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“Ypsilanti teenager charged with falsely claiming he was robbed in EMU parking structure”

sitedad — Sat, 29 May 2010 12:59:19 +0000

I don’t remember this story, but apparently, the report of an armed robbery in the parking structure in April was false. From AnnArbor.com, “Ypsilanti teenager charged with falsely claiming he was robbed in EMU parking structure.”

“Campus Rape Victims: A Struggle for Justice”

sitedad — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:35:19 +0000

I’m listening to a good and important story on NPR’s “Morning Edition” just now, “Campus Rape Victims: A Struggle for Justice.” The audio part of the story won’t be available until later today, but the text is there now. I think it illustrates the problem of rape on college campuses, and it also mentions [...]

Another campus grieves

sitedad — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:03:58 +0000

There’s a pretty good summary article in Inside Higher Ed about the murders committed by Amy Bishop at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, “Another Campus Grieves.” Here’s a quote:

The facts in the case are, as is often so in such situations, fluid. Early news reports suggested (incorrectly, it turned out) that Bishop had just [...]

I totally missed this…

sitedad — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:44:34 +0000

Because I wasn’t on campus at 8 am this morning, I did not hear the EMU Public Alert System Malfunction. Did anyone?

So, what is the deal with the student with TB?

sitedad — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:51:50 +0000

An alert EMUTalk.org reader sent me an email today that raises some interesting questions about the recent news about a student with a documented case of tuberculosis. The official EMU announcement, with the easily deleted subject line “Message from University Health Services,” does not mention that the student worked for EMU food service (The [...]

This is a weird crime notice…

sitedad — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:15:10 +0000

Just a couple hours from EMU DPS:

EMU Police Department is reporting a suspicious situation that occurred in the Warner Building on January 26, 2010 at approximately 9:45 a.m. A staff member and students attending a class observed a subject in the hallway loitering. When the staff member went to approach the subject, it [...]

Recent robbery/carjacking story near campus takes a turn

sitedad — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:53:52 +0000

I’ve kind of stayed away from posting every message that comes my way from DPS about some sort of crime near campus, but the most recent notable crime has taken a sort of odd turn. Just yesterday, DPS said there was an “abduction/armed robbery” at the corner of Ballard and West Cross (by one [...]

“Campus concealed weapons bills debated at Eastern Michigan University panel discussion”

sitedad — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:47:05 +0000

From Annarbor.com (and, surprisingly, nothing from the Eastern Echo, at least yet) comes “Campus concealed weapons bills debated at Eastern Michigan University panel discussion.” There’s a good discussion going on there, but I have to say I very much agree with this comment from Andy Ypsilanti:

This is a great idea. Because college [...]

What’s new with the concealed weapons bill? (UPDATE: a panel discussion today 3 to 5 pm)

sitedad — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:14:19 +0000

I ran into an EMU friend and colleague this morning who said to me “hey, why don’t you put something about the concealed weapons law on the blog?” So here it is, with a few links.

First, from the Echo, “Concealed weapons bill would allow guns in trunks on campus.”

Second, from AnnArbor.com, “Campus [...]

Imaginary crime fighter

sitedad — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:21:12 +0000

I saw an announcement about this from EMU DPS the other day, but here’s the article in annarbor.com: “Eastern Michigan University student’s carjacking claim was fabricated, police say.” Basically, the student who claimed there was someone in her car who she punched out in order escape made the whole thing up. Why? I haven’t [...]