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Karna Younger
Issue date: 11/9/04 Section: News
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A fourth assault was reported late last week in connection with the string of three other assaults that occurred Oct. 30 through Nov. 1.
According to Jim Berscheidt, director of news and public affairs for the university, a female student recently came forward with information that she was attacked minutes before the Nov. 1 assaults were reported to have occurred. This assault took place outside Centennial Halls at 1:15 a.m. A student was racing her friend back to the dorm and they briefly separated during their race. At this point, a man matching the description of the three other assaults grabbed the student and sexually assaulted her. She eventually got away and ran into the building.
With the perpetrator of the recent rash of sexual assaults still at large, several students are taking action to protect themselves and to help prevent assaults from happening again.
Sororities on campus have contacted Campus Safety to establish better and more efficient communication between students and campus safety.
According to Morgan George, a member of Gamma Phi Beta is working with Campus Safety on behalf of her house, Campus Safety has visited the sorority houses to talk to members about their safety concerns.
George said Campus Safety will now send out e-mails to notify students and has set up a phone tree with the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council that will trickle down to the presidents of the houses and members. Campus Safety will also notify resident assistants in residence halls to help get the word out to those living on campus.
George said Campus Safety has been "wonderful" with working with students, especially the sorority houses.
The Undergraduate Women's Council has also taken action within the community in an effort to decrease crime around campus.
Heather Yocum, president of UWC, said the group would be canvassing along Asbury Avenue to petition for more street lights in the neighborhood in hopes that better lighting might reduce the number of assaults and other crimes such as car break-ins.
According to Jim Berscheidt, director of news and public affairs for the university, a female student recently came forward with information that she was attacked minutes before the Nov. 1 assaults were reported to have occurred. This assault took place outside Centennial Halls at 1:15 a.m. A student was racing her friend back to the dorm and they briefly separated during their race. At this point, a man matching the description of the three other assaults grabbed the student and sexually assaulted her. She eventually got away and ran into the building.
With the perpetrator of the recent rash of sexual assaults still at large, several students are taking action to protect themselves and to help prevent assaults from happening again.
Sororities on campus have contacted Campus Safety to establish better and more efficient communication between students and campus safety.
According to Morgan George, a member of Gamma Phi Beta is working with Campus Safety on behalf of her house, Campus Safety has visited the sorority houses to talk to members about their safety concerns.
George said Campus Safety will now send out e-mails to notify students and has set up a phone tree with the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council that will trickle down to the presidents of the houses and members. Campus Safety will also notify resident assistants in residence halls to help get the word out to those living on campus.
George said Campus Safety has been "wonderful" with working with students, especially the sorority houses.
The Undergraduate Women's Council has also taken action within the community in an effort to decrease crime around campus.
Heather Yocum, president of UWC, said the group would be canvassing along Asbury Avenue to petition for more street lights in the neighborhood in hopes that better lighting might reduce the number of assaults and other crimes such as car break-ins.