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February, 2010
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Special Report
USFA Releases University Housing Fires Report
Occupational Health Safety
The report, titled University Housing Fires, was developed by the
National Fire Data Center and is a part of the USFA's Topical Fire
Report Series. ...
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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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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, ...
Part of historic building on NDSU campus collapses
Grand Forks Herald
Campus police discovered the damage about 3:15 am Sunday. Officers
noticed steam coming from Minard Hall and went to investigate. No one
was in the building ...
Student-oriented apartments a magnet for burglars
Florida Times-Union
It was located close enough to Florida State College at Jacksonville's
South Campus that TJ could walk to class. “Nothing stood out as bad
about this place ...
OU remains calm; students continue fasting
Express Buzz
Though the students remained calm and confined themselves to the campus,
police kept a close vigil and additional forces were deployed on the
campus and its ...
Police recover knife used in IIM professor's murder
Press Trust of India
The body of 32-year-old associate professor in Human Resources
Management was found inside the campus on December 18 with stab
injuries. Police have ...
Massive School Fire Ruled Accidental
Boston Channel.com
The main building on the school's 26-acre campus was engulfed in flames,
and smoke could be seen for miles. The fire originated in the kitchen of
the ...
Two suspicious fires being investigated in State College
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The second fire, believed to be arson, was reported at 8:30 pm at 653
Westerly Parkway, where police and firefighters found an older model
Ford Explorer SUV ...
Suspect sought in holdup of student on UI campus
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette
By Tim Mitchell University of Illinois police are looking for a man in
connection with an armed robbery on campus Friday night. According to a
police report ...
SRJC attempted rape still unsolved
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
10 case of an attempted rape of a staff member on campus.
Maintenance crews have installed peep holes on office doors and changed
a lock in Burbank ...
Grand jury refuses to indict UIS students for hate crime
The State Journal-Register
... to indict three University of Illinois Springfield students on hate
crime charges in connection with an Oct. 3 altercation in a campus
parking lot. ...
Fire Damages WCU Landmark
North Carolina News Network
(CULLOWHEE) -- A fire broke out Wednesday morning on the campus of
Western Carolina University. No one was injured, but workers continue to
assess the ...
Arson continues on campus
The Collegian
The Fresno Fire Department was dispatched to campus. There were no
injuries or property damage in this incident. University Police
Department and the State ...
Kitchen fire in dorm at SLU sparks student evacuation
WatertownDailyTimes.com
CANTON — A kitchen fire in Jencks Hall dormitory forced the evacuation
of several students Wednesday afternoon on the St. Lawrence University
campus, ...
UMSL campus on edge after two sex assaults in two days
Belleville News Democrat
Two women were sexually assaulted on the UMSL campus in just two days.
Campus police are stepping up security, but the suspects are still at
large. ...
U student banned from campus after Facebook posts
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Give me room, lots of aggression to be taken out with a trocar,"
according to a police report. The next day, she added: "I still want to
stab a certain ...
Man stabbed on bus near PCC
Greenville Daily Reflector
Authorities responded to a stabbing on a Greenville city bus this
morning on the Pitt Community College campus, officials said. According
to PCC Police ...
Judge conflicted on validity of Tech shooting lawsuits
Roanoke Times
They were Virginia Tech Police Chief Wendell Flinchum, Dean of Students
Tom Brown, General Counsel Kay Heidbreder, Cook Counseling Center
Director Chris ...
Apartment Fire Near Campus
Ozarks First
A Springfield fire marshal is is investigating an early morning
apartment fire near the MSU campus. Flames broke out at an apartment in
the 900 block of ...
Man, 22, accused of groping 10 women
Poughkeepsie Journal
A female student complained to town police Thursday at 9:30 am that she
had just been grabbed by an unknown man on the Vassar campus. Police
said two other ...
Lockdown unlikely on BU campus
Binghamton University Pipe Dream
"It would be very hard to do this [lock down the campus]," said Lt.
Madeline Bay of Binghamton's New York State University Police. "It is
impossible to tell ...
Police Search For Shooting Suspect Near MTSU
WSMV
Campus police will only tell us right now there has been a shooting..
and won't release details about any possible victim. Check wsmv.com for
further ...
UC police arrest 66 at Wheeler Hall
UC Berkeley
Campus police and security personnel are currently monitoring access to
Wheeler Hall to ensure that only authorized faculty and staff are
allowed in. ...
Disturbing report on campus rape
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
... and university leaders to follow Ball State's example and re-examine
rape reporting procedures, student conduct policies and campus judicial
systems.
ASU classroom evacuated after possible chemical exposure
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
Tempe Fire Department spokesman Mike Reichling said the student, in a
Life Sciences classroom, was opening a box with 'neurotoxin' on it and
thought she had ...
Ill. campus cop cleared of threat allegations
The Associated Press
DEKALB, Ill. — Northern Illinois University has cleared its
tough-talking police chief of allegations he threatened an editor of the
campus newspaper, ...
Student charged with arson at Daytona State campus
Daytona Beach News-Journal
By PATRICIO G. BALONA A Daytona State College student was arrested
Thursday on a charge of arson for a fire in a women's bathroom at the
Deltona campus, ...
Smoke leads to dorm evacuation at JSU
Jackson Clarion Ledger
... morning to investigate a reported explosion that led to the early
morning evacuation of more than 500 students. Campus police are
investigating. ...
Students arrested for occupying campus building
San Jose Mercury News
Officers in riot gear arrested 12 people who locked themselves inside
the building and cited them for misdemeanor trespassing. Eleven people
who protested ...
Vigil Held for Murdered College Student
MyFox Atlanta
Davis' brutal murder shocked the community. News of Davis' death sent
shockwaves through the McDonough community. Friends and family members
gathered ...
Student faces arson charge in fire at Deltona campus
Orlando Sentinel
By Gary Taylor, Orlando Sentinel A student faces a charge of
first-degree arson in a Monday fire at the Deltona campus of Daytona
State College. ...
Fire displaces students from off-campus housing
Huntington Herald Dispatch
HUNTINGTON -- At least 20 people, including many college students, were
evacuated from their apartments and displaced when an early morning fire
on Tuesday ...
Student opens fire in Va. classroom; no injuries
The Associated Press
A 20-year-old student opened fire in a community college classroom, but
did not hit anyone and was arrested in a hallway, police said Tuesday.
...
Two charged in Lynchburg College fire
Lynchburg News and Advance
Both have been charged with one count each of burglary and arson, said
Lynchburg Fire Marshal Greg Wormser. The fire destroyed the storage
building and ...
Ithaca College student charged with arson on campus
Ithaca Journal
An Ithaca College freshman has been charged with arson following an
investigation into a series of fires in trash and recycling bins near
residence halls, ...
Student charged with arson
Ithaca College The Ithacan
Carfi was a resident of Emerson Hall and was removed from campus. The
Office of Public Safety and the Ithaca Fire Department are still
investigating the ...
Fire displaces college students
WYMT
Some college students will have to find somewhere else to stay all
because of an early Tuesday morning fire in Lexington. The fire started
in the attic of a ...
Student charged with attempted murder at NVCC
Inside NoVA
Send it to us by email; By URIAH A. KISER A 20-year-old disgruntled
student walked into a fourth-floor classroom at the Woodbridge campus of
Northern ...
Train hits Goshen College student south of campus
Elkhart Truth
The Goshen Police Department and Fire Department responded just after 7
am According to a press release from the police department, the man was
lying beside ...
'Upset student' opens fire in class; no injuries
The Associated Press
It's not immediately known how or why the shooting stopped. Provost Sam
Hill says two shots were fired and police responded quickly. The campus
was locked ...
Students displaced from off-campus apartments
Huntington Herald Dispatch
HUNTINGTON — At least 20 people, many college students, were evacuated
from their apartments and displaced overnight when an early morning fire
spread smoke ...
Fire in ISU dorm room prompts student evacuation
Bloomington Pantagraph - Bloomington,IL,USA
NORMAL -- Authorities believe an unattended candle is the cause of a
fire Monday that caused about $12000 in damage and forced the evacuation
of several ...
CU campus police shut down NERF game
Examiner.com
Students at the University of Colorado are being told by campus police
that their planned game of "Humans vs. Zombies" must be canceled because
of a campus ...
Driver accused of hitting 2 WSU students separately
Seattle Times
The vehicle stopped and the driver fled before being apprehended by
campus police in the vicinity of McCoy Hall, Gardner said. The
Moscow-Pullman Daily News ...
Student Voice: CU-Boulder's text alerts can save lives
Colorado Daily
For example, if we had a fire on campus, the safety alarms will alert
the students on campus, but will leave students off campus oblivious of
the developing ...
Fire breaks out on the third floor of New South
The Georgetown Voice
Sometime before 7:00 pm this evening, a fire broke out in an empty
dormitory room on the third floor of New South. Department of Public
Safety officers and ...
ECSU cops respond to Microtel incident
The Daily Advance
Elizabeth City State University police responded to a reported armed
robbery near the Microtel Inn last week because state law permits campus
police ...
Campus in shock over professor's murder
WIVB
Police said 77 year old Richard Antoun was in his campus office when he
was stabbed with a knife four times. A freshman, who is from East
Aurora, ...
CSU board refuses students the right to carry guns
Examiner.com
The Colorado State University Board voted 9-0 in favor of banning
students from lawfully carrying concealed weapons onto campus.
Previously, the policy at ...
Ole Miss ranked safest SEC campus
Mississippi Press
OXFORD The University of Mississippi has been ranked by
StateUniversity.com as the safest Southeastern Conference campus in a
new study of campus safety. ...
UCLA police tactics at protest investigated
Los Angeles Times
By Larry Gordon UCLA officials said Friday that they are investigating
allegations that campus police used unnecessary force, including tasers
and pepper ...
Emergency alerting system not activated after shooting
Beckley Register-Herald
Word of the shooting still had not spread campus-wide by Thursday
afternoon, and those who had heard what happened said they only knew
because they had ...
MSU basketball player shot outside campus residence
Beckley Register-Herald
According to Shumate, police are investigating a possible connection
between the shooting and a verbal altercation involving Mitchell and a
second person at ...
November, 2009
Student talks about near abduction at MDC
7Online WSVN-TV
Though the woman got away, the man still did not leave the campus. A
security guard accompanied the girl around the campus and they spotted "Lazaro"
with ...
Syracuse man indicted in attack at SU fraternity
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
Cameron was arrested at gunpoint by a campus police officer a short
distance from the scene. Cameron could face up to 25 years in state
prison for the more ...
Report: Universities try to cover up rapes
Indianapolis Star
... of the US Justice Department, found that one in five women on a
college campus will be the victim of rape or attempted rape by the time
she graduates. ...
U - Cincinnati student robbed at gunpoint
Cincinnati.com
The student was not hurt, said Cincinnati police, who assisted campus
police on the incident. An investigation is underway. University police
would not ...
2 men charged with murder in Kent student's death
Plain Dealer
15 after a party off the Kent State University campus. Police said
Kernich and friends were almost hit by a car pulling out of a parking
lot on Depeyster ...
Fouled air leads to Fresno State dorm evacuation
Fresno Bee - Fresno,CA,USA
A residence hall at California State University, Fresno, was evacuated
Sunday night after an unknown substance fouled the air in a third-floor
hallway, ...
Fresno State Hazmat Evacuation
ABC30.com - Fresno,CA,USA
(KFSN) -- A Fresno State dorm was evacuated after a hazardous materials
crew responded to a call. Graves Hall was evacuated for about two hours
starting ...
Morgantown crime down, despite recent incidents
Charleston Gazette
On Oct. 18, 18-year-old WVU student Gregory T. Hansen was stabbed and
seriously injured in a scuffle at the intersection of Grant Avenue and
Third Street, ...
Explosives found in and near NAU dorm
FOX11AZ.com
... early Wednesday in and around a Northern Arizona University
dormitory. Flagstaff Fire Department spokesman Mark Johnson says no
students were injured. ...
Erie student, 3 others charged with Kent State robbery
GoErie.com
Campus police identified four suspects using surveillance systems and a
tip from a student. Police later arrested Norton and Mykel Benson, 18,
of Cleveland, ...
Fire at UW stadium caused by construction heaters
KULR-TV
... WYOMING - Laramie Fire Department officials say propane heaters
started a fire that slightly damaged luxury suites under construction at
the University ...
What's that smoky haze in the dorm room?
DavidsonNews.net
20, 1:20 pm, Davidson College Tomlinson dorm, 133 Glasgow St. – Fire
alarm activation, panel showed smoke detector activated in student room.
No fire. ...
UGF Rallies To Help Freshman Fire Victim
KFBB NewsChannel 5
After learning of the devastation, UGF's faculty and its students acted
fast, providing her with a dorm room, a meal plan, clothing, and a new
laptop. ...
MCTC campus evacuated after explosion scare
Morehead News
The building was evacuated but within an hour of extinguishing the fire,
everyone was admitted back in. Maysville Community and Technical
College-Rowan ...
Mandatory Meeting for U of M Fraternity Members
Eyewitness News Memphis
Also last month, a fire started at the Alpha Tau Omega house. No one was
injured, but U of M officials say the fire is more proof that a safety
workshop is ...
University of Arkansas suspends fraternity activities
Baxter Bulletin
At Phi Gamma Delta — where three athletes were accused of rape but never
charged — the chapter had an exemption that allowed of-age students to
possess ...
Arrest Made in Appalachian State Shooting Death
My Fox 8
Police said Derby, a sophomore business major, died after being shot
once in the face while at an off-campus party at the Appalachian South
Apartments on ...
MSU student found dead at fraternity house
Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,USA
The Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity identified the student as Brian McMillen,
... After the roommate called 911, the East Lansing Fire Department
treated him at ...
Student found dead at alpha gamma rho fraternity
MSU State News - East Lansing,MI,USA
East Lansing Police and Fire departments were called at about 5:39 am to
the fraternity house, where they tried more than once to revive the
student with ...
Student group summit to address campus safety
Daily Kent Stater
A group of student organizations are coming together at 8 pm tonight in
the Oscar Ritchie Lecture Hall to address safety on campus. ...
Kent State Students Robbed At Gunpoint
Cleveland News - Fox 8
... on and around the KSU campus. Police arrested two suspects shortly
after, but a third suspect, also described as a Hispanic male, is still
on the loose. ...
University of Miami All Clear After BB Gun Scare
NBC Miami
By TODD WRIGHT University of Miami police have re-opened campus after
responding to a call that someone was shooting a BB gun on the Coral
Gables campus. ...
Hazmat team called to University of Utah
Deseret News
The Salt Lake City Fire Department cleaned up a minor chemical spill
Friday at the University of Utah. Two security guards checking an open
door at the ...
Local Student Arrested After Evacuation At Purdue
WBZ
... from Massachusetts has been arrested after a suspicious package led
to the evacuation of a visitor information center on campus earlier this
week. ...
41 arrested in UC Berkeley protest
Los Angeles Times
Campus police entered Wheeler Hall about 5 pm, and the demonstrators
were taken into custody without incident, campus officials said in a
statement. ...
More than 50 protesters arrested at UC Davis
San Jose Mercury News
Dressed in riot gear, University of California, Davis police officers
stand near the entrance of Mrak Hall on the UC Davis campus on Thursday,
November 19, ...
Professor falls from U of U campus shuttle, dies
Examiner.com
Salt Lake police will conduct an investigation once campus police finish
theirs. The woman's name is yet unreleased, as authorities are trying to
notify her ...
California Students Protest, Riot Over Tuition Gouging
The Consumerist (blog)
By Phil Villarreal , 11:03 AM on Fri Nov 20 2009, 6172 views Responding
to UC regents' efforts to slap students with a 32 percent tuition
increase, ...
Wilkes freshman stabbed near campus
Wilkes Beacon (subscription)
Anyone with information regarding this event is asked to contact the
Public Safety Office at 408-4999 or the Wilkes-Barre Police via 911. ...
Fire Breaks Out At Morehead Apartment Building
LEX18 Lexington KY News
A resident of the building said that it housed mostly students from
Morehead State University. It is unclear how many students lived in the
building, ...
Lab fire on A&M West Campus
Texas A&M The Battalion
A rainy Friday afternoon meant a lower than usual number of students in
the Herman F. Heep Building on West Campus when a fire alarm sounded.
...
Fire closes part of Century College
St. Croix Valley Press
The West Campus of Century College is closed after a small fire. The
campus was evacuated at approximately 11 am do to an electrical fire.
...
Authorities still investigating Lynchburg College fire
Lynchburg News and Advance
Authorities are still investigating what started a fire at a Lynchburg
College storage building that caused more than $130000 in damage. ...
Police suspect arson i Cal State Fresno fires
The Collegian
... 2009 (6 hours ago) Multiple trash fires set on the California State
University, Fresno campus Wednesday night forced the evacuation of
dozens students ...
Cops in riot gear keep an eye on protesters at UCLA
89.3 KPCC
About 100 University of California police officers tried to keep student
protests under control on the UCLA campus today. Officers wore riot gear
and used ...
Fire alarms set off at Norfolk State University dorm
WVEC.com (subscription)
Norfolk Fire Dept. investigators are questioning students about the
incidents. The person who started the fire could be charged with arson.
Pascrell recognizes 'Campus Fire Safety Month'
NorthJersey.com
The provisions aim to address concerns relating to fires in college
dormitories and off-campus student housing by requiring schools to
report fire safety ...
OU Employee Charged With Arson
KOCO
A University of Oklahoma employee has been charged with arson in
connection with three campus fires. Susan K. Lauterbach, 46, was
formally charged in ...
False alarm sends mixed messages at CCC
Vineland Daily Journal
Beu said a cancellation call came within minutes, but officers continued
to the campus to confirm with campus security that nothing was wrong.
...
Students disrupt UC regent meeting a third time
San Diego Union Tribune
They said officers dressed in riot gear stood in a row of 8 and slowly
backed the crowd away from the building entrance.
LSU Baton Rouge stabbing now a hoax
KSLA-TV
BATON ROUGE, LA (KSLA) – An alleged stabbing on a Louisiana college
campus is now being called a hoax. Reportedly a security guard on the
campus of LSU in ...
Residents evacuated for Parklawn residence hall fire
Iowa City Press Citizen
Humston said a burning plastic smell would be common in any dorm room
because of the prevalence of plastic materials in the room. Firefighters
were able to ...
Up in smoke: SFA students reminded of fire threat
Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
A employees built a 10 by 10 room on the intramural fields, complete
with dirty clothes and wall posters, to demonstrate how quickly a dorm
room can go up ...
Students arrested for Lee Hall fire incident
Virginia Tech Collegiate Times Online Edition
Schram is a student at Hampden-Sydney College. Anyone with information
related to this event is encouraged to contact the Virginia Tech Police
Department at ...
Purdue student charged in Elliott Hall fire
Journal and Courier
Peedin was charged today with four counts: two for arson, one a Class B
felony and one a Class D felony; one for perjury, a Class D felony; ...
Fire forces 153 from Bucknell University dorm
Danville News
The displaced student, who was not identified, was provided with
alternative housing. The damaged room was occupied by only one student.
...
Police seek armed robber on UT campus
Austin American-Statesman
... morning in a parking garage at 109 W. 27th St. The report filed by
campus police does not provide a description of the weapon used by the
suspect. ...
Pot of oil sparks fire at UNC dorm
WRAL.com
Chapel Hill, NC — A pot of oil sparked a fire Monday at the Ram's
Village student housing complex, 520 Williamson Drive, on the University
of North Carolina ...
Fire detected in college kitchen
Ipswich Evening Star
A BURNING smell reported at a college in Suffolk turned out to be a
small fire in a light fitting. Firefighters were called to reports of a
burning smell in ...
Two Separate Fires Reported At UNC Dorms
MyNC.com
Shortly after the dorm fire was reported, around 9:36 am, another fire
alarm was received at the Hinton James Dormitory. Crews found a trash
can had caught ...
'Suspicious' fires damage dormitory
UConn Daily Campus
"It's fair to say the fire is suspicious in origin," said UConn Police
Major Ronald Blicher. According to Blicher, the fires began separately
and set off ...
Penn State police probe suspected arson
Centre Daily Times
A student reported to Penn State police about 2:30 am Friday that they
were assaulted on campus by a person known to them in the East Halls
resident complex ...
Police: SC man molested teen on Clemson campus
CharlotteObserver.com
AP COLUMBIA, SC A South Carolina man has been charged with sexually
assaulting a 13-year-old while working on Clemson University's campus
this summer. ...
Outraged police rally on UMass campus
GazetteNET
"It is shameful to have to relive this murder of Phil Lamonaco all over
again because the University of Massachusetts, a public-funded
institution, ...
Leave campus gun laws to university
North Wind Online
Some people believe arming students would prevent campus shootings. This
is wishful thinking, and we need to leave safety up to those in charge.
...
Two Fires at San Jose State University Dorm
Fire Department Network News
Two small fires were extinguished at a San Jose State University
high-rise dormitory Thursday, on the heels of another small fire there
two weeks ago. ...
Sheriff: Alcorn State Student Shot To Death
WAPT.com
An Alcorn State University student was shot to death outside her
off-campus home Thursday, campus police said. The Claiborne County
sheriff said the body of ...
Suspicious fires at SJSU dorm
abc7news.com
SAN JOSE, CA (KGO) -- Arson investigators are examining two suspicious
fires inside a San Jose State University dorm. Just before 9:00 Thursday
morning San ...
Fire Prompts SJSU Dorm Evacuation
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
Harris said the building was evacuated about 10 am Firefighters appeared
to have the situation under control as of 11 am A dispatcher said the
fire was ...
Student Arrested, Person of Interest in Freeman Arson Case
MSU The Montclarion Online (subscription)
The 19-year-old was released on bail, set at $25000 and has been
escorted off campus. Barrett added that Shinn was identified as
committing this offense ...
3 teens charged in armed robbery at UM campus
MiamiHerald.com
Two UM students were held up, sparking a manhunt campus police did not
notify students and staff members about. Three teens were arrested. ...
Body found in lake off Loyola University campus
Chicago Breaking News - Tribune
Chicago police were notified about 11:20 am that the body was found by a
student who initially called campus police about the discovery. ...
Woman reports rape at fraternity house
Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia police are investigating a 19-year-old woman's report that she
was forcibly raped at a University of Missouri fraternity house early
Saturday. ...
University gunman sentenced to 14 years for shootings
WTKR Your NewsChannel 3
Maye plead guilty in August to shooting a pizza delivery man and a
security guard on the campus of Hampton University before turning the
gun on himself. ...
Cornell student robbed and stabbed
Ithaca College The Ithacan
Thomas Boyce, Cayuga Heights Department chief of police, said the victim
claimed to be approached by two black males who forcibly stole his
property. ...
Columbia fire chief explains dropped Benedict charges
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
The same fire inspector fined Benedict 19 times for the same violations
... It's the same thing fire officials said after inspectors
re-inspected the campus ...
Code Violations Force Students Out
WTVQ - Lexington,KY,USA
Back in October, Mayor Newberry began cracking down on fire code
violations in neighborhoods surrounding UK's campus. This was one of the
homes that did not ...
Fire Alarm Etiquette
Carolinian (subscription)
It is a classic scenario discussed by many upon entering dorm life. At
3:30 in the morning or another horribly uncomfortable hour, bright
lights begin to ...
Man who shot two in HU dorm gets 14-year sentence
WVEC.com (subscription)
by 13News HAMPTON – The man who opened fire inside a dorm at Hampton
University in April was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison. ...
Mayor continues fight against fire code violations
WYMT
Mayor Jim Newberry took his fight to address life safety fire code and
zoning violations in the neighborhoods surrounding the University of
Kentucky to ...
NJ man convicted in dorm fire won't seek parole
Philadelphia Inquirer
AP TRENTON, NJ - One of two men sentenced to prison for starting a fire
that killed three students at a Seton Hall University dormitory has
waived his right ...
Students ordered to vacate house due to fire code ...
Kykernel.com (subscription) - Lexington,KY,USA
... Mayor Jim Newberry's recent push to enforce fire code requirements
in housing around campus ... contained 10 student tenants during a Oct.
2 inspection. ...
U of M Suspends Fraternities
WREG - Memphis,TN,USA
There was also a small fire recently at the Alpha Tau Omega House.
Fraternity insiders have tipped us off to fights and large parties, but
Dean Porter would ...
Administrators hold safety forum in response to hate crimes
The Georgetown Voice
CAMERAS ON CAMPUS: DelMonaco was asked why, since there is a camera near
the site of the second hate crime, the camera hasn't been used in the
investigation ...
2 charged in DePaul University student's murder
Examiner.com
Last week, 19-year old Narciso Gatica and 21-year-old Berly Valladores
were charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder for killing
DePaul senior ...
Student Group Pushes for Concealed Guns on Campus
Opposing Views
... is a graduate student at Virginia Tech who lost a friend in the
Virginia Tech shooting and who now advocates letting citizens carry guns
on campus. ...
Fratman nabbed for 2-year-old murder case
Cebu Daily News
Liquin, a member of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity, was the prime suspect
in the shooting of Villeno, a member of rival Alpha Kappa Rho, on March
23, 2007. ...
Fire forces students out of dorm, water damages apartments
University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News
The sprinkler system seemed to have put out much of the fire in the
dorm, which holds 197 students and is located near the intersection of
Centre and ...
Public Safety investigates fire outside Emerson Hall
Ithaca College The Ithacan
It has classified the cause as arson. “We've had a number of fires on
the campus,” Tier said. “They are looking into incendiary fire. ...
Charges dropped against Benedict College
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
In the latest inspections, five of six on-campus dorms have deficiencies
with their fire alarms, and three others under a 24-hour fire watch. ...
Smoke detector failed in Lincoln fire death
Lincoln Journal Star
... in her apartment at 2800 Woods Blvd. Ryan Stewart, 19, a Nebraska
Wesleyan University student, dies after a fire at the Phi Kappa Tau
fraternity house. ...
SDSU brush fire investigated as arson
SDNN
The canyon belongs to the university and campus police are handling the
arson investigation, Stafford said. Luque told the Union-Tribune that
there is a ...
H1N1: MSU To Vaccinate Thousands On Campus
Baristanet (blog)
These individuals are trained to respond to major incidents on and off
campus that affect the community, including pandemic medical
emergencies. ...
CO leak sends three Warner students to LW hospital
Lake Wales News
... Hall said, so all of the girls were sheltered either in another dorm
on campus or in a private home. The Polk County Fire Department
responded with its ...
Trial postponed again in fatal stabbing at SDSU
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
... for three young men accused in the fatal stabbing of a college
student on the ... getting kicked out of a fraternity party and went
looking for a fight. ...
Parents of dead Spelman student file lawsuit
WMBF
... actions to properly secure its campus." The lawsuit claims that lack
of security directly led to the Sept. 3 shooting death of 19-year-old
Jasmine Lynn. ...
Police find no obvious motive in UCLA slashing
Los Angeles Times
UCLA police said Friday that there are no records of any complaints
filed against Thompson and that he had no campus arrests. ...
Fire damages hotel at University of Iowa campus
Chicago Tribune
AP IOWA CITY, Iowa - Officials say no one was injured in a fire at the
Iowa House Hotel on the University of Iowa campus. The fire broke out
early Thursday ...
Residents ignore frequent GrandMarc fire alarms
TCU Daily Skiff
Allen said there is no difference in fire safety between the main campus
or in the GrandMarc. "Students have to understand that any type of alarm
is serious ...
Third Dorm Fire at MSU in Six Weeks
Baristanet (blog)
23 fire in Freeman. Three fires have been occurred in Montclair State
University's dormitory, Freeman Hall in the past six weeks all on the
sixth floor. ...
Student falls from fifth floor of Miller Hall
Montana Kaimin
Jim Lemcke, director of the UM Office of Public Safety, said the student
was locked out of his dorm room at about 10 am and fell when he
attempted to cross ...
MSU student charged in witness tampering
Montclair Times
A student at Montclair State University was arrested Thursday and
charged with witness tampering in an investigation into recent fires at
a campus dormitory ...
BRIEF: Fire smokes out MIT frat house
FireEngineering.com
5--A fire behind an MIT fraternity house sent students running for cover
yesterday morning at several university residences. ...
Alarm at 'foam party' calls firefighters to campus
DavidsonNews.net
At one, firefighters found (and later cleaned up) a 6-foot mountain of
foam in a fraternity house. Davidson firefighters were called to the
Kappa Sigma ...
MTSU POLICE: Student stuck by needle on campus
The Tennessean
Campus police responded to the Middle Tennessee Medical Center Emergency
Room, where the female told them she was getting change out of a vending
machine in ...
Another arrest made in UConn stabbing
WTNH
Information was later received that showed Muhammad did have knowledge
of the events that occurred outside the school-sponsored dance on
campus. ...
NJ college investigating 3 small fires at dorm
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Sprinklers put out the fire, and no one was injured, but about 300
students had to evacuate in the middle of the night. There were two
small fires on the ...
SJSU dorm evacuated due to smoke
abc7news.com
Shortly before 11:30 am, a housekeeper on the 10th or 11th floor of Joe
West Hall smelled smoke and pulled the fire alarm, spokeswoman Pat Lopes
Harris said ...
YSU Alert System
WYTV
In the spring of 2007, the country watched as a 23-year-old student
opened fire on the campus of Virginia Tech. Ever since, universities
across the country ...
Fire in Purdue's Mechanical Engineering building
Journal and Courier
Purdue University's Mechanical Engineering Building was evacuated this
afternoon due to a small fire that was caused by a chemical reaction.
...
Man falls from dorm window
Daily Kent Stater
The call to the Kent State Police Department came at 8:18 pm requesting
an ambulance for an unconscious male. Monnin was transported by the Kent
City Fire ...
Halloween Gopher Game Brings More Cops To Campus
WCCO
"They've banded together and they've got eight or 10 private security.
It's mainly just managing their door," said Hestness. Extra Minneapolis
officers will ...
Yale University Student Found Dead on Campus
FOXNews
Raymond Clark III, 24, who worked in the lab, has been charged with
murder. Clark, who has not yet entered a plea, is due back in court
Tuesday.
October, 2009
Safety fair to spread awareness of dangers on campus
The Daily Athenaeum
Several organizations including the WVU Forensics Department and WELL
WVU also set up booths and games about campus safety and to help
students become ...
Swastika found on restroom wall at UM
MiamiHerald.com
School officials reported the hate crime to campus police, who launched
an investigation. UM President Donna Shalala denounced the act in a
statement issued ...
Students Escape Fire Near Upstate Campus
NY1
Three college students -- one from Manhattan and two from Brooklyn --
escaped an early morning fire Thursday near their upstate campus. ...
Cops: Student threatened 'snitches' in UConn death
The Associated Press
A University of Connecticut student committed an act terrorism by
posting Internet messages telling people to "stop the snitching" after
the stabbing death ...
Sprinkler Damages Gifford Dorm Rooms
The Breeze
Fire trucks showed up to Gifford Hall on Tuesday evening not for a drill
or a fire but for a sprinkler accidentally set off. Around 7 pm,
freshman Zac ...
Sac State RA: 'He's Stabbing Himself'
KCRA.com
... and saw an officer fire a shot at him. Higgins said several shell
casings, blood and a "black handle knife" were found inside a hallway in
the dorm. ...
NYIT Student Arrested for Arson on Campus
LongIslandPress.com - NY,USA
You can leave a response or trackback to this entry An Oyster Bay man
was arrested for setting fire to a garbage can at his college campus in
Old Westbury ...
Disturbing statement found on UW-River Falls campus
WQOW TV News 18
River Falls Police, Campus Police and law enforcement officers from St.
Croix County and Pierce County will all have a presence on campus
Monday. ...
Man stabbed during a homecoming party
Famuan - Tallahassee,FL,USA
A 19-year-old man was stabbed several times late Saturday night at a
private ... Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and was supposed to take place from
10 pm to 2 am, ...
YSU Fraternity House Evacuated
WYTV
Investigators say the fire started in one house and then spread to
another. Fortunately both were vacant. However, people living in a
fraternity house just ...
Fraternity house occupants perceive threat of arson
TheJambar.com (subscription) - Youngstown,OH,USA
He said many fraternity house residents left the house until the fire
department assured them they were safe. Garcia said he was up until 5 am
watching the ...
Fire-alarm check aimed at safety
Corvallis Gazette Times
... fire prevention officer, the door-to-door program is important
because about 80 percent of fires involving college students happen in
off-campus housing ...
PSU on alert after report of gunman
The Union Leader
She said her teacher called campus security and was told to keep
students in class. "I think it was absolutely real," Mailman said of the
threat. ...
Duke University officer charged with rape
abc11.com
Simmons is employed as a campus officer at Duke, but the university said
he will be suspended pending further investigation of the case. ...
Police: NU Student's Rape Claim Was False
CBS2 Chicago
Read more in our Privacy Policy A Northwestern University student's
report of being forced off a CTA train and raped on her way back to
campus early Tuesday ...
Grad student kills self on campus
United Press International
Classes were canceled Monday in the College of Design building after the
morning shooting. Officials said counselors would be available this week
for ...
Dorm smoking rules may have been unclear
Yale Daily News
By Marcus Schwarz The cigarette that sparked a fire in Branford College
last Thursday also shed light on a disciplinary ambiguity, which was the
result of ...
Sprinklers May Soon Be Required In All New Homes
WJZ
A mother who lost her son in a dormitory fire without sprinklers is
fighting for them. "It was just devastating to us, and to just do
anything I could and ...
Friends, NIU open doors to students displaced from fire
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Initially, 24 students were displaced, said Joe King, assistant director
of NIU Public Affairs. "Most found a place to stay that night with
friends or ...
Campus Security Guard Injured
CBS42
"They were basically looking at a theft of property, but now it could be
attempted murder fleeing the scene of a traffic accident with injuries
and their in ...
UConn police give no indication arrest is near
Connecticut Post
State Police, who are working in conjunction with UConn police on the
matter, searched a storm drain on the Storrs campus last week and divers
were in Swan ...
ASU police investigating campus suicide
The Associated Press
Arizona State University police say a graduate student fatally shot
himself in a professor's office. ASU police commander James Hardina says
the shooting ...
Fire destroys SUV at Honolulu Community College
KHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG
HONOLULU (HAWAIINEWSNOW) - An overnight fire gutted an SUV in the
parking lot of Honolulu Community College.Firefighters found the vehicle
engulfed in ...
Dive Team Searches UConn Lake for Evidence
FOXNews
Police have been searching storm drains and a lake on the University of
Connecticut campus near where football player Jasper Howard was stabbed
to death ...
Shots Fired Near WVU Dorm
WDTV
... several gun shell casings on the 200 block of Mclane Avenue, as well
as bullet holes on Summit Hall, including one through a third floor fire
door. ...
Student Robbed On UM Campus
WDIV
A University of Michigan student was robbed Saturday morning while
leaving a campus building, campus safety officials said. Police said a
man approached the ...
Police still trying to solve murder of NJ student
Philadelphia Inquirer
AP GLASSBORO, NJ - Two years after a 19-year-old Rowan University
student died near the campus in southern New Jersey, investigators are
still trying to ...
Witnesses threatened in Howard's stabbing
United Press International
STORRS, Conn., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Campus police say witnesses to last
Saturday's stabbing death of Connecticut cornerback Jasper Howard have
been threatened ...
Fire Proof-U 2009
WHSV
Members of the Harrisonburg Fire Department built two mock dorm rooms,
one equipped with a sprinkler and the other without. The dorm rooms were
then set on ...
Small fire spurs Yale dorm evacuation
New Haven Register (subscription) - New Haven,CT,USA
By Register Staff NEW HAVEN — A small fire in a dorm room at Yale
University forced Branford College residents out of their rooms for more
than an hour ...
Ga. Tech building evacuated after spill
WRCB-TV
... officials say emergency crews were able to neutralize a hazardous
chemical spill that led to the evacuation of a building on the Georgia
Tech campus. ...
U. Mich. students now can text crimes in progress
Fox 28
(AP) - University of Michigan campus police say students now have the
option to text them to report crimes in progress. Police spokeswoman
Diane Brown tells ...
Virginia Tech police probe online shooting threat
Washington Post
AP Virginia Tech police are investigating threats of another mass
shooting at the university in a YouTube posting. Police said in an
e-mail sent to faculty ...
Renovations: a real reason for a party in the UFA
The Collegian — University of Richmond - Richmond,VA,VA,USA
... and I prefer our living arrangement to living off campus, ...
apartment doors to accuse us of ignoring fire hazard warnings via
e-mails that Residence
12 Things My Dorm Fire Inspector Wasn't Happy About
Oregon Commentator
12. The need for the replacement of signs reminding us not to smoke weed
in our rooms This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at
7:41 pm by ...
Waco HAZMAT Team Responds To Chemical Spill At MCC
KWTX
The temperature on campus when firefighters arrived was 65. It's the
team's second response to a campus chemical spill in a little more than
a week. ...
Arrest made in Purdue University arson
Fox 59
Police have arrested 22 year old Isaiah Peedin for setting the fires in
the basement of Elliott Hall Monday night. Investigators say the suspect
alerted ...
Purdue students react to arson arrest
WLFI.com
Now he's in jail, arrested for arson and perjury. Students on campus are
stunned to hear someone who is suppose to keep them safe, put them in
jeopardy. ...
FMU Police-Student Scuffle Is Caught On Tape
CBS 4
A clash between students and campus security broke out Monday at Florida
Memorial University, and students armed with cameras caught it on tape.
...
Texas college locks down campus
Houston Chronicle
Spokeswoman Donna Parish told The Associated Press that the shooting
happened off campus Tuesday night and the unidentified student was life-flighted
to a ...
Man stabbed at U of M
Winnipeg Sun
... stabbing on the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry campus late
yesterday afternoon occurred over a “personal matter” between two men, a
Winnipeg police ...
Suspect arrested in U of M stabbing
CBC.ca
Dennison called the incident a rare violent event on the campus in the
city's south side. The U of M has great security and police are not
often called out ...
Small fires prompt evacuation of Purdue music hall
Chicago Tribune
Campus Police Chief John Cox says the fires caused minor damage to a
room in which band instruments are stored and around a bulletin board in
a hallway. ...
Early Morning Fire In Ghetto Claims Life Of UD Senior
Flyer News
An early morning fire Dec. 10 at 414 Stonemill Rd. has stricken the UD
campus with feelings of grief and loss. The fire claimed the life of
senior Austin ...
Questions Raised Over Campus Security
WFSB
On Sunday, Howard was stabbed and killed on the UConn campus. At UConn,
there are more than 250 emergency call boxes on campus as well as
numerous security ...
Attacks at BSU Prompt Increase in Security
NewsTalk 1010 WCSI
Ball State University is boosting campus security after three attacks on
students in the past week. BSU student Karina Villa says she was walking
back from ...
Are we ready for a school shooting?
LSU The Reveille
By Lindsey Meaux On April 16, 2007, the single-most deadly shooting in
the US occurred on the Virginia Tech campus, leaving 27 students, five
professors and ...
UConn mourns stabbing death of football player
The Associated Press
Jasper Howard, 20, of Miami, and another student were stabbed during a
fight after a fire alarm was pulled during a university sanctioned dance
at the UConn ...
Police: UConn football player stabbed to death
CNN
During the dance at the university's student center, a fire alarm was
pulled at about 12:26 am, campus police Maj. Ron Blicher told reporters.
...
Truck driver alerts college students to Westfield fire
MassLive.com
By Jeanette deforge WESTFIELD – A truck driver who spotted a fire on the
porch of a local hotel alerted the three college students living there
by blowing ...
Item on heater caused Elmen fire
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
By Friday, "the smoke damage was strong enough to hurt your eyes," said
Bruce Conley, director of news and information at the college. The fire
was ...
Fire On Augustana College Campus
KELOLAND TV
Around ten Thursday night crews were called to Augustana College for a
fire at the Elmen Center athletic complex. Smoke was coming out of the
second floor ...
Public help sought to find missing college student
Northwest Cable News
CALDWELL – Caldwell Police and campus security at the College of Idaho
are looking for a missing student. The student is 19-year-old Megan
Clampitt who has ...
Students Evacuated After Small Dorm Fire at CNU
FireEngineering.com
Oct. 15--NEWPORT NEWS -- Several hundred students were evacuated from a
residence hall at Christopher Newport University when a small fire
involving an ...
FBI investigates Sukkah vandalism as hate crime
CharlotteObserver.com
... and now campus police and the FBI are investigating the incident as
a hate crime. Campus police have no suspects and no witnesses in the
case, ...
Crime Alert Issued for Shooting Near Campus
University Chronicle
"CRIME ALERT: At 2:09 am Thursday, Oct. 8, a shooting incident occurred
on the 1200 block of 4th Street. The police report one victim and the
suspect is in ...
350 CNU Students Briefly Evacuated for Dorm Fire
Industrial Laser Solutions
Oct. 15--Newport News firefighters worked to contain a fire at a
dormitory on the campus of Christopher Newport University early this
morning. ...
Fire Department: USC spill not hazardous
San Jose Mercury News
... campus was small and not hazardous. Los Angeles city fire spokesman
Erik Scott says he is not sure what type of material spilled Thursday
morning. ...
Firefighter burned during safety demonstration
WTOP
But when three firefighters tried putting the fire out in a mock dorm
room --- plexiglass on the display melted onto their gear, setting them
on fire. ...
Public Safety works to make college a better place
The Advocate
The lots and curbs are not marked by red paint because they are not fire
lanes. No parking signs are not necessary for prudent and responsible
drivers. ...
Union: DC Fire Chief Should Be Reprimanded
Washington Post
The fire was set at Gallaudet University as part of Campus Fire Safety
Month, a national awareness event. In the demonstration, two mock dorm
rooms were set ...
Everyone has an interest in what is going on off-campus
Foster's Daily Democrat
Durham Police Chief David Kurtz connects this incident with the growing
number of students who live in off-campus housing. Off-campus living has
been a part ...
Bomb squad investigates backpack at Drake
Chicago Tribune
While campus security officers kept people away from the backpack,
members of the bomb squad took an X-ray of it, which showed the image of
what appeared to ...
Firefighter Burned as Safety Demo Goes Awry
FOXNews
DC Fire and EMS Department Chief Dennis Rubin apologized for the
incident, in which firefighters set a mock dorm room on fire in what was
supposed to be a ...
Atlanta police to beef up campus police presence
Atlanta Journal Constitution
These officers will help AUC and Georgia Tech campus police. The Atlanta
officers will be paid overtime and work shifts from 6 pm to 3 am,
assistant Police ...
Carnegie Mellon EHS sets mock dorm room on fire
CMU The Tartan Online
As part of the Emergency Awareness Day held by Carnegie Mellon
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), a mock dorm room was set on fire
and extinguished by ...
Small Fire Forces Evacuation of Middlebury College Dorms
ClaimsJournal.com
Three dormitories at Middlebury College were evacuated when a small fire
broke out in a dining hall kitchen. Spokeswoman Sarah Ray said two
employees were ...
DC Fire Chief Takes Responsibility for "Comedy Act"
NBC Washington
On Wednesday, during National Fire Prevention Week and a week after
Campus Fire Safety Month ended, the DC Fire Department set fire to two
mock rooms at ...
PBCC students warned about armed robbery on campus
Sun-Sentinel.com
The woman, one of 16299 attending the school's Lake Worth campus this
fall, reported the crime to security Thursday. Campus security alerted
the Palm Beach ...
NIU University Police Chief Under Fire
WIFR
Last week the campus newspaper called for Grady's removal, saying Grady
threatened the paper's editor. Dekalb Police Chief Bill Feithen has
since come out ...
Video: Firefighters Catch Fire During Demo, Stay Calm
Government Video
According to a local TV station, the fire came during a demonstration of
a sprinkler system in two mocked up dorm rooms outside Gallaudet
University in ...
Student admits to lighting fire in elevator
Centre Daily Times
Deinema was arraigned before District Judge Allen Sinclair and sent to
jail on $10000 bail. He is charged with felony arson and risking
catastrophe along ...
3 Still Sought In Campus Robberies
10TV
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man was arrested over the weekend in connection with
a robbery and abduction near the Ohio State campus, but police are still
searching ...
BSU building evacuated after shotgun scare
KPVI-TV
That's after a student called campus police to report that a man had
carried a "long gun" into the building. A male student later told
officers who were ...
Student housing plan comes down to city being irresponsible
Kykernel.com (subscription)
... a Monday Kernel article, Lexington Fire Marshal James Branham said
in a random inspection of about 14 houses in residential neighborhoods
around campus, ...
Three UCLA Students Arrested For Stabbing
LA Canyon News
Robert Naples, UCLA associate vice chancellor and dean of students,
stated that the fraternity had already been on suspension for previous
incidents of ...
Lit Roman candle tossed into frat house
Corvallis Gazette Times
A different house, a different situation ... it could have had a
different outcome." Quick action by fraternity house residents and fire
officials kept ...
Fighting flames with batteries and detectors
Oshkosh Northwestern
In 2008, the department targeted the off-campus housing area near the
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and found that 28 percent of the smoke
detectors were ...
U Of M Student Robbed At Gunpoint
WDIV
The University of Michigan campus police have put out a crime alert
after a student was robbed at gunpoint early Friday morning. The student
told police ...
3 charged in alleged Co-Lin rape
Jackson Clarion Ledger
The alleged sexual assault occurred Tuesday evening at Ellzey Hall, a
male dormitory on campus, college President Ronnie Nettles said. ...
Student booked for attempt murder in UCLA stabbing
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — A UCLA student has been booked on suspicion of attempted
murder in the stabbing of a fellow student in a chemistry lab on campus.
...
Police: Student lit dorm elevator on fire
The Daily Collegian Online
By Kevin Cirilli A Penn State student was arraigned today on felony
charges in connection with lighting an elevator on fire in the lobby of
a South Halls ...
Some student housing declared to be "death traps"
WYMT
In a recent inspection of several area homes fire and code enforcement
authorities found so many violations the fire Marshal described some
places as "death ...
New initiative to recruit firefighters: College tuition
Wellsville Daily Reporter
As a result, the ranks of volunteer fire departments have been
dwindling. But a new partnership between Mohawk Valley Community
College, Oneida County, ...
USG safety walk tracks down potential campus hazards
UConn Daily Campus
"I think it is a good idea for students to show their interest and
concern with campus safety," said Maureen Armstrong, the executive
assistant for ResLife. ...
Event promotes campus safety
UT The Daily Texan
UT had one of its greatest turnouts Monday at National Night Out, an
annual event that promotes neighborhood and campus safety. The
Oktoberfest-themed party ...
Police: Student set off explosives on campus
Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP A 21-year-old student has been arrested after homemade explosives
were detonated on the main campus of Columbus State University.
University police ...
Police: Report Of Shots Fired Near NC A&T University
WFMY News 2
That's near Frazier Hall on campus. Police they have reports of shots
fired but they are still investigating. They say no one is injured at
this time.
Alakas wants city to clamp down on off-campus housing
Welland Tribune
At the start of the meeting, Welland firefighters made a presentation
regarding their efforts to ensure the safety of students in off campus
housing through ...
Firefighters Push Benefits of Home Fire Sprinklers
News Channel 8
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Standing in front of side-by-side demonstration
homes, Maryland state Fire Marshal Bill Bernard watches as the one
without fire ...
Two Families Say Frat Hazing Killed Their Sons
Courthouse News Service - Pasadena,CA,USA
In December 2008, older fraternity members took Carson and his fellow
initiates to a ... that had moved out after a drunken student died in a
house fire. ...
Police seeking man posing as an ASU safety escort
AZ Central.com
by Lilibeth Montijo - Oct. 7, 2009 09:21 AM Arizona State University
police are seeking a suspect who has been posing as a campus safety
escort. ...
Greensboro Resident Arrested For Firing a Gun on Campus
Carolinian (subscription)
UNCG police thank students for providing information on the incident and
would like to remind them that campus safety is the department's top
priority. ...
UT Campus Confused During USF Lockdown
Minaret
While USF was on lockdown, UT Campus Safety and Security was busy
inspecting the Macdonald-Kelce Library. Howell said starting around 2 pm
the security ...
Second arrest made in USF bomb scare
ABC Action News
... a false report of a bomb/arson on state-owned property.
Investigators believe Innocent made the original threat against at the
main campus library. ...
Fire on Fourth Floor of Cory Hall Leads to Evacuation
Daily Californian
Campus Fire Marshal Tony Yuen said that no injuries were reported and
the building was reopened at 5 pm. He added that the cause of the fire
is currently ...
Hate crime rocks UIS campus
Examiner.com
Three men were arrested at the University of Illinois-Springfield campus
for an alleged hate crime on Saturday night. The three were at an
off-campus party ...
Domino's Pizza Delivers On Fire Trucks
Earthtimes (press release)
As college campuses around the US celebrated Fire Safety Day and
executed mock dorm room burns, Domino's delivered pizza with dorm room
fire safety tips. ...
Police: CSU student set off explosives on campus
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
University Police Cpl. J. Brett Stanelle approached Miller on campus
Tuesday to question him about the latest incident. In his report,
Stanelle indicated ...
Fire Safety Carnival to become annual event
GSU Signal
Brundage has been in his position for a year and monitors fire safety
for all of our campus, even the Alpharetta campus. Building inspections,
fire ...
National Fire Prevention Week starts
Kansas State Collegian
This week's activities for fire prevention week will take place on the
K-State campus Monday through Wednesday. On Monday the events were
located south of ...
4 Akron University Coeds Escape Fire
NewsNet5.com
AKRON, Ohio -- Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze near
the University of Akron campus. Firefighters said the home on Sumner
Street caught ...
UA Fraternity
Fire
Arizona Daily Wildcat - Tucson,AZ,USA
UAPD officers responded to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house on
Sept. ... UAPD notified the Tucson Fire Department and emergency medical
personnel ...
Keeping Students Safe Off Campus
The Heights (subscription)
Other issues that students must be cautious about, Chebator said, were
fire issues. He said that ODSD and the Boston Fire Department have a
strong ...
Fire sprinklers soak historic documents
Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia firefighters responded at about 5:30 pm to the University of
Missouri's Ellis Library for a report that an automatic fire alarm
system was ...
Fire code expert discusses Benedict violations
WIS
By Jody Barr - email COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Columbia fire officials do not
have a date set to re-inspect dorms and buildings at Benedict College.
...
Arrests in stabbings of 2 UCLA students
San Jose Mercury News
UCLA spokesman Phil Hampton said two students were arrested on suspicion
of attempted murder Thursday on campus. Another was arrested on
suspicion of being ...
7 Arrested in Stabbing at UCLA Frat Party
LAist (blog)
One student was stabbed in the abdomen, requiring surgery, and another
in the arm. A third student was hit over the head with a bottle. Campus
police ...
Shed fire put out at UNL's East Campus
Lincoln Journal Star
Firefighters put out a fire in a shed on the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus Friday morning. Lincoln Fire & Rescue was
dispatched to a grass ...
Students displaced by Prince Edward apartment fire
Charlottesville Daily Progress
Poplar Forest's residents include some students at nearby Longwood
University, although it was not known how many students were among the
displaced. ...
Shots fired Monday on Langston University campus
NewsOK.com
16 campus shootout that left four non-students wounded. No one was
injured in the latest incident, said Langston University Campus Police
Chief Michael ...
CH fire ends arson siege with arrest of teen
Yucaipa/Calimesa News Mirror
Two firefighters sustained minor injuries and students from the adjacent
Crafton Hills College Campus were evacuated. The campus remained closed
for 24 ...
Former VSU Resident Assistant Indicted for Arson
WCTV
Prickett is not allowed back on VSU's campus or into Langdale Hall,
where the fires were set. She's facing almost a century behind bars and
up to a $250000 ...
UH student injured in dorm fire evacuated with others
Houston Chronicle
The fire broke out about near midnight in Bates Hall, university
officials said. Houston firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze,
which was contained to ...
Documents show 500+ code violations at Benedict
WMBF - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
Each campus building has an assigned building manager and fire safety
officer ... A January 2009 fire inspection shows out of 111 smoke
detectors tested ...
HSU faculty member resigns after hate letter found
Contra Costa Times
According to UPD, from September 2008 to September 2009, there were two
hate incidents and one hate crime involving criminal threats in a note
at the ...
CCTV examined after campus rape
BBC News
Students are being urged to stay in groups around the campus at night.
Vice chancellor Professor David Halton said full support was being
offered to the ...
Duke sees shift in campus crime
Durham Herald Sun
The report includes only crimes committed on Duke's main campus and
immediately adjacent to it. It doesn't include, for instance, the murder
of Duke ...
Fire displaces students at Roanoke College
Roanoke Times
By Jorge Valencia | The Roanoke Times Twenty-five Roanoke College
students were displaced from their dorms Monday night when a small
cooking fire triggered ...
UA police make second 'chalking' arrest on campus
Arizona Daily Star
By Brian J. Pedersen A second University of Arizona student in less than
a week was arrested for “chalking” a portion of campus. Evan Lisull, 21,
said he ...
WVU violated crime reports law, DOE says
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
He is the director of public policy for Security on Campus, a campus
security watchdog group. “No institution has ever been terminated or had
a suspension ...
Dorm security breached at U. of O.
KMTR NewsSource 16
During move-in day on Friday, campus security says a man made his way
into one of the dormitories, likely through a propped-open door. ...
Two Rape Reports At Local College
CBS 21
One of the incidents allegedly happened on campus. According to York
College officials, last week a student came into the campus security
office and said ...
USCB evacuates both of its Beaufort County campuses
Hilton Head Island Packet
... were led off campus at about 1 pm and that a city of Beaufort police
officer working the scene confirmed the evacuation was because of a bomb
threat. ...
Campus emergency alerts not sent during most destructive protest
University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News
Pitt Police used the Emergency Notification Service to warn students
twice on Friday and once on Saturday, but did not use it Thursday — the
only day that ...
Police Investigate Shooting on ICC Campus
Central Illinois Proud
EAST PEORIA - East Peoria police are investigating a shooting on a local
college campus after a fight broke out. East Peoria's Police Chief says
four people ...
IU plans emergency drill on Bloomington campus
Chicago Tribune
Emergency personnel will respond to a mock incident that might involve
fire, chemical spills, biological incidents, flooding or gas inhalation.
...
WVU Police Look for Witnesses to Campus Robbery
State Journal
... area or activate one of the 37 Blue Tower Emergency Phones located
on campus. Don't be afraid to call the police if you suspect you are
being followed. ...
Hofstra false gang-rape accuser won't be charged
Newsday
... student who lives in this Manhattan apartment building on Riverside
Drive falsely accused five men of gang raping her after a campus party,
the DA said. ...
Fire demonstration at University of Guelph
CKCO
Firefighters put on a so-called "live burn" demonstration for students
at the University of Guelph on Thursday. The demonstration was to show
them how fast ...
'Suspicious' Fire Damages Vacant Xavier Building
WCPO
Firefighters are investigating the cause of an early morning fire in a
vacant building owned by Xavier University. The fire started around 5:30
am Friday in ...
Fire breaks out in Hokona Hall
UNM Daily Lobo
Dorm residents and staff evacuated the building, and no one was injured,
said Kerry Horton, Albuquerque Fire Department battalion commander. ...
Explosive device found at St. Louis Community College
News-Leader.com
Police said the bomb and arson squad was able to remove the explosive
device Thursday morning after it was found in a basement restroom stall.
...
Minor fire evacuates Grace Baptist College building
Gaylord Herald Times
By Michael Jones, HT Staff Writer Firefighters with the Otsego County
Fire Department extinguished a small attic fire at Grace Baptist College
Wednesday ...
Montclair State on edge after two dorm fires
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
She said MSU students were given fire safety training before the
semester started and fire drills are conducted regularly. The student
who reported the ...
'Prank' explosive devices disrupt Newberry College
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
After the third blast, students in the dormitory were evacuated, and the
State Law Enforcement Division bomb squad was called. Bomb-sniffing dogs
and bomb ...
Chemical leak prompts evacuation of campus buildings
Minnesota Daily
By Hongfei Bi A chemical leak at the University of Minnesota Aquatics
Center prompted an immediate evacuation of the facility this morning.
...
Campus Fire Safety Month Recognized on Capitol Hill
Firehouse.com (subscription)
The fifth-annual National Campus Fire Safety Month launched in
Washington, DC last week. The contingent of college students, parents,
advocates and
FBI sends out terror warning for sporting events
KFOR
"The safety of our campus is a top priority at all times and OSU takes
extra precautions when we have major events. We work with state, county
and local law ...
Sprinklers control LU dorm fire
Jefferson City News Tribune
Fire crews reached the dorm four minutes later, and were on the scene
for just over an hour. "All in all, it was a good ending to what could
have been a big ...
Fire Factor teaches college students fire safety
KRCG
Fire officials say these types of events have a larger impact on college
students than pamphlets and slogans. Columbia Fire Department Battalion
Chief Steve ...
Dorm fire ends in fairy-tale romance
Echo Online (subscription)
A student who sustained minor injuries from a dorm fire in the UTC Place
Walker apartments was rescued by her boyfriend, who proposed later that
morning. ...
Dorm Fire Demonstration Shows Destruction and Consequence
Trinity Tripod (subscription)
In accordance with National Campus Fire Safety Month, the Hartford Fire
Department (HFD) and Trinity College co-sponsored an event to
demonstrate the ...
Fire training scheduled for students in OSU's Greek system
Corvallis Gazette Times
The purpose of the academy is to educate fraternity and sorority leaders
on fire safety practices to protect themselves, their houses and their
residents. ...
Northwestern to buy firetruck for Evanston
Chicago Tribune
... $550000 to buy the Evanston Fire Department a state-of-the-art
pumper truck. "It's good for the city, and it's good for the
university," Tisdahl said. ...
SC college moves students to apartment complex
Myrtle Beach Sun News
AP COLUMBIA, SC -- A South Carolina college is moving students to an
apartment complex, after local fire officials said a dorm was unsafe.
...
Fire breaks out near Moorpark College
Oxnard Colleges
By Brennan Whitmore A vegetation fire has broken out in the city of
Bardsdale, northwest of Moorpark College, according to campus police.
...
Notification - NFPA Journal®, September/October 2009
National Fire Protection Association
The shootings made the school realize that, despite all the technology,
the emergency notification plan itself needed work. Campus officials
needed a better ...
Shots Fired At Dona Ana Community College Campus
KFOXtv.com
The Shots rang out sometime before 2:30 pm in one of the Dona Ana
Community College's main parking lots. Police said according to
witnesses the shots were ...
IU, police work together to track sex offenders
The Herald-Times (subscription)
“A more common question is about campus safety in general. Many families
ask basic questions about campus safety and Bloomington as a whole.”
Student missing after visiting fraternity on Sunday
The Daily Collegian Online
By Kevin Cirilli A Penn State freshman is missing, and friends and
family are joining campus police to find the student who was last seen
leaving a ...
Burglary is top crime problem at UH
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
... the Program Against Violence to Women at UH-Manoa, said rape
statistics are not necessarily a reflection of the actual number of sex
assaults on campus. ...
Fire safety can save lives on, off campus
Leader-Telegram
Cooking safety: According to the United States Fire Administration,
cooking fires are the No. 1 cause of fire injury on college campuses.
...
Benedict moving students out of dorm
The State
By DAWN HINSHAW - Benedict College is moving students out of an
off-campus dormitory that Richland County fire officials consider ...
BU medical student dies in fall from Fraternity
House.
Boston Globe
On March 1, 2008, Massachusetts Institute of Technology senior Robert M.
Wells, 22, fell from a fifth-floor window at the Delta Upsilon
fraternity house on ...
Cornell
fire blamed on electrical problem
Ithaca Journal
An electrical short caused an early morning fire at Cornell University's
Wilson Synchrotron on Wednesday, Ithaca Fire Department officials said.
...
Extra Cops On Patrol Disperse Rowdy 'U' Students
WCCO
Police said they believe the problems began at a fraternity house, where
there have been more than four parties since the start of classes that
have gotten ...
Fire Ravages Purdue Student Apartments
Fox 59
WEST LAFAYETTE - At least a dozen apartments were damaged or destroyed
in a late-night fire at a student apartment complex near the Purdue
campus. ...
Purdue students displaced by apartment fire
Muncie Star Press
Purdue officials offered to put up evacuated students in university
housing. But Tony Hawkins, Purdue dean of students, said displaced
students seemed to be ...
Police arrest suspect in 4 killings in central Va.
The Associated Press
Longwood did not issue an alert after the bodies were discovered because
it happened off campus, Caldwell said. She said the 4500-student school
and the ...
UTC Student Hurt in Dorm Room Fire
WTVC
Quick work by UTC security personnel helped avert tragedy early this
morning when fire broke out in a student's apartment in the 4000
Building at UTC Place. ...
Home Invasion Near DU, Serial Burglar Suspected
cbs4denver.com
... University of Denver campus early Thursday morning, the 14th or 15th
such crime in the last nine months according to DU's director of campus
security. ...
UA Imposing Restrictions On Frat Parties
KHBS/KHOG 40/29
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Rape allegations against some Razorback basketball
players weren't pursued by the local prosecutor. But in response to the
allegations ...
New Mexico Campus Fire Called Arson
Firehouse.com (subscription)
... according to crime statistics released this week by UNM. In 2006,
there was one arson reported on campus compared with five in 2007 and
eight in 2008.
Police arrest 14 at UC regents meeting
San Francisco Chronicle
When some refused to leave, campus police made arrests for civil
disobedience. Fourteen people were arrested. When the meeting resumed,
Yudof offered a ...
None injured in campus housing fire
KRQE - Albuquerque,NM,USA
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Arson investigators are looking into a suspicious
fire at student housing on the University of New Mexico campus. ...
Murdered Yale Student Didn't File Stalking Complaints
Bloomberg
Staff and students arriving at the Amistad Street building are being
escorted to their offices by police officers, and patrols by city and
campus police ...
Yale Student's Death Cited as Case of Workplace Violence
Workforce Management
The arrest of a co-worker in the strangulation death of Yale University
student Annie Le has led police in New Haven, Connecticut, to portray
the killing as ...
Police: Md. student swordsman didn't mean to kill
The Associated Press
Police also revealed that Pontolillo and his three roommates, all
Hopkins students, had been warned by a city officer and a campus
security officer late ...
DA: Hofstra student lied about rape
Newsday
Officials said the woman had immediately reported the incident to campus
security. Hofstra then notified Nassau police. Within hours, four men
were arrested ...
FAMU police on high alert for Thursday's game
Tallahassee Democrat
5 when a shooting occurred on campus within an hour after the season
opener. FAMU Police Chief Calvin Ross said officers have been vigilant
about keeping ...
Kennesaw State dorm evacuated by fire
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Mike Morris A dormitory at Kennesaw State University was evacuated
Wednesday morning after a small fire broke out in a stairwell. ...
Three UNH dormitories evacuated for propane odor
Foster's Daily Democrat
The students were evaluated on scene by medical personnel and did not
require treatment, according to Durham Assistant Fire Chief Jason
Cleary. ...
County Orders Evacuation of Benedict Temporary Dorm
WLTX.com
Richland County (WLTX) -- According to Richland County officials, the
fire marshal has issued an Order of Evacuation for a former hotel that
is being used ...
Daylight Assault On Pitt Campus Has Students On Alert
WPXI.com
University of Pittsburgh police are asking anyone with information about
this crime to contact them. Campus police are telling students to travel
with a ...
College student with sword kills burglary suspect
The Associated Press
Campus security officers and an off-duty city officer who were in the
area responding to a suspicious person report also heard the screams.
...
Cops: Hofstra student lured into dorm, raped
Newsday
Police saw a man who matched a description of the suspect exiting the
dorm during a fire drill. After questioning, he led the police to a
second suspect, ...
Students learn a lesson in fire prevention
Brock Press
The site is the result of a joint effort between the Niagara Regional
Fire Chiefs Association, Brock University and Niagara College. ...
Toy gun prompts emergency response
San Matean
5 shooting at Skyline College, administrators were relieved the incident
wasn't serious and commended campus security and SMPD for their fast
response.
Grant To Strengthen Campus Emergency Management
Georgetown University News, Calendars & Events
... director of emergency management and operations continuity -- to
fund training for various departments all over campus on evacuation
processes, ...
Yale Campus Baffled by Pharmacology Student's Murder
Bloomberg
14 (Bloomberg) -- Yale University students and faculty, stunned by the
murder of Annie Le, a pharmacology graduate student, say they are
baffled how a crime ...
Fire in Notre Dame's golf maintenance building
WNDU-TV
Only a few weeks into the semester, this is the second scare for
students seeing fire trucks on campus. On August 28th, a fire started in
an underground ...
Gas Leak Causes Dorm Evacuation
Harvard Crimson
The gas concentration was low enough to not constitute a serious fire
danger, according to officials at the scene, and the gas company, NSTAR,
...
College Rape Victim Found Nude, Crying in a Canyon
San Diego 6
The victim says it happened right outside the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity house on the 5000 block of College Place. It sits above a
canyon over a SDSU ...
Student injured in on campus shooting
WZTV
(AP) -- Police say a 20-year-old Alabama A&M University engineering
student is in good condition after being shot on campus Sunday morning
following an ...
Two arson attacks in Earley
Reading Post
Shortly before the incident the crew were called to The University of
Reading's Sibley Hall after a campervan was set alight close to the
halls of ...
Scandals prompt UT System to review police departments
Brownsville Herald
By ANA LEY, The Monitor EDINBURG — A recent series of shakeups has
prompted the University of Texas System to conduct a review of its 14
campus police ...
OSU 'Fire Academy' shows how to keep the flames at bay
Corvallis Gazette Times
Drew Desilet, safety and inspection coordinator with University Housing
and Dining, said OSU has been doing RA training with the fire department
for about ...
Police investigate alleged SDSU frat house rape
SDNN
By Staff, City News Service The alleged rape of a woman who said she'd
been sexually assaulted outside a fraternity house near San Diego State
University ...
Another IU Student Struck By Car on Campus
93.1 WIBC Indianapolis
By Joe Ulery A second student has been hit by a car on the Indiana
University campus in Bloomington. Police say a 21-year-old student was
walking from her ...
Woman attacked on Texas Tech campus
LubbockOnline.com
Investigators believe the man planned to rape her, but she was able to
escape. She injured her attacker on his neck and face after a brief
struggle. ...
Police Have Person Of Interest In TSU Death
WSMV
Metro police may be closing in on whomever killed a Tennessee State
University employee on campus. Officers told Channel 4 Friday they have
a person of ...
If student is not covered, look to renters insurance
Tulsa World
By PHIL MULKINS World Action Line Editor Dear Action Line: My college
kid is living off-campus in a house this year and has all this expensive
computer gear ...
Mock dorm fire emphasizes safety
Technique
9 in conjunction with the Georgia Office of Insurance and Fire Safety
Commissioner. The event was held as part of the National Campus Fire
Safety Month, ...
TSU research assistant stabbed, beaten to death
WZTV
(AP) -- Metro Nashville police say a Tennessee State University employee
found dead at a research farm had been stabbed several times and beaten.
...
Second Suspect Arrested in FAMU Weekend Shooting
WCTV
FAMU Police Chief Calvin Ross confirms a second person has been arrested
for a Saturday night's shooting on FAMU's campus. Chief Ross says 21
year old ...
Indiana University student fatally hit on campus
Chicago Tribune
AP BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A car struck and killed an Indiana University
student who was crossing a busy campus street. University police Lt.
Craig Munroe says ...
Campus intruder arrested
Echo Online (subscription)
"If you get the feeling of unease call campus security," Ratchford said.
"Use a common sense approach to crime prevention," Ratchford said. ...
UA Basketball Player Rape Investigation Closed
KFSM
Prosecutors say she told them she had been drinking and was at a
fraternity party at the Fiji house on the U of A campus when three
university basketball ...
Crime wave hits campus
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Georgia State Police Chief Connie Sampson said her officers have
increased patrols on "the periphery" of campus, such as the parking
decks used by students. ...
Free carbon monoxide detectors for students
WPTV
Boca Raton Fire Rescue and the Smith family gave away more than 1000
devices to students who live off campus. "I'm just trying to educate
people and to
'Dorm Room' Blaze Part of Fire Safety at Tech
GPB
The planned burning was part of a fire safety demonstration organized by
the school and various state and local agencies. A mock dorm room went
down in ...
U of A Employee Charged in Student's Rape
KFSM
Mills told police that he saw the student on campus extremely drunk and
she asked him for help getting back to her dorm. Once they got inside,
...
Police rule TSU shooting a homicide
The Tennessean
The death of a man found in a Tennessee State University storage
building this afternoon has been ruled a homicide. The university's
poultry plant ...
Police fire rubber pellets at CSU revelers
The Coloradoan
Dozens of students poured out of nearby residences shortly after
Colorado State University beat state rival CU 23-17 in Boulder for the
first time in 23 ...
Kitchen fire evacuates Zion Bible College
Eagle Tribune
By JJ Huggins HAVERHILL — Students at Zion Bible College evacuated the
Tupelo West dormitories last night after a small kitchen fire set off
the sprinkler ...
Man dies in blazing car at Haverford College
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Inquirer Staff Officials are investigating a car fire that claimed
the life of a man in the parking lot at Haverford College this morning.
...
College fire prevention tips
Tri-Town Transcript - Beverly,MA,USA
Whether heading to the residence hall, fraternity or sorority house, or
off-campus housing, packing fire safety products along with laundry
baskets and ...
FAMU player shot by gunshot; suspect arrested
Tallahassee.com
As many as two other people also were hurt in the campus shooting
incident, said Lt. Norman Rollins of the FAMU Police Department. Two
groups of people were ...
Fire on Lamar campus ruled arson
KFDM-TV News
A small fire in a classroom building at Lamar University on Saturday
evening appears to have been deliberately set, iinvestigators said. ...
Man critical after early morning UM stabbing
Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,USA
BY MEGHA SATYARAYANA Ann Arbor police said two teens were involved in a
stabbing that left one, 18, in critical condition at a University of
Michigan ...
Fire breaks out on TSU campus
KTVO
AP Video By Eden Derby Fire broke out on the Truman State University
campus Saturday. Around 10:30 Saturday morning, the Kirksville Fire
Department ...
Jeff State awarded $100000 public safety grant
Shelby County Reporter
Funds will also be used to install mobile data terminals in police
vehicles and to install a campus beacon system. Mark Bailey, director of
campus safety, ...
Michigan colleges rethink campus safety approach
MLive.com - MI,USA
Through reverse 911, "if there is an emergency on campus, a call can go
to all of the ... 48 burglaries, seven motor vehicle thefts and four
cases of arson. ...
Fire Investigation On UW Campus
WMTV
City of Madison firefighters extinguished a fire in the Engineering
Research building at 1500 Engineering Drive tonight. The fire caused
approximately ...
3 arrested in Calif. campus shooting
United Press International
The shooting was "an isolated incident" and the suspects apparently
"were not targeting other students on the campus," police said in a
statement faxed to ...
Fire breaks out at UH dorm
abc13.com
By Elissa Rivas HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A dorm at the University of Houston
was evacuated overnight when a fire broke out. It happened about 11:45pm
inside Bates ...
1 treated after dormitory fire at U-Houston
Houston Chronicle
2009 AP HOUSTON — A dormitory fire at the University of Houston left one
student with minor injuries as smoke forced residents to evacuate. ...
Stray bullet kills college student on Ga. campus
Seattle Post Intelligencer
AP ATLANTA -- Police say a stray bullet killed a college student walking
with friends on the campus of Clark Atlanta University in Georgia. ...
Student shot on Northern California college campus
The Associated Press
Police on Wednesday were searching for three suspects who fled a college
campus after a shooting that left an 18-year-old wounded. The shooting
happened at ...
Stetson student reports rape in dorm
Daytona Beach News-Journal
By PATRICIO G. BALONA DELAND -- A Stetson dropout is accused of raping a
female student in the lobby of her dorm after a fraternity party over
the weekend, ...
3 arrested in San Bruno college campus shooting
San Jose Mercury News
Wednesday's shooting prompted officials to lock down the campus and
evacuate students and staff, while the suspects were on the loose. ...
Campus shooting shuts down Skyline College
San Matean
"We have had a shooting on campus and are now in lockdown… Please
shelter in place, away from windows, with doors shut until further
notice. ...
Smell Forces Dorm Evacuation
INDYchannel.com
INDIANAPOLIS -- Hundreds of Butler University students were allowed back
in the dormitories late Tuesday after a strange smell prompted an
evacuation. ...
UM police actions irk parents
MiamiHerald.com
University of Miami campus police acted properly in questioning a
student, the Miami-Dade state attorney's office found, but parents say
officers should be ...
Local Universities Promote Campus Fire Safety
WBOY-TV
West Virginia University trains its resident assistants and Greek
housing occupants on some fire safety elements and the Morgantown Fire
Department lets ...
Fire Scare Prompts Vandy Dorm Evacuation
WSMV
A small fire at a Vanderbilt University campus dorm led to evacuations
overnight. One of the college's dorms on West End Avenue had to be
evacuated after ...
Cause of apartment fire still unknown
Corvallis Gazette Times
Oregon State University has offered to house the displaced residents in
dormitories for the next 12 days. The residents' new homes might not be
in a prime ...
Virginia Tech victim speaks out
UT The Daily Texan
Some state legislators attempted to address campus security issues
during the legislative session with a controversial bill to allow
concealed handguns on ...
Local Universities Promote Campus Fire Safety
WBOY-TV
West Virginia University trains its resident assistants and Greek
housing occupants on some fire safety elements and the Morgantown Fire
Department lets ...
State Officials Promote Campus Fire Safety Month
WAPT.com
In 2004, three students died when a fire swept through a fraternity
house at Ole Miss. More "The youth of Mississippi are some of this
state's most valuable ...
Woman sues Sigma Chi
UW Badger Herald
... members — indicted on rape charges did not serve jail time, the
woman later filed a $5 million civil suit against Colgate and the
fraternity in 1989. ...
Months After Wesleyan Shooting, Campus Rebuilds
NBC Connecticut
But with the shooting, Betty said, "it was like the entire campus pulled
together." University spokesman David Pesci gave NBC Connecticut a
statement: "The ...
Man arrested in connection with campus shooting
The Langston University Gazette
A man has been arrested in the shooting of four people that occurred on
Langston University's campus on Aug. 16 after an on-campus party. ...
Ky. officials tout fire safety month
WZTV
State Fire Marshal Bill Swope says it's important for students to be
proactive when it comes to campus safety. Among its recommendations, the
fire marshal's ...
UPD emphasizes National Campus Safety Awareness Month
Texas A&M The Battalion
Throughout September, the Texas A&M University Police Department will be
promoting National Campus Safety Awareness Month. "Things that will be
on the rise ...
Alarming first night for those in Residence Tower
Towerlight
The newly settled freshmen living in Residence Tower had an alarming
first night on campus after reports of smoke led to a long evacuation.
...
Student sexually assaulted on west campus, police say
The Daily Collegian Online
... reported at 3:27 am Friday that a male student whom she knew
sexually assaulted her on the West Side of campus outside near a parking
lot, police said. ...
