HEC/News-Incidents

HEC/News
Incidents
Friday, February 6, 2009

The following contains a summary of alcohol, other drug, and
violence-related incidents posted to the Incidents section of the
Center's Web site:

"The University of Pittsburgh has suspended two students for setting
fires after the Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl win on Sunday..."

"..., 48, of Cabot on Wednesday received a 10-year sentence, with three
years suspended, for killing a University of Arkansas student with his
car while intoxicated..."

"Oxford police arrested a 23-year-old Miami University student on Jan.
31, after finding a small baggy of marijuana in his jacket and large
amount of alcohol in his bloodstream during a traffic stop..."

"Olympic superstar...could face criminal charges as part of the fallout
from a photo that surfaced showing the swimmer smoking from a marijuana
pipe at a University of South Carolina house party..."

"A New Jersey man was held for court Tuesday on charges he dragged his
then-girlfriend as she clung to the side of his pickup truck, then sped
off as she lay unconscious in a Kutztown University parking lot..."

"Two more female University [of Minnesota] students reported sexual
assaults on campus Monday morning, bringing the total number of reports
to six within the last five days..."

"Fresno State [University] student president...says university officials
have accused him of violating a school policy on alcohol -- three months
after his predecessor resigned in a controversy over booze..."

"A University of North Dakota freshman linebacker faces assault and
underage drinking charges after weekend fights on campus..."

"[Duke University's] associate dean and director of the Alcohol and
Substance Abuse Prevention Center, said he had notified...of the
[psychedelic drug family, 2C's] presence, [which] first became a concern
during Winter Break..."

"Eastern Kentucky University student...said he was beaten repeatedly for
more than a month while he sought admission into the school's chapter of
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc..."

To read this week's and previous weeks' stories, visit the Incidents
section of the Center's Web site:
http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/assistance/news/incidents.

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The Higher Education Center news service (HEC/News) is provided by the
U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and
Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention as a way to disseminate news
and information related to alcohol and other drug abuse and violence
prevention on campus and in surrounding communities. Through its Office
of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, the Department funds the Center under
contract number ED-04-CO-0137. The contracting officer's representative
is Tara Hill. The content of HEC/News does not necessarily reflect the
views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does the
mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply
endorsement by the U.S. government.

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Received on Fri Feb 06 2009 - 16:29:59 EST