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  • I news September 17, 1997 ^Carolinian September 3, 1997 A student reported that her car was struck by a hit & run vehicle between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. in the Forsyth lot. Officers attended a meeting of SCAAR in Scott at 7:25 p.m. At 6:15 p.m., officers arrested a male student on charges of non-support on an order for arrest issued in Union County. A student in Scott reported that she had received several threatening and obscene phone calls from several students in Walker at 12:46 a.m. Officers interviewed the suspects, who were intoxicated and admitted that they had placed the calls. Officers also discovered a visitation violation in a room in Walker. All violations are referred to Student Development for disciplinary action. September 4, 1997 Officers recovered a bicycle reported stolen last week and returned it to its owner. The investigation of the theft continues. An intoxicated male student activated the blue light box in the Walker A Lot at 12:25 a.m. September 5-7 Officers assisted with a domestic dispute at Walker at 2:45 p.m. on 9/5. The male involved was transported to Harris Regional by the WCU EMS team after complaining of chest pains. Officers arrested a male student from Benton on charges of possession of weapons on school property, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of alcohol underage after finding these items of contraband in his residence hall room at 12:15 a.m. on 9/6. Officers warned three male non-students and one female student who were consuming alcohol and playing loud music outside Walker Hall at 3:08 a.m. on 9/6. Officers cited a 15-year old female non-student for driving without a license at 12:15 a.m. on 9/7. A16-year-old male non-student who was a passenger in the front seat of the vehicle was arrested for impaired instruction. BAC registered at .06%. Student reported a suspicious male distributed flyers in Madison at 3:15 p.m. on 9/7. Officers found no one in the area. Officers received a report of a group smoking and consuming alcohol in a room in Stillwell at 7:12 p.m. on 9/7. Officers discovered that the report was unfounded. A female student reported that she was accosted by two males outside Brown Cafeteria at 11:28 p.m. on 9/7. One male reportedly grabbed her wrist and spoke profanely to her. Septembers, 1997 An employee reported that his parking decal was stolen from his vehicle. Officers counseled a male student who was disorderly in the Traffic Office at 12:40 p.m. An employee reported that 2 microphones, 2 cords, and a microphone stand were missing from the Killian Building. Officers assisted the WCU EMS team with an injured student behind Reid Gym at 6:40 p.m. Officers conducted Operation ID in Reynolds at 7:00 p.m.* Officers responded to a complaint of bottles being broken in the parking lot outside Leatherwood at 2:20 a.m. Anyone who was involved had left the area. September 9, 1997 A male non-student pled guilty to financial transaction card theft in connection with a theft from the library this summer. He was sentenced to 45 days in jail, suspended for 2 years, probation for two years, $150 and costs. Officers responded to a fire alarm in Helder at 1:50 p.m. caused by fumes from cleaning fluids. A student reported that she was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance in Harrill Hall on the morning of Saturday, September 6. The investigation is continuing. * For the scoop on Operation I.D., see "Is Western Safe?" on this page. Is Western Safe? Attn; All Majors; Walt Disney World College Program is now recruiting for the spring co-op positions Monday, Sept. 29,6:00 PM Larry Hammer @ 227-7133 / Rm, 80 McKee or Clemson Univ. (rides available) Campus Rep's: Lee @ 4980 or Kristine @ 6732 taitiotis in: Attractions, Food & Bev, Lifeguarding, Merchandise and many others. (Internships also available.' by Ricky Lee The first weeks of the school year have traditionally been troublesome ones concerning crime and public safety, but recent programs dealing with safety issues seem to be having positive effects. New guidelines on alcoholic beverages at fraternity and sorority parties, an expanded committee on sexual assault and abusive behavior, and Operation ID are helping bring those troubled times to a close. "Usually with all these kids coming into the area, we have all sorts of problems," Jackson County Sheriff Jim Cruzan said in an OPI interview. "But this year it was real, real quiet. I almost didn't realize school was back in session until a week into the semester." FBI statistics and a recent book, Crime at College: The Student Guide to Personal Safety , have earned WCU fame as "North Carolina's safest college" and the 18th safest in the nation. But those acknowledgments can be misleading, says Gene McAbee, Western's Director of Public Safety. To rank the nation's universities, the book's authors, retired police officer Curtis Ostrander and journalist Joseph Schwartz, compared the crime rates (number of crimes per one hundred people) of the schools' surrounding counties or metropolitan areas because, they say in the book, campus statistics give a false sense of security "unless [students] want to spend four years sequestered in campus buildings." Not surprisingly then, Western Carolina, in sparsely populated Jackson County, ranked higher than schools in more developed areas, even though its campus crime rate of .33 crimes per 100 students makes it about average in comparison to the twelve N.C. schools in the book. "A lot of people want to say that Western Carolina is the safest campus in North Carolina," said McAbee. "What I want to say is that there's less chance to get victimized here, but it's still a possibility." Like any college campus, he reminds students, WCU is not immune to crime. Fortunately, WCU's most frequently-reported crime—burglary—is also the easiest to prevent. "The most important thing students can do to protect themselves from being victimized," McAbee said, "is to lock their residence hall doors, even if they're only stepping away for a few moments. "We had five incidents in men's halls last year in which wallets or property was stolen out of students' rooms while they were sleeping in them," he continued. The following are some other options for students who wish to protect themselves and their property during their stay at Western Carolina: • Have your property engraved and the serial numbers recorded. The "Operation Identification" program should finish its tour of WCU's residence halls in the next few weeks. Operation ID is a service provided by Public Safety in which officers engrave students' drivers license numbers on bikes, stereos, computers and other items of value and keep a record of the items and numbers in the Public Safety Office. A form is also available for students to keep track of their own valuables. Students who wish to have their valuables marked and recorded should call the Office of Public Safety at 227-7301. • Know the location of your nearest "blue light" and walk with a friend. There are a number of blue light safety boxes around campus, each with a radio connection to campus police. To call a university police officer, students can dial 911 from any campus telephone. Also, the University Physical Plant maintains the campus's exterior lighting according to standard foot-candle specifications. Report any inoperable lights to the Department of Public Safety or the Physical Plant. • Take steps to prevent sexual assault, especially acquaintance rape. "In all the [rapes] reported in the last six years, " said McAbee, "the victims knew the assailant; sometimes they knew them well." The Office of the Chancellor recently published "Tips to Help Prevent Sexual Assault" in the Personal Safety and Drug and Alcohol Policies pamphlet distributed to all Western students. The tips include: know where you're going on a date and tell a friend; tell your date that "No Means No!"; do not use alcohol or other drugs that may impart your mental judgment; and avoid dark areas between buildings or near large bushes. The University's Sexual Assault Policy outlined in the student handbook includes punishments from warnings to expulsion for sexual offenders and information for victims of assault. SCAAR, the Student Coalition Against Acquaintance Rape, meets every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Scott Blue Lobby. ^^^^^_ The faculty and administration at Western Carolina University want students to have a safe and enjoyable college experience. In case something does go wrong, here is a list of services that may be able to help: Emergency 911 WCU Public Safety Office 227-7301 WCU Counseling Center 227-7469 WCU Student Health Center 227-7460 Dispute Settlement Center (800) 789-4675 Department of Social Services 586-5546 Hotline (24-hour crisis line) 586-1911 Jackson Co. Sheriff's Department 586-8901 REACH (victims of sexual assault) 631-0818 Sylva Police Department 586-2916 Teen Education & Crisis Hotline (800) 367-7287
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