BROOKINGS, S.D. — The South Dakota Board of Regents on May 16 approved a 10-year plan for capital improvements at public universities totaling $218.9 million.All six state universities have projects on the list, including street repairs, building renovations,...
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Patient Accuses Nurse of Sexual Assault
SEATTLE, Wash. — A patient at Swedish Hospital’s First Hill campus accused a nurse of sexually assaulting her during a pregnancy exam.The patient told her husband that the male nurse performed a painful pelvic exam by putting his fingers inside her vagina,...
Culver City Schools Integrate Their Security Systems
The Culver City (Calif.) School District has integrated its new IP video and access control solutions. Now, entry to the campuses is limited to authorized persons and vehicles, and clearer video helps keep crime under control.
Police Chief Accused of Detaining Students to Lower Crime Stats
MIAMI — Miami Dade Public Schools Police Chief Charles Hurley is accused of directing officers to place students under temporary detention rather than arrest them to make it appear as if crime had decreased under his watch.Hurley reportedly detained students...
Arrests Made in USC Student Killings
LOS ANGELES — Police arrested two young men Friday in the killings of two University of Southern California (USC) graduate students from China.Javier Bolden, 19, and Bryan Barnes, 20, were arrested on suspicion of the April 11 murders of Ming Qu and Ying Wu in...
1 Student Killed, 7 Injured in School Bombing
ROME, Italy — One student was killed and at least seven others were wounded when a bomb exploded outside a high school in Rome Saturday.The explosive went off a few minutes before 8 a.m. outside the mainly all-girls Francesca Laura Morvillo Falcone vocational...
Cleveland Clinic Hires Former FBI Assistant Director
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Clinic has named a former FBI assistant director as its new Chief of Protective Services.Gordon M. Snow, who has experience in national security, law enforcement and cyber security, began in his new position May 14. As Chief of Protective...
UC Davis Chancellor Discusses Protest Mistakes
DAVIS, Calif. — University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi identified specific mistakes she made during a campus pepper-spray incident to lawmakers Tuesday.Katehi said she should not have set a deadline for the removal of protesters...
Mo. State Implements Contactless Campus Card System
WASHINGTON — Missouri State University (MSU) has selected Blackboard Transact in a move away from magnetic stripe student IDs for contactless credentials.Based on the Near Field Communication (NFC) ISO-standard protocol, the new system enables MSU to integrate...
Students Wait A Week or More to Seek Counseling
ONTARIO — A report by the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) found that Ontario students with mental or emotional problems wait an average of seven days — and in some cases, months — to see a campus counselor.The report calls for more...
Judge Expected to Overturn Awards in Va. Tech Case
BLACKSBURG, Va. — A judge is expected to reduce the multi-million dollar awards given to the families of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre victims by a jury.Judge William Alexander is expected to sign an order asking that the awards be reduced from $4 million per...
Framingham State Votes to Arm Campus Police
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — The Framingham State University Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to arm the school’s police.The campus police recently attained state accreditation, The MetroWest Daily News reports. Police Chief Brad Medeiros lobbied to arm...

