Hyde Park has not seen the rise in murders that has hit the rest of the city.
Topic: ucpd
E-mail scammers target students seeking internships
Several students received e-mails asking for allegedly from a representative of a large company that said they had gotten their contact information from CAPS.
Police chatter
Recent communication between University police and students provides a solid foundation to build on.
UCPD chief responds on SafeRide, racial profiling
The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) hosted the Tuesday panel in an effort to increase communication channels between students and campus security administrators.
Student group seeks to start dialogue around campus safety
The Chicago Justice Initiative RSO aims to bring a new focus to campus security.
Two students robbed at gunpoint Thursday morning
Two University students were robbed at gunpoint early yesterday morning near 57th Street and Ellis Avenue. The incident prompted the first security alert of the quarter.
Citing safety, UCPD shuts down rooftop UT performance
An unsupervised performance on the roof of Ryerson Physical Laboratory with University Theater (UT) members was shut down by the UCPD last Wednesday night.
UCPD called in after reports of A-level poetry graffiti
A project by an advanced creative writing class raised complaints from Reg staff yesterday morning.
Incident report
Recent UCPD profiling complaints expose a larger problem in campus community.
Student arrested after battering UCPD officer
UCPD officers handcuffed a student outside the Regenstein Library on Wednesday evening.
Laptop thefts sweep campus
A slew of non-violent thefts occurred this month in campus buildings.
UCPD crash leaves seven cars damaged
One UCPD officer was hospitalized for minor injuries after a car spun out of control.
UCPD car collision shuts down part of 57th Street
Two UCPD cars responding to a shooting collided in front of the BSLC tonight, causing a crash involving at least six cars.
Cops patrol quad in response to assault
In response to last week’s assault outside Cobb Hall, UCPD is posting an officer on the main quad 20 hours a day.
Discussing the Reg arrest and the UCPD response
Craig Futterman, chairman of Independent Review Committee, talks about the committee’s report and the UCPD’s ongoing response to the February arrest
Campus Controversies
Blood can still boil when it’s 10 degrees below
Ad hoc committee to probe policy fixes after Reg arrest
The committee, also co-chaired by Graduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees Toussaint Losier, is slated to work over the course of a year to advise administrators on a slew of policy changes to prevent similar conditions to those that led to Dawson’s arrest.
Students publicize demands for University over student arrest
A group of students is advocating for a more precise response to the arrest of fourth-year Mauriece Dawson on the part of the University, which issued a report the group claims did not address systemic problems.
Shooting blanks
Reg report does more to quiet controversy than prevent recurrence
Editorial 4.09.2010
Reg report does more to quiet controversy than preventing recurrence
Report on student arrest outlines policy changes
The University apologized over the February arrest of fourth-year Mauriece Dawson and announced a series of policy changes to prevent a similar incident in an announcement Friday.
Arrest uproar prompts forum, answers from admins
Administrators outlined preliminary steps yesterday to remedy percieved racial profiling within the UCPD and to revise Library behavior policy and protocol in how staff ask for ID
Point–Counterpoint: Civil discourse on an uncivil incident
Columnists debate race, legality, and details surrounding Dawson arrest
Eyewitness: Student arrest emblematic of wider racial distrust
Students’ immediate reactions just as disturbing as force used to arrest student in the Reg
Packed forum presses admins on Reg arrest
Concerns over other potential cases of racial profiling dominated proceedings.
Administrators had few specific answers to attendees’ questions, citing three ongoing investigations.
Student arrest forum live blog coverage
The Maroon live blogged the forum, held in response to last week’s A-level arrest.
Admins to discuss A-level arrest today
Students have reacted strongly to the arrest, sending dozens of e-mails to various administrators and listhosts to spread awareness. According to Kim Goff-Crews, the Library Department and UCPD are conducting internal reviews of the incident, and a complaint has been filed with the UCPD over the arrest.
Police academy
A-Level arrest requires clarification of student–UCPD relations
New federal security program introduced at International House
Training focused on calming violence-prone students
University outsources unarmed security coverage
Some community members protested the changing of the guards.
Hyde Park airs concern over UCPD’s working relationship with community
“The relationship between the University and the community has a lot of room for improvement,” said third-year Stephanie Zwiebel, citing what she perceived as a lack of University “subtlety” and communal focus in its dealings with the community.