by Sarah Boswell
Ball State University
About once a month, somebody is upset enough about the campus police to file a formal complaint. Usually it's a claim that one of the cops was copping an attitude.
By Chelsea Boozer
University of Memphis
An audit conducted by the Department of Education found that University of Memphis might be in violation of four parts of a federal law requiring all colleges and universities that receive federal funding to disclose information about crime on and around campus.
The law, known as the Clery Act, is meant to protect the campus community by informing it of potentially dangerous situations in a timely manner.
by Adam Giffi, edited by Amanda Seitz
Miami (OH) University
Recent data shows that Miami University of Ohio consistently enforces the highest number of on-campus liquor law violations per student of any Ohio school.
Editor Amanda Seitz helped Adam Griffi access the numbers for a statewide comparison.
Written by Riley Johnson, edited by Kiah Haslett
Reporter Riley Johnson looked into the ramifications of making fake bomb threats and checked in with Omaha Police to see what happens when one is made. The Daily Nebraskan couldn't find national statistics on fake threats made at universities, versus real acts of violence.
Written by Hailey Konnath, edited by Kiah Haslett
Given the gunman threats received back-to-back at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in late February, Konnath sought to figure out how the alert system notifying students worked.
Several UNL students complained about not receiving text message alert updates.
By Mehrunnisa Wani
“It’s possible,” said Lieutenant Tyrone E. Forte in response to whether he thought someone could enter York College’s campus with a counterfeit ID.
And it was.
For over a month, the Pandora’s Box editorial board flashed counterfeit IDs to security officers at all entrees, including the library entrances where security officials were intermittently placed.