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Show news 03.29.2010 CRIME from • A1 learned about hundreds and later thousands of cases in which justice did not occur for a lot of victims," said Jonathan Kassa, executive director of Security on Campus, Inc. "In many cases, they found that crucial information was not shared with the campus community.1' The efforts of the Clery family and Security on Campus helped pass the Clery Act. One reason why Clery Act compliance has not been enforced in the past may be a lack of consequences. Although each separate violation can result in a $27,500 fine and a suspension of participation in federal financial aid programs, ABC News reports that from 1990 to 2003 only three schools were cited by the Department of Education. It may be time to shape up. According to Lt. Arnold Lemmon with the BYU Police Department, randomized audits are being conducted. Although the Department of Education has not answered requests to confirm this, the University of Utah Police Department stated that they were the subject of such an audit. The results of an audit could be detrimental to UVU. An investigation by UVU Review found multiple Clery Act violations. These include the 2009 Campus Security Report being available management systems was nearly six months late, not responsible for a loss of having a report available data, but that they expect to in previous years, failure be in full compliance in the to notify the campus future. community of the report's But beyond statistics, availability, data not being fines and penalties, separated by campus, university communities incomplete data collection, need to be informed about lost data and significantly crimes in order to protect lower numbers of crime themselves from becoming actually being reported victims. to the Department of "The more information Education. [students] have, the better judgment calls they can Although UVU has a history of failure to comply make about how to conduct with Clery Act regulations, their lives up here on campus," Sgt. Michael the Police Department is McPharlin of the University trying to remedy that. of Utah Police Department "[The current report] is said. He explained that kind of a cut-and-paste of a if a specific crime were lot of different documents occurring repeatedly in from all over the place... an area, knowing about with the statistics at the bottom," Chief Brewer said. it would allow potential victims to modify their He explained behaviors. that changing record UofU How UVU compares to area schools Campus population Total reported number of crimes Most serious offense reported Campus community informed about report availability? Statistics gathered from other campus authorities? Statistics gathered from local police? Before March 17, UVU was the only accredited university in the state to not have a Campus Security Report available. How complete and available is the information in comparison to other nearby schools? Crime log available to public? Print copy of report available? Data separated by campus? * Number is confirmed to be incomplete SUMMERWOOD Condominiums '•: , ;>;r : 1 • . " • '• " ' • • : - ' • • - " - • ' . * Just Across the Street from UVU! 4 Private Bedrooms • 2 Full Baths Per Unit • Fitness Center & Sport Court • Free Cable • Internet Access • Great Social Environment • Washer & Dryer in EVERY Unit 720 South 1200 West Orem Call Now to Reserve Your Spot! (801) 802-0522 www.summerwoodcondos.com Annual Kids . : ' • ' . - * ' Orem's Premier Single Student Housing fe A barrier to understanding how crime affects students is underreporting. Using UVU enrollment statistics and figures from the U.S. Department of Justice, it is likely that 437 female UVU students may have been raped in 2009. This presents a large discrepancy from the one forcible sexual offense that the police department has on record for a threeyear span.It should be noted that location is a deciding factor on whether a crime is included in the security report. While crime data is incomplete for UVU, Orem is considered a safe place to live. According to CQ Press, the city crime rate is 65 percent below the national average. • 28,765 34,067 31,407 Forcible sex . offense Murder/ non-negligent 107 Murder Math week [__ RYAN PICKERING • News writer UVU held its annual Math Week during March 22-26. This year the focus was on the patterns between math and nature. Events were held on campus throughout the week to inform students and promote the subject of math. After attending the factoring bee on Wednesday, Mitch Oldroyd, a business marketing student, said "I'm not the biggest fan of math, however, I need it for my major and the better I am at math the more qualified 1 w ill be as an employee." The factoring bee was a contest were cash prizes were given out to those who were the fastest and most accurate at factoring math equations. Overall those who participated in the activities felt that they came away with a better appreciation of math. Angela Kroneberger who is studying communications said, "After watching the movie last night on the 'Patterns of Nature' I came to really appreciate how much some individuals know and how math has helped them in that development." A few of the week-long events included games and puzzles, a keynote presentation by John A. Adam on the secrets of nature and a chocolate math therapy session instructing students on how to relax while studying math. |