January 16, 2018

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THE STANDARD Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade. See page 5.

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Nightclubs adjust to enforcement of city code, minors not allowed HANNA SUMPTER Senior Reporter @hannasumpter

Minors of Missouri State will no longer be able to dance the night away inside clubs throughout Springfield. Zan, as of 2018, no longer allows people under 21 into the downtown nightclub. General manager of the nightclub, Jonathan Strazzinski said Zan went through the age requirement adjustments after the city began enforcing a 12-yearold section of Springfield city code. Section 10-3 A of Springfield’s city

Rape reported at AKL fraternity house CORTLYNN STARK News Editor @Cortlynn_Stark A rape was reported at the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity house on Monday, Dec. 18, according to the Daily Crime Log from Missouri State Safety and Transportation. It happened at 10 p.m. and was reported 35 minutes later, according to the report. It did not fulfill the requirements for a Clery Act incident alert to be sent out, despite it being close to campus on Cherry Street. According to Safety and Transportation’s Safety and Crime Alerts policy statement on emergency notifications and timely warnings, an alert is sent out when a “significant emergency or dangerous situation is reported that poses an immediate, imminent or impeding threat to members of the University commu-

nity; or a crime or incident is reported that poses a threat to members of the University community.” “Because they were known to one another, it was not a danger to the community,” Vice President for Marketing and Communications Suzanne Shaw said. The victim was referred to the Title IX Office and MSU’s Counseling Center, Shaw said. Shaw said the Springfield Police Department is investigating. You can call 417-864-7233 in Springfield for information about resources and services about sexual assault. You can call the Title IX Office at 417836-8506, in Carrington Hall 314 for assistance, the Counseling Center at 417-8365116, the dean of students or a residence hall staff member, according to resources provided by Safety and Transportation.

code gives guidelines for having minors on the premises of businesses throughout the city. According to the code, minors are not allowed inside establishments which make 60 percent or more of their revenue from alcoholic beverages. Each year the licensing department of the city analyzes gross receipts turned in by businesses to find out whether that business exceeds the 60 percent limit. “This ordinance has been on the books since 2006,” said Lori Stubbeman, u See CLUBS, page 2

The Clery Act: Crime alerts, emergency notifications, timely warnings CHLOE SKAAR Senior Reporter @chloeskaar In 1990, the federal government sought transparency for students on college campuses regarding the different crimes, and crime policies, happening around them. The Clery Act is still used today by universities nationwide and is the reason Missouri State students receive email and text warnings when crime happens on campus. The act specifies four categories of crimes that the institution must include in its annual security report and in a daily crime log. The school is required to keep

the crime log public and accessible during business hours. These four categories are known as “Clery crimes,” Tom Johnson, director of Safety and Transportation at MSU, said. The first category includes criminal offenses, according to the Clery Center’s website. Those offenses are homicide, sexual assault — ranging from fondling to rape — robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson. The other three categories are hate crimes; Violence Against Women Act offenses, including domestic and dating violence and stalking; and arrests for disciplinary action, u See CLERY, page 8

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