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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Aug. 15, 2007

Safety Concerns on Campus

Forum Column - By Robert DeKoven - From Virginia Tech to a Michigan university where a murder went unreported for two months, laws and security procedures are doing a disservice to the nation's college students, most of whom return to school in the next few weeks.

FORUM COLUMN

By Robert DeKoven

      As a result of the shootings last spring at Virginia Tech, colleges are busy determining how they will address concerns from parents about security on campus this fall. The reality is that some students will be unknowingly living in residential halls where their roommates, suitemates or floor mates could be sexual deviants, stalkers or worse.
      Federal law onl...

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