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Most students heading to college are consumed with the adjustment to dorm life, the sometimes complex maze of the registration process and the cheapest place to purchase textbooks and supplies. However, recent events on campuses across the country, particularly the tragic massacre that occurred at Virginia Technical College just a few short years ago, have…
A University of Washington student has been arrested for allegedly making threats to kill women and comparing himself to Elliot Rodger, the gunman who killed six people and then himself near the University of California, Santa Barbara. The 23-year-old, who has not been charged, was ordered held on $150,000 bail Monday after a judge found…
Campus safety is on the minds of many college-age women these days. Female students were among the targets in the deadly attacks last week near the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara. But even before then, sexual harassment and assault on college campuses were making headlines.In the past couple months, the U.S Department…
According to an Education Department report, the number of sexual assualts rported on college campuses increased from 2,200 in 2001 to 3,300 in 2011. The number of sex crimes reported on U.S. college campuses soared by 50% over the course of a decade, according to a new government report Tuesday, even as total campus crime…
WorldStage Newsonline– The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) Nigeria, West Africa Chapter has elected a Nigeria, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Audu-Bida (rtd)as the first Chairman for the Nigeria’s Chapter. Members of TIEMS Nigeria currently include professional emergency managers, academics, journalists and volunteers who have interest in emergency management. The body, which was founded in Washington,…
John Tupps, a spokesman for Gov. Rick Scott, released this statement later Wednesday: “Gov. Scott has worked with the Division of Emergency Management to ensure our communities have the resources they need to protect families from flooding. Over the past three years, Florida has invested more than $130 million protecting communities along the coast from…
Did you know that April was National County Government Month? Perhaps, like DeKalb County, GA, your county provided a community workshop. Check out this information provided by the National Association of Counties and share what your county has done to prepare its citizens. Since 1991, NACo has encouraged counties across the country to actively promote…
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Monday announced a series of steps it plans to take to try to reduce the epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses, including pushing colleges and universities to become more transparent in their reporting of incidents. Click here to continue reading…