMW releases Judy Hample's 911 call
Fredericksburg.com
Some audio during Hample's call, made during a campus safety walk Sept. 30 with students and administrators, is missing and university officials say they're ...

Evacuation at UTC
WRCB-TV
CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) -- UTC officials confirm that buildings have been evacuated on campus. Campus Police have ordered an evacuation of Holt Hall, ...

February, 2010

U Of M Lieutenant Orders Pot Be Flushed Down Toilet
Eyewitness News Memphis
MEMPHIS, TN - A campus police officer is in trouble for improperly handling drugs. Instead of sending marijuana that was found on campus to the Memphis ...

Students, staff evaluate safety at UNM
KOB.com
Police continue to investigate leads in the incident. Other students say they want to see a bigger police presence on campus. UNM Police Chief Kathy Guimond ...

Prosecutor seeking to try 4 men charged in fatal UCA shooting together
WREG
... when shots were fired into a crowd outside Arkansas Hall on the campus. Investigators say the victims weren't the intended targets in the shooting, ...

Small chemical spill, fire on Stanford campus
KGO-TV
PALO ALTO, CA (KGO) -- A building on the Stanford campus has been evacuated following a chemical spill and a small fire. Engineering staudents were using an ...

Late night fire disturbs students
Transcript
Cartier said this is not the first instance where dorm property has been damaged. "It's pretty common when people pee in the elevator, leave their trash in ...

Fire that killed Gunnison students accidental
Denver Post
Western State College of Colorado students Lucille "Lucy" Grace Causley, 18, of Harbor Springs, Mich., and Adam Michael Lockard, 21, of Bethesda, Md., ...

Capital University Officer Recognized For Alarming Family Of Fire
10TV
BEXLEY, Ohio — A Capital University police officer whose actions likely saved a family from a fire was recognized with an award on Tuesday. ...

SAE fire caused by damaged power strip
SDSU Collegian
The SAE fraternity members are now dealing with the damages of the house fire Feb. 15. Brookings Fire Chief Darrell Hartmann said that "the upper floor of ...

Lab school gets final payment
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The fire was determined to be the result of arson. Three and a half years after a spectacular fire destroyed a wooden building at the University of Hawaii ...

CSU bans guns from campuses
The Coloradoan
CSU officials say they clearly have the right to regulate issues of campus safety. The Fort Collins campus ban gives the police chief the power to decide ...

Hazmat Crew Called to Fire on GSU Campus
MyFox Atlanta
ATLANTA (MyFOX ATLANTA) - Fire crews were on the scene of a hazmat situation at Georgia State University Monday night. Investigators said people were ...

NIU shooting suspect had assault rifles, ammo in frat room: prosecutors
Chicago Tribune
... resulted in a brief campus shutdown. Arguing against the bail reduction, prosecutors said police found at least one AK-47, a black metal assault rifle, ...

FIRST ON 3: Emergency drill to limit UNCW campus access March 9
WWAY NewsChannel 3
The full-scale exercise, aimed at strengthening UNCW's campus safety practices and preparedness, will include actors and real-time emergency response. ...

Fires at uni may have been arson
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
... investigated by police as possible arson. As many as five incidents have taken place in the same block of student flats at the university's Park Campus, ...

Howard council appears set to OK bill requiring fire sprinklers
Baltimore Sun
This is another pot of money adding to the cost of housing," he said. In response, Sigaty had a question that Harrison appeared uncomfortable answering. ...

Student Killed in Faculty Apartment on Manhattanville Campus
New York Times
A student at Manhattanville College in Westchester County was found dead on Monday in a faculty apartment on campus, and the police said they were ...

WVU Police Look for Information on Campus Robbery
WBOY-TV
The robbery happened between 2:50 and 3:15 am on the downtown campus, in the gravel parking lot behind Clark Hall, across from Nick's Canteen, police said. ...

Police investigating incident on Manhattanville College campus
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Harrison Mayor Joan Walsh said an "initial report" indicated that a body had been found on campus. She referred further questions to the local police. ...

Alleged ATO stabber released on bail Friday
SU The Daily Orange (subscription)
20 stabbing of three Syracuse University students outside their fraternity house, according to the records. Onondaga County Sheriff Department officials ...

Murder at Manhattanville College
7Online.com
PURCHASE, NY (WABC) -- The murder of a student has stunned a college community in Westchester County. Harrison police said a student was killed inside a ...

Alabama campus shooter packed a history of rage
Seattle Times
12, the campus police received a series of reports stranger than the shooting. Several people with connections to the university's biology department warned ...

PUSD to probe whether campus security cameras actually work
Pasadena Star-News
A security camera on top of a building on the Pasadena High School campus Friday February 19, 2010. (SGVN/Staff Photo by Walt Mancini) Such unapproved

Sketch Released Of Man Who Slashed UNM Student
KOAT Albuquerque
Officers said he came up on the woman from behind, stabbed her and then ran off with her phone. Campus police said they are doing everything they can to ...

$500000 Bond Set for 22-Year-Old in NIU Shooting
West Kentucky Star
... said that he was a junior, unemployed and lived at an off-campus fraternity. ... School officials say the Friday shooting was an isolated incident and ...

UH Accepts $7.3M Settlement For Fire
KITV Honolulu
HONOLULU -- Money from an insurance settlement, after huge fire that destroyed a building at University of Hawaii Lab School almost four years ago, ...

Report: alleged NIU shooter had 20 rounds, victim says gunman was trying to ...
Examiner.com
Mulder was shot in the upper leg early yesterday morning outside the Stevenson North residence hall on NIU's DeKalb campus. He tells the Herald he was ...

Damaged power strip to blame in SDSU frat fire
KTIV
The fire at Sigma Alpha Epsilon was reported about 12:30 pm Monday. There was damage to the south side of the house, but no injuries were reported. ...

Racial Tensions Boil at UCSD
NBC San Diego
He said the party was not racist and accused the media of trying to “start a race riot with people.” (Check out his website. ...

2 killed in Moorhead apartment fire
WQOW TV News 18
The bodies of 2 people were found in the building near the Concordia College campus Friday morning. Moorhead Fire Chief Joel Hewitt tells KFGO radio that ...

Police At Penn Seek Suspect In Random Stabbing
KDKA
The university said the stabbing was "unprovoked" and happened as the 41-year-old dental student was walking on campus. The student is in stable condition ...

William and Mary student found in her dorm room in apparent suicide
Daily Press
Three fire and rescue trucks sat outside for about a half an hour before leaving. Campus police remained on the scene. For about an hour, no students were ...

Communicate off-campus safety resources
Student Life
By Staff Editorial Off-campus safety has been at the forefront of students' minds this year. With a jump in crime last spring and the recent violent attack ...

NIU Shooting: One Injured on Northern Illinois University Campus
CBS News (blog)
The shooting happened near Stevenson Hall, one of the residence halls on campus. And police believe it was an isolated incident between two individuals. ...

Mother of slain student protests campus security after recent attack
UNM Daily Lobo
From homeless people, drunks laying around, repulsive naked demonstrators, to knife welding Arican American males- the campus police appear to be absent. ...

Electrical fire evacuates freshman dorm twice
Technique
Twice this morning students in the Field dorm were evacuated due to fire alarms. Field residents were informed in an email from Joseph Slade, the residence ...

New digital clocks aid in campus security
Advance Titan
They resolved to use the dorms fire alarm system as a way to include the dorms and have decided to install visible speakers on the interior of some of the ...

Fire Sends Students From Trinity Dorm
NBC Connecticut
Firefighters have extinguished a small fire inside a dorm on the campus of Trinity College in Hartford that might have started in a chair. ...

Fire Suppression
A & T Register
All dorm buildings on the campus of North Carolina A&T are equipped with fire extinguishers in the event one would occur. Anyone is able to use the fire ...

Brookings frat house goes up in smoke
Brookings Register
No injuries were reported, but a fraternity house in Brookings sustained extensive damage in a Monday fire. The cause of the blaze at the Sigma Alpha ...

Fire at Salem International University Ruled Arson
WBOY-TV
SALEM -- A fire that forced students from Salem International University's Montgomery Hall dormitory to evacuate Sunday evening has been ruled arson, ...

College student charged in doorstep fire
Greeley Tribune
Had he been charged with arson, for which he was arrested, he could have faced prison time if convicted. Donahue is a freshman at the University of Northern ...

Fire inspections will restart under new contract
Winona Daily News
Other recommendations included urging Winona State University officials to develop more on-campus housing for students, giving incentives to convert rental ...

Champaign fraternities and sororities up to fire codes
Daily Illini
Last March, while being updated with a new sprinkler system, the Delta Tau Delta house caught fire while most members were away for springbreak. ...

Pipe bomb found on SoCal college campus
San Francisco Chronicle
Arson investigators are seeking details about a pipe bomb found on a San Fernando Valley community college campus. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's ...

SCCC dorm evacuated as power outage plagues building
Mid-Hudson News
LOCH SHELDRAKE – A power outage at the Sullivan County Community College Dormitory Monday night led to the evacuation of students, who have been put up at ...

HC Orders Police Out Of OU Campus
Fullhyd.com
S Satyam Reddy, the counsel for the 4 petitioners who moved a lunch motion challenging the entry of policemen into the campus, said that the police action ...

Fire Forces Fraternity Members Out Of Home
KELOLAND TV
By Nick Carbone BROOKINGS, SD - A fire at the SAE fraternity house on the SDSU campus destroyed the house's living area. Fraternity president Brian Diede ...

Campus Shooting Affects Other Universities
WTOK
Police say a teacher who had been denied tenure went on a shooting spree at the University of Alabama Huntsville campus, killing three professors and ...

UAH president addresses concerns about delayed notice in shooting
The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)
Our campus police responded within minutes to the Shelby Center for Science and Technology on Friday afternoon, quickly apprehending the suspect and ...

Fire leaves students homeless
OSU - The Lantern
Campus fires “are not very frequent but when they do happen there is usually a lot of damage. “It was daytime. We got here early, attacked the fire early ...

Crews Contain Fire At SDSU Fraternity House
KELOLAND TV
BROOKINGS, SD - Crews are on the scene of a fire at the SAE fraternity house in Brookings. Fire Chief Darrell Hartmann says firefighters got the call just ...

Murder Suspect Was Questioned in Plot Against Professor
New York Times
Dr. Bishop was charged with capital murder; three charges of attempted murder were added on Sunday. Mr. Anderson said he did not know of any specific

UAH faculty background on suspected shooter & victims
CBS42
Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard said Dr. Bishop is charged with one count of capital murder, and could have her first court hearing in ...

Two NC State alums among victims of Alabama campus shooting
WRAL.com
He said that the police had spoken with his son at length and that "they are doing a good job." Indeed, there were many things Bishop apparently did not ...

Police Investigate Suspicious Dorm Room Fire
WDTV
Police in Salem are investigating a Sunday night dorm room fire, on the campus of Salem International University, that officials are calling "highly ...

Student cooking causes small fire at San Jose State dormitory
San Jose Mercury News
Students cooking in a dormitory at San Jose State University triggered a small kitchen fire on Sunday afternoon, but residents were safely evacuated and the ...

Professor's arrest roils Alabama campus after shootings
Los Angeles Times
In this Southern city famed for its science and technology, residents are coming to grips with perhaps the most unsettling fact in Friday's campus shooting: ...

UAHuntsville Provides Counseling for Grieving Students & Faculty Members
WHNT
Professional counselors are on the campus to guide students and staff through the many stages of grief. Shock, sadness, confusion, and anger are just some ...

AP News in Brief
The Associated Press
(AP) — Students and staff at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus gathered to comfort each other after news that authorities had charged a faculty ...

AP U.S. NewsBrief at 11:39 p.m. EST
Insurance News Net (press release)
(AP) _ Authorities say a woman opened fire during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus, killing three biology professors and ...

Two Teens Arrested in University Christian Student's Killing
WOKV
"After they shot Makia, they left her for dead and returned to the University Christian campus." Police say Makia, Southern and Pridgen were all friends and ...

Man charged with assault at Utica College dorm
Utica Observer Dispatch
Utica College Campus Safety assisted with the investigation. Patafie was arraigned Friday on one count each of felony third-degree criminal mischief and ...

Four UMaine students displaced by Orono fire
Bangor Daily News
Among the support the students were offered were housing and meals on campus and help with replacing lost books and clothing, UM spokesman Joe Carr said ...

UW Lab Student Burned In Chemical Fire
WISC Madison
Madison fire authorities said a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student burned his right hand after a fire broke out at a laboratory. ...

Fire code violations affected by budget
Kansas State Collegian
“Because of the budget, we have a backlog of citations from the state fire marshall,” said Randy Slover, director of fire inspection. ...

Odor causes Marywood dorm evacuation
Scranton Times-Tribune
DUNMORE - About 400 Marywood University students were evacuated from Loughran Hall early Thursday morning after they complained of a foul odor. ...

Teen, man in custody for robberies, shooting at U of M
KARE
By Kyle Porter MINNEAPOLIS -- Police have arrested two people involved in a robbery spree on the University of Minnesota campus last month that ended with ...

University pays $10G for false fire alarms
UPI.com
11 (UPI) -- Canada's westernmost university on Vancouver Island paid nearly $10000 in fines last year because of students pulling residence fire alarms, ...

UA dorm temporarily evacuated because of smoke near elevators
Arizona Daily Star
A UA Police Department officer responded to a fire alarm at 11:11 am at Coronado ... The Tucson Fire Department responded but found no fire, TFD spokeswoman ...

Fraternity evacuated for fear of collapse in DC
WTOP
WASHINGTON (AP) - A fraternity house at George Washington University has been evacuated after the roof of the town house showed signs it could collapse ...

UNC student arrested in dog poop prank
Fox 31 KDVR.com
Andrew Charles Donahue was booked on charges of attempted first-degree arson, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and possession of alcohol by a minor ...

Many campuses ban smoking
V Spectator
According to an information packet for Valdosta State's Campus Fire Safety Month from September 2008, of the 66 fires on campus, in Greek housing, ...

Flint firefighters called to small fire in Kettering fraternity house
The Flint Journal - MLive.com
President of the fraternity, Tom Reineking, 21, said he was one of about 15 students inside of the home when the smoke alarms went off. "We do a fire drill ...

UC Berkeley police report rash of plumbing thefts
San Francisco Chronicle
Police say burglars have been using tools to remove brass hardware from bathrooms in buildings across the campus. Campus police Capt. ...

Man charged in UCF student's murder to go to trial
Orlando Sentinel
Nhat Anh Tran lived with two sisters and another roommate in an off-campus house on Cypress Trail Drive. They found her body the next morning along with Loc ...

Miami U rape investigation stalled
Cincinnati.com
Miami's last reported on-campus rape was in October in a residence hall, where a woman reported being raped by a male acquaintance, Spilman said. ...

19 UCI buildings have fire safety problems
ScienceDude (blog)
... fire alarm and suppression systems that are obsolete or deficient, says a capital improvement report submitted to the University of California's Board ...

Students get heated over Governors fire alarms
University at Buffalo The Spectrum
Due to the weather conditions, many students who live in Governors, instead of evacuating when the alarm sounds, have opted to stay in their dorm rooms to ...

UI Public Safety Officer Fires Gun in Office
KCRG
The Gazette reported last June that, excluding training, campus police had discharged their weapons only a handful of times and only to euthanize deer. ...

Rape charges ruled out for 3 Hogs players
Arkansas Online (subscription)
... seek charges against three Arkansas Razorbacks basketball players accused of raping a University of Arkansas student at a fraternity party in August. ...

Student stabbed inside dorm at Bentley University
NECN
As students arrived on the campus of Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, Wednesday, many had just learned that a male student had been stabbed ...

Man charged with setting fire in rest room
Alton Telegraph
... charged with criminal damage to state-supported property for allegedly setting a fire in a bathroom at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey. ...

Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Cal State Northridge
Los Angeles Times
A Cal State Northridge student's fear that someone had planted a bomb in his car triggered a campus emergency today, prompting the evacuation of more than ...

Johnson C. Smith names new police chief
CharlotteObserver.com
JCSU President Ronald Carter said the university is seeing substantial growth, which has put new demands on campus security. In December, the university ...

Fathers asks lawmakers to prevent police from releasing 911 calls
Pierce County Herald
The father of murder victim Brittany Zimmermann's fiancée asked state lawmakers yesterday to stop letting police release recordings of 9-1-1 calls. ...

TSU Students Shoots Himself In Leg
NewsChannel5.com
One person was injured Friday morning after a shooting on Tennessee State University's campus. The shooting happened around 3 am Police said someone in a

Bentley reassures prospective freshmen after stabbing
Boston Globe
He was able to describe the suspects, who were apprehended while running toward their car in a campus visitors' parking lot. In the police report, ...

Stabbing victim learns he was targeted
Marietta Times
... after he returned to the Marietta College campus and described the incident to a few people inside his dorm. In turn, those individuals called police. ...

Arizona May Allow Faculty to Carry Guns on Campus
ABC News (blog)
“My view, in fact, is really the opposite, in that it is likely to make the situation worse -- to throw gasoline on the fire, so to speak. ...

Threat clears campus No bomb found at Wayne College
Wooster Daily Record
The Orrville Fire Department was notified and Fire Chief Bob Ballentine went to the campus. "The fire service was not needed," he said. ...

Man charged with starting fire in college bathroom
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
An Edwardsville, Ill. man is in police custody after allegedly setting a community college bathroom on fire. According to the Madison County Sheriff's ...

South Carolina College Found Lax in Fire Safety
ClaimsJournal.com
Columbia's fire chief says there's more work to be done on fire alarms and sprinkler systems at a South Carolina college following a new inspection. ...

Columbia Police Investigating Alleged Rape at Tau Kappa Epsilon
KBIA
COLUMBIA, MO (KBIA) - Columbia police are waiting to investigate an alleged rape that occurred outside the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house late Friday ...

Body found in snow near campus
Minnesota Daily
This would be the eighth murder of the year so far for the city. There were 19 homicides in all of 2009. Miner said at this point, University Police are not ...

Fire shuts down Taco Bell on Indiana State campus
Terre Haute Tribune Star
At 9:16 am, campus police got a report of a grease fire at Taco Bell in The Commons. Employees activated a sprinkler system, and a fire extinguisher was ...

UTA Students Cautious After 2 Robbery Attempts
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
Campus police said the robbery attempts happened at about the same time of night in Lot 49. UTA police said a four-door sedan pulled up to a female student ...

Man Arrested For Bringing Loaded Gun To College Of San Mateo
FoxReno.com
While officers are investigating why the weapons were brought onto the campus, police said there appeared to be no direct threat to any students. ...

Extortion claim made against UGA worker
UPI.com
3 (UPI) -- University of Georgia police said an employee at the college is accused of extorting students over alleged computer violations. Campus police ...

Man Accused of Peeping on UNO Campus
Action 3 News
Campus officials and Omaha police say UNO student Frank Marescalco III was secretly taping young women as they went to the bathroom and showered in their ...

JCSU forum to address discipline and security
Charlotte Post
We expect them to protest in an orderly fashion and follow the instructions of our campus security.” However, Carter said in reference to the disciplined ...

MU student reports rape outside fraternity house
Columbia Missourian
BY Elisa Essner, Lindsay Ross COLUMBIA — Columbia Police made more details available Wednesday about a rape reported outside an MU fraternity house. ...

University of Minnesota student returns to classes after being shot on ...
Pioneer Press
A member of a campus gymnastics club, he will not be able to work out for the next five weeks. University of Minnesota police have said Schumacher was one ...

Fire chief: Benedict still has some work to do
WIS
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Benedict College has responded to the latest findings concerning fire code violations on campus, saying the school "recognizes the ...

Campus Safety responds to criticism of alerts
Loyola Phoenix
By Mike Byra and Sarah Marbes Some students of color at Loyola have criticized Campus Safety for how crime alerts have detailed the race of offenders. ...

Philly dorm still closed after evacuation
phillyBurbs.com
The dorm was evacuated earlier this week due to of high levels of carbon monoxide. The Philly Department of Licenses and Inspections says the building's ...

Fire inspectors find 196 issues at Benedict
The State
The inspection was conducted after a dispute erupted last fall between the college and a former fire marshal. Of the deficiencies reported, 125 involved ...

Carbon Monoxide Closes 2 Philly Restaurants and a 550 Student Dorm, Injuries ...
InjuryBoard.com (blog)
Fire Department spokesperson Richard Davison revealed that the carbon monoxide readings varied from 120ppm (parts per million) to 3800ppm. ...

Western State College mourns 2 students killed in weekend off campus house fire
Fox 31 KDVR.com
(AP) — Students at Western State College of Colorado are gathering to mourn two classmates killed in a Gunnison house fire over the weekend. ...

Shooting at Jackson State University; campus on lock-down
KSLA-TV
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Jackson State University Campus Police at 601-979-2580. Stay with KSLA and KSLA.com for the latest on this ...

Deep fat fryer suspected in Greektown fire
WGNtv.com
Brent Sonin, a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, smelled smoke and walked over with friends from his residence hall. ...

College student from Harbor Springs dies in off campus fire
Petoskey News-Review
HARBOR SPRINGS — A Harbor Springs resident was one of two college students who died in a fire Sunday in Gunnison, Colo. Lucille "Lucy" Grace Causley, 18, ...

Campus police identify alleged shooter
Daily Mail - Charleston
West Virginia State University campus police have identified the alleged shooter in an incident that occurred after a dance last weekend at the Institute ...

Two arrested for November burglaries
Fiat Lux
Meetings are at 8 pm Wednesdays in Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center. Alfred Police charged two AU students Dec. 4 and Dec. ...

UMaine student's body found in Orono
The Maine Campus
By The Maine Campus Police have identified a body found Saturday morning on Middle Street in Orono as University of Maine student Jordyn Bakley, ...

Transformer Fire at Texas A&M
KBTX
A transformer at Texas A&M caught fire just after 10 o'clock this morning. University police surrounded the power station located on Agronomy Road. ...

No Injuries in TSU Dorm Fire
MyFox Houston
Investigators believe a faulty electrical connection led to a dorm fire on the Texas Southern University campus. The fire was reported around 3 am Saturday ...

Focus On Safety Resources After 'U Of M' Shooting
WCCO
University of Minnesota Police are getting closer to arresting the two men responsible for the recent shooting and robberies on campus. ...

Fire sprinklers save lives
Exeter News-Letter
Recently fire officials in Hanover credited the installation of sprinkler protection within a fraternity house (a converted residence) with saving the lives ...

Three UConn Dorm Fires Might Be Related
Hartford Courant
... out at a University of Connecticut dormitory complex during the past few months ... prompted the evacuation of the Towers Residence Halls on Route 195. ...

Students react to on-campus shooting
Minnesota Daily
While many acknowledge the University's urban campus environment as a reason for high rates of petty crime, the shooting of a student outside a residence ...

Del. Officials Probe 4 Fires At College
WJZ
(AP) ― Delaware fire officials are investigating four fires that were set in different restrooms at the Delaware Technical and Community College Stanton ...

Chicago Police Search College Campus For Reported Gunman
KWTX
CHICAGO (January 27, 2010)-Police are looking for a man with a gun in his waistband on the Northwestern University campus in Chicago. ...

FIRST ON 5: Fire at AB College
WDTV
Mendi Simon, Director of Marketing and Communication at the college, says it was a grease fire, everyone inside was evacuated, and no one was hurt. ...

911 caller reported SMU student's death as a suicide
Dallas Morning News (blog)
The 21-year-old sophomore was pronounced dead at 12:36 pm Friday in his room in a former fraternity house on the SMU campus. As Staff Writers Holly K. ...

Alabama A&M attempted murder suspect arrested
WAFF
Those impacted were male students and the university says they all live on campus. Police charged 19-year-old Christopher Lofton Monday afternoon. ...

 

January, 2010

Officials Ramp Up Security After Racial Threat At College
NBC4i.com
People who spend time on the small campus said they're shocked and administrators are already trying to keep similar instances from happening in the future. ...
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Hocking College heightens security following threat
Columbus Dispatch
The FBI is investigating the incident as a hate crime and campus police are continuing to work the case, she said. Some black students have left campus in ...

Man charged in UM stabbing out on bail
Bangor Daily News
... 20-year-old male victim and several witnesses to the assault, but is allowing him to return to campus with a police escort one time to get his things. ...

Man Arrested in AAMU Shooting
WAAY
Huntsville Police have arrested a man in connection with this weekend's shooting near Alabama A&M's campus. 19-year-old Christopher Lofton has been charged ...

Fire at UConn Dorm Leads to Evacuations
WTIC
More than 300 students in the Towers Residence Hall at the University of Connecticut were evacuated after a fire broke out in the basement. ...

Hazmat Situation Caused After Fire on HCC Campus
WHAG
HAGERSTOWN, MD - After extinguishing a fire Sunday evening on the campus of Hagerstown Community College, hazmat crews were called to the scene to handle a ...

UNC Asheville residence hall fire ruled an arson
Asheville Citizen-Times
University Police are increasing patrols around campus, and housing staff have increased the frequency of building rounds, according to the university. ...

University of Minnesota student shot on campus
KSTP.com
University of Minnesota campus police say a freshman student was shot right outside Centennial Hall Monday night. It was part of two crimes that took place ...

FOI bill would exempt campus threat talks
Charlottesville Daily Progress
... state's Freedom of Information Act. UVa officials say the legislation is needed to allow the teams to openly discuss potential threats to campus safety. ...

UM Dorm Fire Displaces 8 Students
WDIV
Eight University of Michigan students who were displaced by a dorm room fire Sunday afternoon may soon find out when they can return home. ...

UNC Asheville residence hall fire ruled an arson
Asheville Citizen-Times
University Police are increasing patrols around campus, and housing staff have increased the frequency of building rounds, according to the university. ...

UConn dorm fire prompts evacuation; no injuries
The Journal News | LoHud.com
(AP) — A five-story University of Connecticut dormitory was evacuated after a fire broke out in the basement, but authorities say the blaze was put out ...

WVSU Police Pepper Spray Crowd, Shell Casings Found
WSAZ-TV
(WSAZ) -- Two separate incidents on West Virginia State University's campus kept WVSU police busy overnight. Campus police say a back to school dance at the ...

After Hospitalizing Three Rushees, Pike Fraternity Subject to Police Investigation
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun
In the meantime, Pike is under temporary suspension, which means that they cannot hold any events on or off campus. According to Miller, the IFC, ...

Fire in residence hall room displaces 8 University of Michigan students
AnnArbor.com
Eight University of Michigan students were displaced for at least the night after a fire that started in a microwave in the Baits housing complex spread to ...

Water leak in Watt, smoke sets off alarm
CU Columbia Spectator (blog)
Five trucks from the fire department down the block were dispatched to the dorm. A firefighter said, “It was just a water leak.” Students headed back into ...

Man Charged With Stabbing At Maine Frat House
WBZ
Read more in our Privacy Policy ORONO, Maine (AP) ― A 20-year-old man has been charged with stabbing another man at a University of Maine fraternity house. ...

Stabbing at U-Maine Orono
WABI
Police were called to the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity a little after 2 am this ... Girouard allegedly stabbed the other student three times in the back. ...

Grove Apartment fire for college students
Examiner.com
College students of an entire apartment unit are spending Friday night at local hotels because of a fire on the third story of the north end at the Grove ...

Haze leads to evacuation
Albany Democrat Herald
All three classes that were in session at the time, around 5:30 pm, were evacuated for the night. The rest of the LBCC campus was operating as usual. ...

BRIEF: Trash can fire reported at UND dorm
FireEngineering.com
21--A fire in a UND dorm room trash can Thursday caused minor damage to the floor, and no injuries were reported. Fire alarms went off about 3:15 pm in ...

Police investigating false alarms at dorm
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette
... adding thtat transmitting a false fire alarm is a felony offense. Frost and Dilley said students were out of the dorm for only a few minutes. ...

Fire forces traffic helicopter down at Oakland County Community College
The Detroit News
Farmington Hills -- A news helicopter that caught fire was forced to land near the eastern edge of Oakland County Community College's Orchard Ridge Campus ...

Security alert on Carnegie Mellon University campus
Gather.com
There has been an unconfirmed security and safety threat to Wean Hall. As a precaution, we are evacuating and securing Wean, Doherty and Hamerschlag. Campus ...

UI police looking for person who pulled fire alarms in dorms
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette
Frost and Dilley said students were out of the dorm for only a few minutes. Firefighters had cleared the scene in about 45 minutes after walking through the ...

Fatal Alabama motel fire likely caused by incense
WRCB-TV
Four freshmen from the Mississippi University for Women died in the blaze at a Days Inn in Hoover on Saturday night. Someone from the students' second-story ...

Sprinkler system in campus dormitories up for BOT approval
Daily Eastern News
"Lincoln and Thomas will be the sixth and seventh buildings on campus to be retrofitted with sprinklers and fire alarm systems," Hanebrink said. ...

Withdraw police from OU campus
Express Buzz
The State Government stations paramilitary on the campus where students are peacefully carrying on their protest. The governments have no authority to ...

ID on TCU student off-campus death
Houston Chronicle
AP Texas News © 2010 AP FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas Christian University student found dead in her off-campus residence has been identified. ...

Solicitor, SLED looking into Benedict fire code violations
The State
On Tuesday, a former Columbia deputy fire marshal filed a lawsuit against Benedict College, its vice president for business and finance and three of his ...

Wheaton fire victim identified as college student
Chicago Daily Herald
By Jake Griffin | Daily Herald Staff A 28-year-old Wheaton College graduate student was identified by the school as the victim of this weekend's fatal fire. ...

Fire Alarms Being Tested At Benedict College
Firefighter Hourly
The tests come a day after a deputy fire marshal filed suit against Benedict College and his three supervisors. One question being asked in political ...

Benefit concert planned for UW Eau Claire fire victims
WQOW TV News 18
Eau Claire (WQOW) - Friends are coming to the aid of local college students forced out of their apartments following a fire. The fire happened on Niagara ...

City hall not aware of particulars in Benedict case
WIS
In September, we got copies of all the fire inspection reports at Benedict, reports that documented hundreds of violations. Those reports continue to be the ...

Man charged with arson in flag burning
UPI.com
19 (UPI) -- An Ohio man faces aggravated arson charges for allegedly burning a US flag flying from a house where University of Dayton students were sleeping ...

Tips sought in 2008 arson
Topeka Capital Journal
Officials from the Washburn University Campus Police, Kansas State Fire Marshal's Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Topeka ...

No one injured during small fire at MHS; students are evacuated
Marshall News Messenger
MISD Communications Director Brooke Paddie said school officials evacuated all 1600 students from the campus building after a fire had been ignited in a ...

Murder case sparks tougher law near schools
Hawaii News Now
What if two students get into a fight on campus, would they get jail time for assault? That is one of the area's lawmakers will have to iron out this ...

Remember - 10th anniversary of the Seton Hall dormitory fire
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Both dorm RA's (Resident Advisers) Lohmann lived in Boland Hall his freshman year and claims to have a close connection to the Hall and understand its ...

KPFA report on UC Berkeley student suspension
Bay Area Indymedia
by Josh Wolf ( hi [at] joshwolf.net ) Classes at UC Berkeley resume tomorrow, but the university has told a student who was arrested during a campus ...

UD Student Accused Of Setting Fire
WHIOtv.com
... pending the filing of a formal charge of aggravated arson. No one was injured in the fire. Farkas said despite the fire, she does feel safe on campus.

Southern Miss dorm fire contained
Jackson Clarion Ledger
No injuries were reported in a Monday night dorm fire that forced the evacuation of its residents, University of Southern Mississippi officials reported ...

Missouri Valley College in lockdown
KRCG
According to police, students quickly scattered to seek shelter and campus security initiated a lockdown. As of 7:30pm the lockdown was still in force as ...

Ala. blaze claims 4 MUW students
Jackson Clarion Ledger
The victims, all freshmen at Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Miss., were among those who made 911 calls to report the fire, Hoover Fire ...

Three Duke football players arrested on gun charges
News & Observer
The three players -- John Drew, Kyle Griswould and Brandon Putnam -- were dismissed from the team following their arrest by campus police. ...

Safeguard acquires fire-alarm installer
Arizona Republic
"You have to inspect fire alarms every year." Such merger activity is a positive sign for the local economy, said Arizona State University finance professor ...

Chemical spill at QU's north campus
ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA
The Quincy Fire Department was called to a chemical spill at Quincy University North Campus' A building shortly after 9:30 Friday morning. ...

Fire inspection slams L-Dub
Yale Daily News
Meanwhile, in Vanderbilt, the only Old Campus dormitory of similar size, 61 suites passed the inspection and only 19 suites failed. ...

Graduate Students Evacuated Due to Flooding
The Emory Wheel
By Kate Borger Posted: 01/14/2010 About 300 graduate students evacuated their apartments on Jan. 9 due to flooding at Campus Crossing Apartments, ...

Police Arrest Two In Connection With Duke Campus Robberies
MyNC.com
Police arrest a 17 year old male, who's name is not being released because he is a juvenile, and 22 year-old Keith Jennings. According to Duke Campus Police ...

Purdue student pleads guilty in accidental shooting death
Fox 59
Calderon, Siela, and Cory Lynch -- another friend -- were drinking at an off-campus apartment. Investigators say Calderon and Lynch decided to scare Siela ...

Citrus Heights college evacuation lifted
News10.net
... Heights college is over after five people were exposed to a chemical used for general anesthesia, according to Sacramento Metro Fire District officials. ...

Officials: Fire Upgrades Saved Dartmouth Students
ClaimsJournal.com
A sprinkler system in a 100-year-old Dartmouth College fraternity house is being credited with saving the lives of some of the students inside when the ...

Carbon monoxide leak sickens Ringling students
MyFox Tampa Bay
Six Ringling College students were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak inside an off campus house, firefighters said. ...

Arsonist sets six small fires today at Ventura College
Ventura County Star
Ventura city firefighters responded to a smoldering fire about 1:45 pm in a classroom file cabinet. They returned at 2:13 pm after some classroom ...

New arrest in murder of UConn student
Mansfield Today
Jamal Todd, 21, of Hartford, charged with falsely reporting an incident and reckless endangerment for pulling the fire alarm that led to the evacuation of ...

Armed campus officers at issue at Princeton
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com
Princeton senior Connor Diemand-Yauman, president of the USG, said in an e-mail exchange Sunday that he believes armed campus police officers could do more ...

UCLA police check suspicious briefcase in parking structure
UC Los Angeles
By UCLA Newsroom January 11, 2010 Category: Campus News The UCLA Police Department investigated and cleared a suspicious briefcase placed behind a trash can ...

Fire Dept: Fire upgrades saved Dartmouth students
Boston Herald
By AP HANOVER, NH — A sprinkler system in a 100-year-old Dartmouth College fraternity house is being credited with saving the lives of some of the students ...

Gun pulled on UO campus, school officials taking it seriously
KVAL
By Molly Blancett KVAL News UNIVERSITY OF OREGON -- University of Oregon campus security said someone pulled a gun on a group of students just after 2 am ...

Dartmouth frat damaged in fire
WCAX
No one was injured, but 25 men who lived in the Phi Delta Alpha frat house had to be placed in other campus housing. A fire alarm went off around 5:30 am, ...

No injuries, but extensive damage in Sunday morning fire at ...
Dartmouth News
The fraternity house is a three-story building located on campus at 5 Webster Avenue. The third-floor fire alarm in the house went off at 5:26 am The alarm ...

Gunman pleads not guilty to shooting
WIVB
BROCKPORT, NY (WIVB) - A suspected gunman pleaded not guilty Saturday morning in a double shooting that sent a SUNY campus into lock down. ...

 SUNY Brockport Shooting
Gather.com
This time it was at a campus in upstate New York near Rochester in a town called Brockport. This SUNY campus shooting took place around 1:20 pm. ...

Alarms mean fines
The Stanford Daily
“It tends to happen at frat parties or parties at general,” said Natasha Chu '10, a kitchen manager at Kairos House. Fire crews always respond to these ...

Lindenwood dorm evacuated early this morning after pipe bursts
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The problem caused water damage throughout half of the dorm. Most of the students left to stay with families or friends after the evacuation, ...

UT says no foul play in case of body found on campus
News 8 Austin
University of Texas Campus Police received a call about a deceased person at around 3 pm Wednesday. Police then discovered the body of a young woman at the ...

New engine gives a boost to University Fire Department
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
by Jeff Richardson / jrichardson@newsminer.com FAIRBANKS — The new engine at the University Fire Department might not literally have all the bells and ...

'Smoke' forces evacuation of Briar Cliff University dorm
KTIV
... A handful of Sioux City college students had to be evacuated, Tuesday night, after reports of smoke in their dorm on the Briar Cliff University campus. ...

Damage from fire minimal at CU-Boulder biology building, official says
Daily Camera
University of Colorado police and Boulder firefighters responded to a report of a fire in the Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology Building on the ...

Sorority House Damaged in Brockport Fire
13WHAM-TV
It took crews from six different departments about two hours to get the fire under control. The house is that of an unrecognized sorority, also called the ...

Electrical Problems Cause College Station Duplex Fire
KBTX
College Station Fire Department spokesman Bart Humphreys says that at the time of the fire, the unit was unoccupied and the residents who occupied the ...

White Powder Forces Evacuation at UC Irvine
KCBA
(AP) - University of California, Irvine, officials say two campus buildings have been evacuated because two professors who work in the buildings received ...

Gas leak leads to evacuation at CSU Channel Islands
Ventura County Star
By From staff reports A gas leak led to an evacuation this morning on property ... Drive and Santa Cruz Island Drive near the campus outside Camarillo. ...

Early morning fire kills 1, injures 4 at apartment complex near university in ...
Los Angeles Times
The fire began around 3 am Saturday at the Cypress Pointe Apartment Homes, which are near the University of North Carolina Wilmington. ...

Female Reports Attempted Kidnapping On Campus
NBC4i.com
Campus police issue a crime alert Monday after an attempted kidnapping and a robbery over the weekend. By Donna Willis | Web Content Coordinator COLUMBUS, ...

University of Tennessee agricultural campus lab building damaged in fire
WHNT
(AP) — A building on the University of Tennessee's agricultural campus in Knoxville was damaged after a laboratory inside caught fire. ...

Aggie Students Sift Through Ashes After Devastating House Fire
KBTX
A day after a massive fire damaged a College Station home, residents are sifting through debris trying to salvage what they can. ...

 

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