UP15_5 by University Press

UNIVERSITY PRESS FAUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FINEST NEWS SOURCE SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 | VOL. 15 # 5

Me nus ad errovit aut re, sequas doluptatint offic test et la que Tem lautatur aut eturit, ati dis idiorru mquatquam quam labo. Genimet ant esti ant volecus, conse porem sequi si reraectaest oditiuntis sendit as ium archillaut ipsunt lacesequam id esequia velibusdae dis audisci isquis intiunt minullesto id et landae omnimolent. Con repeliq uatibus et ut diostrum diam qui nestem int dolenis magnimperum velia verspicabo. Veles modipiciam, optibus sim nobis essit illam corruptatum ut hictur? Ditium verum estruntur, que ducipsam harchil inis ellaccaborit estrum nese ditem fuga. Non nobitium sim renis aut debisto blaut eius dit aute se dipisi ut quatqui dentus miligendis et dolum la cus sinctur? Quis explabo. Epudign impores molor sit, temporum evellupta volorit untiumquod que reperio nsequam in nis aut minullest, sitatum endignit esci ad maios sus ratet as rest, asperum imet volorest, con cone et excese ipis abore pliciae omnihitat etum nit fugitiatur accus sus. Ed quos necto velecti blacea verum ut quae volorec tissitat doluptibus earum quam, nihilla boribustrum es volorum quam la etur? Cus non consed que volore nonet magnihit voluptur? words words word A 10-month UP investigation reveals FAU police keeps us safer than campus taeperum vero to mi, ilit etusa sandero vitat.words words words security at other Fla. universities, but lacks transparency. words Lectet et faceper oviduscit explas ty hfj weij tatiunte experes expers experes By Dylan Bouscher -From escaped armed intruders to a By Dylan Bouscher wrongful death lawsuit, a special UP investigation found FAU Police keeps us safe, but lacks transparency liquam dolorer umquate namus, natio dolum aut ium aut es volorepuda doloresed et et illuptatem ex et velesto dolor- By Dylan Bouscher -aut vent ea pe verios net fugita eum none nis ma consed quist fugita que prestio nsequiam, occus conseni scilici picilluptae erit volorer essita velenti atemost, nonseribus et libus id eaquia nullectius dolora poreped

Campus Insecurity

READ US - UPRESSONLINE.COM LIKE US - FACEBOOK.COM/UNIVERSITYPRESS FOLLOW US - @UPRESSONLINE FIRST ISSUE IS FREE; EACH ADDITIONAL COPY IS 50 CENTS AND AVAILABLE IN THE UP NEWSROOM.

upressonline.com f facebook.com/universitypress t @upressonline

Tuesday

September 17, 2013

The Staff Special Issue Editor - Dylan Bouscher Special Issue Designer - Michelle Friswell

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF - Dylan Bouscher MANAGING EDITOR - Austen Erblat CREATIVE DIRECTOR - Michelle Friswell ASSISTANT CREATIVE DIRECTOR - Breanndolyn Lies BUSINESS MANAGER - Lulu Ramadan NEWS EDITOR - Christopher Massana FEATURES EDITOR - Emily Bloch SPORTS EDITOR - Zack Kelberman PHOTO EDITOR - Ryan Murphy WEB EDITOR - Christopher Massana COPY DESK CHIEF - Chris Hamann ASSISTANT COPY DESK CHIEF - Cari Giard SENIOR EDITORS - Ryan Cortes, Rolando Rosa COPY EDITORS - Anna Patterson, Lynnette Perez, Oscer Ruiz STAFF WRITERS - Mohamed Abdihakim, Cealia Brannan STAFF DESIGNER - Cody Weber DISTRIBUTION MANAGER - Austen Erblat ADVISERS Michael Koretzky Dan Sweeney Cover by Michelle Friswell

777 Glades Road Student Union, room 214 Boca Raton, FL 33431 561.297.2960

8 14 16 18 26 28

What the Clery Act is, why you should care about it and how well FAU Police follow the law when reporting crime. By Dylan Bouscher A guide to your rights when dealing with campus police officers. By Austen Erblat

A map of most crimes reported on campus since fall 2013 began. By Dylan Bouscher

FAU Police and crime statistics. By Austen Erblat

What are the 15 dumbest crimes committed at FAU? By Austen Erblat

The university is being sued for the “wrongful death” of a 29-year-old escort that was shot by former FAU PD officer Jimmy Ho. The Chief of Police says things are different now.

L I A F POLICE

By Dylan Bouscher WANT TO PLACE AN AD? Contact The Pacha Group 732.991.6353 mlitt705@gmail.com

WANT TO JOIN THE UP?

PUBLISHER

FAU Student Government Email upress@fau.edu The opinions expressed by the UP are not Staff meetings every Friday, 2:30 p.m. necessarily those of the student body, in the Student Union, room 214 Student Government or FAU.

OPINION

Investigating Our special investigation spotlights the FAU Police Department’s lack of transparency in following federal campus security laws

By Dylan Bouscher September is National Safety month at FAU — what better time to inspect the force responsible for keeping you, the student, safe on this campus? Our investigation of the FAU Police Department didn’t really start this month, it started last November. There was an armed robbery of an iPad in a piano rehearsal room in the College of Arts and Letters that led to a campuswide lockdown. The intruder was never caught. Before that armed robbery, one FAU Police captain was caught with a sex tape in 2006 and another officer’s alleged murder of a 29-year-old escort in 2011 resulted in a wrongful death lawsuit being brought against the university. So I decided to look up statistics for crimes committed at our university. I started with the annual report University Police has to release every year, as part of a federal law, known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. The law requires any university receiving money from the U.S. Department of Education to keep records and statistics on every crime committed on campus to continued being funded — or pay fines for disobedience. The most disturbing trend was a dip in forcible sex offenses — also known as rape to anyone outside a campus police force — from four in both 2009 and 2010 to just one in 2011. When you compare that to two rapes being reported in 2011 at New College of Florida, a school with less than 900 students, with FAU’s enrollment 4

OPINION

the

investigators

growing in that time from 27,707 to 30,038, something doesn’t add up. Meanwhile, at a private school like Yale University, where the total enrollment is around 11,800, the Department of Education investigated the school for not doing enough to scrub its campus clean of those responsible for 18 sex offenses in 2011. So when schools with less than half FAU’s enrollment are reporting more than twice the amount of sex offenses on their campuses, you can imagine why I’m curious to know if university police are reclassifying, underreporting, or flat-out ignoring crimes on campus. And in order to give FAU’s statistics some context, I talked to some experts on campus security nationwide to see how we compared. When I wanted to double-check FAU’s reported stats, I tallied the number of individual crimes reported and compared them to our annual stats. Except the first time I requested the last three years’ worth of police reports, FAU’s Media Relations department told me it would cost $17,000 for the records. The Sun-Sentinel and Society of Professional Journalists thought that price was absurd enough to be news. Then, an attorney took my case for free and whittled the estimate down to $900.73 for “public” records. With ten more months of legal back and forth, more curiosity and patience than your average tweeting millennial can muster and a will to sift through a stack of police reports as thick as the sixth Harry Potter novel, the UP can finally

report how safe FAU is compared to other schools in the state and around the country. We’re taking the rest of this issue to show how FAU PD is solving more crimes with smaller budgets over time. Next month the 2013 Clery Act report will be out. That means you can count on us to follow up and crunch the numbers again to see if FAU is any safer this year than last (to see our Clery Act scorecard for the university, check upressonline.com).

Photo by Ryan Murphy

South Florida’s Ultimate haunted attraction returns oct. 2013 25% off all online ticket purchases through oct 1st. www.enigmahaunt.com located in boca raton we are always searching for new monsters to join our engima sigma die haunt team to help us make nightmares become reality •

All of our Enigma Haunt acting crew members are a first season pledge (volunteer) with the opportunity to join our team for following seasons with compensation.

•

No acting experience? No worries, we will be holding acting classes that will be directed specifically for our haunt prior to opening.

•

Actors should be 18 and older but we will consider 16 with experience.

if you are interested in joining our crew please email actors@enigmahaunt.com with your name, age, cell number and email address

, e c n e i r e p x e Career

m s i l a n jour

and fun.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in writing editing photography / videography graphic / web design or copy editing stop by room 214 of the Boca Student Union for our general meetings. Every Friday at 2:30 p.m.

COMPLIANCE

Campus Insecurity

COMPLIANCE

The Clery Act, a national law on campus security, sets guidelines so police officers can report crimes accurately or pay fines if they do not. FAU PD’s 2012 annual crime statistics show the school complies with the law and is safer than other state universities

By Dylan Bouscher

Not only is FAU safer than most of Florida’s other public universities by the numbers, but it’s getting safer. There wasn’t a single murder, manslaughter or hate crime reported from 2009 to 2011, the most recent years with statistics available. In that time, the number of reported forcible sex offenses — or rapes — also decreased from four per year to one. While the amount of arsons, burglaries and vehicle thefts rose and fell, the amount of those crimes committed on FAU’s five campuses still makes the university look safer on paper compared to other universities (see infographic on p. 18). And when it comes to complying with the Clery Act (see sidebar), police records obtained and counted by the UP reveal FAU reports almost the exact same amount of crimes in its annual statistics report as are committed during the year. Although the low amount of total crimes committed might comfort some students, parents, faculty and staff, the precise match between annual reports and police records troubles one lawyer — who heads an organization dedicated to

creating “opportunities for students to use their voices to influence public policy.” “That’s almost without exception indicative that they are undercounting the amount of crime in their Clery report,” says Student Press Law Center Executive Director Frank LoMonte. If FAU is undercounting crime, one rape in 2011 on a campus with an enrollment that fluctuates between 28,000 and 30,000 students could be an example of that. “One is a really, really, low number,” LoMonte, an attorney who works with student journalists reporting on crimes and other important issues, says. “One a year would certainly raise a lot of red flags about underreporting. Every national statistic suggests that at a campus of your size, those numbers are genuinely probably more like hundreds.” According to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, LoMonte could be right: someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted once every two minutes. And when comparing FAU’s sexual assault numbers to national

statistics, it might not be that surprising if rape on campus is being underreported. According to a U.S. Justice Department National Crime Victimization Survey from 2006 to 2010, about 54 percent of rapes are not reported to the police. LoMonte has an explanation for how the campus crime reporting process might contribute to that statistic. “It’s very, very commonplace for a sexual assault to get channeled away from the Police Department and into the Student Conduct Board,” LoMonte says. While the same might not be true for other Clery Act crimes like burglaries or thefts, which are probably reported accurately according to LoMonte, rapes are a different story. “You usually have no idea who took your stuff… so the figures are probably reasonably accurate for those property crimes. But for the violent crimes, they’re much less likely to be accurate,” LoMonte says. Whether the crimes are occurring as reported or not, stats show FAU has solved more crimes since 2010 Continued on p. 10

COMPLIANCE

with less money. The campus police department’s clearance rate, or the rate of reported crimes to solved crimes, rose from 9 percent to 12 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Post Secondary Education. In the same time, FAU PD’s budget shrunk from $2.39 million to $2.21 million, according to the university’s Operating Budget (see infographic p. 22). But that does not speak to FAU PD’s ability to report crime accurately. Of the major Clery Act crimes that university police must keep annual statistics on, rapes are the one most often reclassified as a less serious or different charge, according to LoMonte. “A sexual assault is the one that’s most likely to get pushed off into the student

COMPLIANCE

conduct process because the chances are that you’re able to identify the person who victimized you… It’s almost always the case that a large number of sexual assaults go exclusively through the disciplinary board and never result in a police report.” When compared to New College of Florida — a school with less than 900 students enrolled when it reported two sex offenses in 2011 — FAU’s number might seem low. At Yale, a private university with an enrollment close to 11,800 when it reported 18 sex offenses in the same year that FAU reported one with almost 10,000 more students enrolled, the school was fined $165,000 for violating the Clery Act and not reporting at least

COMPLIANCE

four forcible sex offenses on its annual crime report, according to the Yale Daily News. The UP made several attempts to contact members of the Clery Center for Security On Campus, a national group “dedicated to preventing violence and other crimes on campus,” but as of publication time, they could not be reached for comment. If the campus looks safer over time on paper because the crimes are being underreported or reclassified — instead of a genuine decrease in crime — that creates a problem to LoMonte. “That’s giving people a false sense of safety about how secure the campus really is.”

Why the Jeanne Clery Act exists The Clery Center For Security On Campus has a brief explanation of the law FAU Police must follow when reporting crimes on its website. Here’s how the law affects you, and how you can file a Clery Act complaint if you think FAU PD is not reporting crimes accurately. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 USC § 1092(f)) is a federal law that requires colleges and universities across the United States to disclose information about crimes on and around their campuses. The law is tied to an institution’s participation in federal student financial aid programs and it applies to most institutions of higher education both public and private. The act is enforced by the United States Department of Education. The law was named following the April 1986 rape and murder of 19-year-old Jeanne Clery in her Lehigh University dorm room. Her murderer — who is spending life behind bars without parole — was also a student at the school whom Jeanne did not know prior to the attack. After Jeanne’s murder, her parents Connie and

Howard Clery committed themselves to ensuring lasting change. They were alarmed by the lack of information provided to students and families about the violent and nonviolent incidents on campuses; they realized that while crimes were being reported to campus authorities, administrators often failed to provide adequate warnings about those incidents — even more troubling, there were no uniform laws requiring them to do so. In 1990, Congress approved the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act, which took effect in 1991. Then, the law was amended in 1992 to add a requirement that schools ensure the victims of campus sexual assault certain rights, and amended again in 1998 to expand the reporting requirements. The 1998 amendments also formally named the law in memory of Jeanne Clery. Subsequent amendments in 2000 and 2008 added provisions dealing with registered sex offender notification and campus emergency response. The 2008 amendments also added a provision to protect crime victims, “whistleblowers” and others from retaliation.

COMPLIANCE

What FAU PD must do to follow the Clery Act -Publish an Annual Security Report (ASR) by Oct. 1, documenting three calendar years of select campus crime statistics including security policies and procedures and information on the basic rights guaranteed victims of sexual assault. The law requires that schools make the report available to all current students and employees,1and prospective students and employees must be notified of its existence and given a copy upon request. Schools may comply with this requirement via the internet if required recipients are notified and provided exact information regarding the on-line location of the report. Paper copies of the ASR should be available upon request. All crime statistics must be

provided to the U.S. Department of Education. -Have a public crime log. [FAU Police updates its crime blotter daily at: http://police.fau.edu/blotter/ default.asp] -Disclose crime statistics for incidents that occur on campus, in unobstructed public areas immediately adjacent to or running through the campus, and at certain non-campus facilities including Greek housing and remote classrooms. The statistics must be gathered from campus police or security, local law enforcement and other school officials who have “significant responsibility for student and campus activities.” The Clery Act requires reporting of crimes in seven

How To File A Clery Act Complaint In the last six months, complaints have been filed against the University of North Carolina, the University of Southern California, Swathmore, the University of Colorado, Boulder, UC Berkeley, Occidental College and Dartmouth. If you believe that FAU has violated the Clery Act, the Department of Education has a process for filing complaints and investigating them. The complaint should1 be forwarded to the Region IV office of the U.S. Department of Education:

Region IV Office of the U.S. Department of Education 61 Forsyth St. SW, Suite 19T40 Atlanta, GA 30303 Telephone: 404-974-9450 Fax: 404-974-9459

major categories, some with significant sub-categories and conditions. (See our infographic on p. 18 to find out what the five major crimes are and how many are committed at FAU each year) -Issue timely warnings about Clery Act crimes which pose a serious or ongoing threat to students and employees. -Devise an emergency response, notification and testing policy. -Compile and report fire data to the federal government and publish an annual fire safety report. -Enact policies and procedures to handle reports of missing students. Source: Clerycenter.org

Who to Call If You’re Victimized FAU has several offices to help students who are victims of campus crime. Contact one of the following if you feel they can help:

Victim’s Services (561) 297-0500 Rape Crisis Hotline (561) 833-7273 Student Health Center (561) 297-351

Or you can call 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) to lodge your complaint. The Clery Center for Security On Campus can help with filing a complaint. Contact them at (484) 580-8754 or by email at info@clerycenter.org. Continued on p. 12

Source: Clerycenter.org 11

COMPLIANCE

Rape Statistics The UP compiled data of the total amount of forcible and non-forcible sex offenses committed at 11 of Fla.’s 12 state universities over the last three years (Florida Polytechnic University, Fla.’s newest state university, has not submitted an annual Clery Act report yet).

2009

2010 2011

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

0 FAU

Total 29,246 Enrollment

UNF

UCF

UWF

USF

FAMU

FGCU

FSU

FIU

NCF

49,589

16,198

58,465

11,982

39,596

13,204

12,651

41,087

44,616

845

Source: the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Post Secondary Education. 12

E 1

Free

Lose the buns.

Tired of all the bread, grease and calories? Try our unique pitas stuffed with lean grilled meats, an incredible variety of fresh veggies and your choice of tasty toppings. And tell your doughy rolls that thin is in.

We Deliver

Catering Available

6192 W. Sample Road · Coral Springs

(954) 227-0936

Sunday - Wednesday: 9:30am - 10:00pm Thursday - Saturday: 9:30am - 12:00am

www.PitaPitUSA.com

Bus routes and real-time schedules are now at your fingertips!

Plan your next Palm Tran trip! www.google.com/transit Get real-time bus information! www.palmtran.org/infopoint

Public Transportation

(561) 841-4BUS (4287) • (877) 930-4287 (toll-free) www.palmtran.org

Pita Sandwich with purchase of any Pita Combo which includes: Pita Sandwich, Chips & Drink

The Pita Pit

Coral Springs · 954-227-0936 With this coupon. Valid for in-store purchases only. Cannot be combined with other offers or prior purchases. Expires 10-25-13.

Free Cookie

with purchase of any Pita Sandwich

The Pita Pit

Coral Springs · 954-227-0936 With this coupon. Valid for in-store purchases only. Cannot be combined with other offers or prior purchases. Expires 10-25-13.

RIGHTS

Know Your In case you forget what you can and can’t do when dealing with police, the UP compiled this list of rights for its readers

By Austen Erblat

RIGHTS

Rights

Miranda Rights Right to Remain Silent: When officers read you your Miranda Rights — which they are required to do after placing someone in custody, before questioning them — the “right to remain silent” means you are not required to answer the officer’s questions. In fact, the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects you from making any self-incriminating statements. “Anything you say can and may be used against you in a court of law” means exactly what it sounds like. Right to an Attorney: Miranda Rights entitle anyone in custody to have an attorney or lawyer present while being questioned. Attorneys know the law and know what police officers are allowed to ask and what you are required to answer. The author of this story is not a lawyer, so if anything you have done is in question, you should contact one. The Sixth Amendment grants people the right to an attorney and a fair, speedy and public trial. “If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you.” If you blow your rent money on beer and then get stopped on your way home from the bar, the chances are that you can’t afford a criminal attorney. Every county in the state has a Public Defender’s office with attorneys that serve the public when they cannot afford a private attorney. Final Questions: In the state of Florida, officers are required to ask these two questions: — Do you understand each of these rights I have explained to you? — Having these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to us now? You can always ask an officer to explain these rights if you didn’t read them here, can’t remember them or are overwhelmed by a police presence. Of course, you can always refuse to speak with them. An officer cannot arrest you for not talking to them, but if you do admit that this was your joint or that wasn’t your bike, you will likely be hauled off to jail. 14

RIGHTS

Refusing Search The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from illegal search and seizure.

Vehicle Search: If a police officer asks if he can search your car, you can say “I don’t consent to

searches.” This may not stop the officer from searching your car, but to do so legally, he must find probable cause or reasonable suspicion that you are committing — or are about to commit — a crime. Probable cause could include observing someone who is intoxicated (red or glassy eyes, slurred speech), certain odors (alcohol on one’s breath, marijuana smoke), or anything in plain sight of the officer (alcohol bottle, roach, plastic baggy, weapon).

Dorm Search: Every college is different, and though there is nothing in FAU’s Housing and Residential

Life Guidebook or the housing contracts actively allowing it, that doesn’t mean FAU Police is prohibited from entering your dorm room. The dorms are university property, which may be more than enough for them to enter without a search warrant. Tread lightly.

“Am I under arrest or am I free to go?” Police officers are required to inform you if you are being placed under arrest, being detained or free to go, especially if you ask. If an officer threatens to arrest you, call a K9 unit, obtain a search warrant or anything else, you can ask the officer if you are under arrest. If not you are free to walk — not run — away.

DISCLAIMER: While this page contains a discussion of general legal principles and specific laws, it is neither intended to be given as legal advice nor as the practice of law and should not be relied upon by readers as such.

Sources: Archives.gov Flexyourrights.org SSDP.org NORML.org

CRIME MAP

12 (BS) 76 (BK) 69 (CO) 31A (AU) 22 (CM) 31D (CE) 44 (SO) 9 (AL) 86 (BU) 47 (ED) 96 (EE) 71 (BC) 84 (NU) 43 (SE) 97 (CU) 87 (DS) 52 (AH) 51 (PA) 53 (VA) 75 (PR)

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES BUILDING BOOKSTORE CAMPUS OPERATIONS BUILDING CAROLE & BARRY KAYE AUDITORIUM COMPUTER CENTER CONTINUING EDUCATION HALL COLLEGE FOR DESIGN & SOCIAL INQUIR COLLEGE OF ARTS & LETTERS, DOROTH COLLEGE OF BUSINESS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMP COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, CHARLES E. SC COLLEGE OF NURSING, CHRISTINE E. LY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, CHARLES E. SCH CULTURE AND SOCIETY BUILDING DESANTIS PAVILION DOROTHY F. SCHMIDT ARTS & HUMANI DOROTHY F. SCHMIDT PERFORMING AR DOROTHY F. SCHMIDT VISUAL ARTS CEN ELEANOR R. BALDWIN HOUSE, PRESIDE RESIDENCE ENGINEERING EAST ENGINEERING WEST ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FA FAU HIGH SCHOOL FAU STADIUM FLEMING HALL FLEMING WEST FRIEDBERG LIFELONG LEARNING CENT GENERAL CLASSROOM - NORTH GENERAL CLASSROOM - SOUTH GLADES PARK TOWERS GLADYS DAVIS PAVILION - LEARNING A HERITAGE PARK TOWERS HILLEL JEWISH LIFE CENTER HOUSING ASSISTANT’S HOUSE (PRIVATE INDIAN RIVER TOWERS INFORMATION BOOTH INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES

CRIME MAP

Unsafe areas

CRIME MAP

The UP compiled a map of most crimes committed on the Boca campus since (EE) the fall semester began, and what times the crimes took place, so you 96 know 36 (EG) 85 (EH) where to avoid on campus 26F (HS) By Dylan Bouscher

Case Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

13-0889

Date 9/10/2013

13-0888

9/10/2013

13-0883

9/10/2013

13-0882

9/9/2013

13-0881

9/9/2013

13-0879

9/9/2013

13-0875

9/9/2013

13-0874

9/9/2013

13-0873

9/8/2013

Crime PROPERTY DAMAGE THEFT FROM BUILDING PETIT THEFT FALSE ALARM FIRE GRAND THEFT BATTERY SIMPLE TRAFFIC CRASH WITH NO INJURIES MEDICAL RESPONSE

Status Closed Open

Inactive

100 (FS) 24 (FL) 23 (FW) 31C (LL) 73 (GN) 2 (GS) 92 (GP) 49 (DP) 89 (HP) 3A (LY) 18 (DM) 70 (IR) 41 (IG) 4 (IS)

Closed

Inactive

Closed-Student Referral Closed Closed

NARCOTICS PARAPHERNALIA AND

LOT 12

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA UNDER 20 GRAMS

13-0872

9/8/2013

ALCOHOL VIOLATION AND MEDICAL RESPONSE

13-0871

9/7/2013

13-0868

9/7/2013

13-0867

9/7/2013

Closed-Student Referral

BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY

AC-67

Closed-Student Referral

TC-67B

Open Open

- NO FORCE AND PETIT THEFT $100 -$300

14 15

13-0866

9/7/2013

13-0865

9/6/2013

TRESPASS AFTER WARNING OTHER

16 17

13-0864

9/6/2013

13-0861

9/6/2013

TRESPASS AFTER WARNING OTHER MEDICAL RESPONSE

“See something, say something,” Charles Lowe FAU Police Chief 16

Source: fau.edu/police

Open

Arrest

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA UNDER 20 GRAMS AND TRESPASS WARNING

Sof Sta

LOT 1

BURGLARY - UNLAWFUL ENTRY - NO FORCE AND GRAND THEFT

LOT 13

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA UNDER 20 GRAMS AND UNLAWFUL SPEED

Closed

Arrest/NTA Arrest

Closed

Glad

es Ro

PARKING GARAGE II PAVILION - STUDENT SERVICES PETER AND NONA GORDON LIBRARY AND MEDIA CENTER PHYSICAL SCIENCE BUILDING PLANT GROWTH COMPLEX PROPERTY MGMT. ARCHAEOLOGY GEOLOGY LABS RECREATION AND FITNESS CENTER RESEARCH GREENHOUSE RESEARCH SUPPORT FACILITY RESIDENCE HALL-ALGONQUIN RITTER ART GALLERY ROPES COURSE PAVILION ROTC S.E. WIMBERLY LIBRARY SANSON LIFE SCIENCES SCHMIDT CENTER GALLERY IN DOROTHY F. SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF ARTS & LETTERS - PERFORMING ARTS SCIENCE BUILDING SEAN STEIN PAVILION IN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS SOCCER FIELD RESTROOMS - GLADES ROAD SOCIAL SCIENCE BUILDING SOFTBALL STADIUM STADIUM SUPPORT FACILITY STAND AMONG FRIENDS IN C.E. LYNN COLLEGE OF NURSING STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES STUDENT HOUSING OFFICES STUDENT SERVICES & CAFETERIA STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES STUDENT UNION STUDIO ONE THEATRE IN DOROTHY F. SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF ARTS & LETTERS - PERFORMING ARTS TOM OXLEY ATHLETIC CENTER UNIVERSITY THEATRE IN DOROTHY F. SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF ARTS & LETTERS UNIVERSITY VILLAGE STUDENT APARTMENTS UTILITIES WALLY SANGER OWL CLUB CENTER

31E (CR) 8W (SS) 46 (SH) 8 (SS) 80 (SU) 31 (UN) 51 (PA)

NTER

TE RESIDENCE)

67 (AC) 9 (AL)

56-61 (SA) 5 (UT) 67B (TC)

EL RIO CANAL

N.W. 7th AVENUE

FAU BLVD.

N.W. 32nd ST.

PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE

LOT 79

LOT 5

AZ-79

LOT 46

N.W. 30th ST.

T11

LOT 45

PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE

LOT 47

EH-85

CO-69

Abigail Boyer Assistant Executive Director of Programs, Outreach, & Communications

ALLY

CRIME MAP N.W. 35th ST.

“Campus safety is truly a conversation that should continue throughout a student’s career on campus, and we always encourage students to actively be involved in that dialogue.” 43 (SE) 86 (BU) 78 (SR) 44 (SO) 68 (SB) 101(SP) 84 (NU)

CRIME MAP

FAU BLVD.

FACILITY

CRIME MAP

N.W. 6th AVENUE

NITIES ARTS CENTER CENTER DENT’S

CRIME MAP

GH-66

LOT 29

T10 T5 LOT 32

MPUTER SCIENCE SCHMIDT LYNN HMIDT

CRIME MAP

35 (PG) T-5 (TB) 91 (RC) 66 (GR) 35A (RS) 6 (DM) 39 (AG) 74 (RC) T-11(TB) 3 (LY) 1 (SC) 51 (PA)

FAU BLVD.

55 (PS) CRIME MAP

UIRY HY F. SCHMIDT

N.W. 8th ST.

88 (PK) 77 (PV) 45A (CC)

LOT 31

LOT 33

N.W. 28th ST.

LOT 30

PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE DR.

FS-100

IV-98 Pool

FAU BLVD.

VE. 8th A

LOT 11

NORTH UNIVERSITY DR.

LOT 6

LOT 10

LOT 2

BS-12 PS-55

CM-22

UT-5

EE-96

SC-1

LY3A

LY-3

26E

CL-45A

LOT 3

PK-81

CC-45

EL RIO TRAIL

BC-71

LOT

SE-43

26W

GY-38

LOT 96N GN-73

FL-24 KH-25

12 LOT 49 DP-49

LOT 4

PG-35

FW-23

BU-86

LOT 4

LOT

OD-93

ED-47

LOT 8

POOL

HS-26

DS-87

SB-68

T 14

Pool

LOT 4

EAST UNIVERSTIY DR.

LOT 9

Softball Stadium

HS-26F

RC-91

FA-94 94

Track

LOT 34

NORTH UNIVERSITY DR.

LOT 7 12

LOT 35

IV-99

Rope Course

HENDERSON FIELDS

N.W.

LOT 36

Palm Beach Plaza

AD-10

20th STREET 20th STREET

VOLUSIA STREET

AG-39 LOT 19 LOT 20 EG-36

CE-31D UN-31

BK-76

PR-75

LOT 27 SS-8W

AU-31A

LOT 1

SS-8

LOT 41 AH-52

DADE AVE.

LOT 16

14 VA-53

SH-46

DM-18

Metered Parking LOT 21

GP-92

IR-70

6 LOT 22

LOT 25

CU-97

11 LOT-23

Glades Road

TO U

LOT 28

LOT 60

SA-58

SA-56 SA-57

CIE A VE. S.

LOT 24

PW-62

ST. LU

WEST UNIVERSITY DR.

IG-41

SA-59

102

10 7

ARTS AVENUE

PK-88

PA-51

LOT 18

LOT 17

AL-9

INDIAN RIVER

STREET

Map courtesy of FAU TRAIL

SU-80

HP-89

ARTS CIRCLE

EL RIO

DM-6

EAST UNIVERSITY DR.

SA-60

CR-31E

Glades Road Soccer Fields

NU-84

PALM BEACH AVENUE

Baseball Stadium

LL-31C

SO-44

PV-77

LO-31B

BREVARD COURT

WEST UNIVERSITY DR.

LOT 15

GS-2

. 20th ST

BB-48

LOT 3

IS-4

. 20th ST

FH-11

EL RIO CANAL

FW-11A

Solving Crime On A Dime Over time FAU PD has solved more crimes with less money By Austen Erblat

FAU Police Operating Budget 2,398,068 2010-2011: 2,374,214 2011-2012: 2,210,852 2012-2013:

Total FAU Police Officers

Robbery:

Total crimes tallied individually by the UP staff

Total crimes at FAU

Robbery is the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

burglary:

Burglary is the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft.

Total crimes reported by the U.S. Department of Educationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of Post Secondary Education

10 7

5 0

2 1

2010

2011

2012

100 90

80 0

2010

Battery:

Battery is a harmful or offensive touching of another. The main distinction between the two offenses is the existence or nonexistence of a touching or contact. While contact is an essential element of battery, there must be an absence of contact for assault. Sometimes assault is defined loosely to include battery. 18

79 19

25 20

2012

* FAUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clery Act report does not show how many battery charges are filed per year.

35 30

2011

2010

2011

2012 Continued on p. 20

NOW HIRING r e s tau r a n t

opening

septmeber

benefits

MAINTENANCE SERVICE

REPAIR SERVICES

Air & Cabin Filters, Alignment, Belt & Hoses, Coolant Flush, Tire Rotation & Balance, and Shocks & Struts.

Air Conditioning, Clutches, CV Boots & Axle, Diagnostics, Engine Repair, Tune Ups, Timing Belts, Radiators & Water Pumps, Steering & Suspension, Starters, Alternators, Batteries and Transmission.

BRAKE SERVICES Complete auto brakes inspection, Replacing pads or shoes, and more

FAU STUDENT SPECIAL REGULAR OIL CHANGE House Brand With Coupon Only. Not Valid With Any Other Offer. Expires 10/15/2013

$19

.99

c a r e e r g row t h

full

2013

pa rt t i m e

a p p ly i n p e r s o n at our hiring center

monday - saturday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 340 royal poinciana way suite 307 palm beach, fl 33480

» » » » » » » »

servers line, prep host

& broiler cooks

/ hostesses

bartenders bussers dishwashers food runners receiver

delfriscosgrille.com

assault:

Assault is an act that creates an apprehension in another of an imminent, harmful, or offensive contact.

15 10 5

Sex Offenses: Sex offenses are separated into two categories: forcible and non-forcible. Include attempted sex offenses, but do not include in your Clery statistical disclosures any sex offenses other than the four types of Forcible Sex Offenses and the two types of Non-forcible Sex Offenses...

* FAUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clery Act report does not show how many assault charges are filed per year.

2010

2011

2012

2 1 0

1 1 0

2010

2011

2012

For a full description of sexual offenses under the Clery Act check out the full story at upressonline.com

Blue Light Emergency Phones on the Boca Campus

These phones are positioned around campus to assist students and staff. These phones call directly into the police department and, besides emergencies, can be used to request directions, a jump start or help if your keys are locked in your car.

Continued on p. 22

FAU Police Operating Budget Source: FAU BOT Operating Budget Definition Source: The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting, U.S. Department of Education. Definitions for Aggravated Assault and Simple Assault or Battery are taken from TheFreeDictionary.comâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Legal Dictionary site.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Qualified Donors 18-35 years old Needed We are currently recruiting participants for a Research study that will test the ability of donated white blood cells to fight cancer

If you would like to donate white blood cells, or for additional information regarding this trial, please call the South Florida Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Institute research team at (561) 752-5522 or visit www.bmscti.org/clinicaltrials.htm and fill out a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donor Reply Formâ&#x20AC;? Note: compensation for time and travel will be given to Qualified Donors

FAU

7.6%

2012

18.1%

17.5%

9.6%

17.2%

2011

13.6%

2011

FSU

7.8%

201

9.1%

12.2%

2011

uf 201

16.7%

9.2%

USF 201

2012

FGCU

12.2%

2012

A clearance rate measures the amount of crimes solved by the police, and is calculated by dividing the number of crimes that are â&#x20AC;&#x153;clearedâ&#x20AC;? (a charge being laid) by the total number of crimes recorded. Check out the clearance rates for these Florida universities.

0 201

Clearance Rate:

2011

UCF

UNF

2010

2012

5.2% 6.2%

2011

UWF

FIU

2010 1.8%

4.6% 13.9%

1 201 Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement

201 2012

6.6%

2012

16.1%

2011

FAMU 201

2012

6.8%

201

22.2%

31.4%

201

5.9%

2011

2.0%

32.5%

201

0.9%

6.0%

1 201

6.4%

3.1%

5.5%

201

R AT

O N

ERS NI PP g rt s ba r &

OPEN TIL 5AM 7 NIGHTS A WEEK

FAU STUDENT SPECIAL LARGE PIZZA

0 5 . 2 $1

1 Topping 2 Litter soda DELIVERY ONLY Delivery till 3:30 AM seven days a week

Check out our Full Menu at www.NippersBarAndGrill.com

NFL SPECIALS

Sunday, Monday, and Thurs. Night Games (In-house only)

Domestic Buckets $12.50

Miller Lite, Coors Light, Bud Light and Bud Bottles

Imported Buckets $17.50

Heineken, Heineken Light and Amstel Light Bottles

FOOD SPECIALS

Wings .50 cents each (Minimum 10 per order) ( 2 drink Minimum)

Mini Burgers $1.50 each (Minimum 3 per order) ( 2 drink Minimum)

FRIDAY NIGHT

Karaoke

(With Mario starting at midnight)

SUNDAY NIGHT

FREE POOL

Now booking events in The Backroom 1751 N Military Trail Boca Raton, Fl. 33486

(561) 338-4111

www.NippersBarAndGrill.com

DJ Li

FauStudentUnion

September 24th-27th

28th :

Players Week

September

Players Week

Saturday

September 24th @ 2:00 p.m.

September 25th 12:30 p.m. September 26th 5:00 p.m. September 27th 12:30 p.m.

co-sponsored w/ Phi Beta Sigma

OPINION

Top

OPINION

Dumbest Crimes

Criminals usually arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the brightest people in the world. Here are 15 of the dumbest things people have done while breaking the law on campus, from the police reports themselves

By Austen Erblat

[11-1035] Subject was stopped for driving a privately owned golf cart on campus overloaded with subjects and all subjects were drinking beer and going through the lots during tailgating activities. [10/15/11 Boca Campus, Football Arena]

[10-0872] Vehicle backed into right side of FAU Police patrol vehicle. [9/14/10 Boca Campus, Lot 6]

[10-0833] Possession of Marijuana less than 20 grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. During search of the suspectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room 3 hunting knives and an airsoft rifle were discovered in his bedroom closet. [9/6/10 Boca Campus, IRT West]

[10-0297] Plastic bottle filled with tissue was used in marijuana smoking filtration. Item was confiscated for destruction. [3/17/11 Boca Campus, IRT]

[11-0494] FAU Resident Student- Student Referral to the Dean for indecent exposure/urinating in public and underage drinking. [4/30/11 Boca Campus, Lot 23]

[10-0006] Money missing from change jar. ($2.00) [1/7/10 Boca Campus, Alumni Center]

OPINION

FAIL

OPINION

[10-0422] Fireworks set off in HPT North room 436 (student lounge) caused the fire alarm to activate. [04/17/10 Boca Campus, HPT]

[11-0884] Report of man running with rifle into campus. [9/16/11 Boca Campus, Broward Ave.]

[10-0624] Unintentional discharge of department-issued taser. [6/19/10 Jupiter Campus, Classroom]

[10-0772] A male FAU student was alleged to be involved in transferring money to a female FAU student, in exchange for her to perform sexual favors for FAU baseball recruits. [8/23/10 Boca Campus]

OPINION

9 7

OPINION

[12-0095] FAU commuter student drove his vehicle through the breezeway and was found to be intoxicated. Both driver and passenger were under the legal age to consume alcohol. [1/26/13 Boca Campus, Breezeway]

[10-0064] Non-FAU student arrested for 5 counts of hit and run. [1/23/10 Boca Campus, Lot 60]

[10-1259] FAU commuter student used his FAU email account to place online postings relative to a casting call he was holding for a short film project. Subject was requesting underaged teenage females to audition for the same. [11/24/10 Off Campus Locations]

[10-0216] Resident student hung his wet shirt on the fire sprinkler head in the common room causing it to spray water inside the room and surrounding areas. [02/23/10 Boca Campus, IRT East]

4 2

OPINION

Number 1

[13-0346] A resident student protesting FAU policies intentionally stood near a vehicle that was leaving a parking space, which resulted in her being brushed by the right side mirror. [3/22/13 Jupiter Campus, Lot 70] Britni Hiatt was protesting FAU’s retracted $6 million football stadium naming rights deal with a private prison company when she was bruised by the right side-mirror of former university President Mary Jane Saunders’ silver Lexus sedan. Multiple witnesses and police officers confirmed Saunders fled the scene of the accident, but was never charged with “leaving the scene of an accident,” a third-degree misdemeanor that, if convicted, is punishable with: a maximum sentence of five years in prison, five years of probation, or a fine up to $5,000. Later, both Hiatt’s parents and FAU faculty demanded an apology from Saunders, while Saunders demanded an apology from Hiatt. Almost two months after the accident, Saunders stepped down as president and Hiatt accepted her admission to FAU’s graduate program in Women’s Studies. - To learn more about the accident, search “Saunders accident” on Upressonline.com 27

LAWSUIT

FAU Police Chief Charles Lowe adresses the media following the shooting of a homeless man at Innovation Centre in Feb. 2013. Photo by Michelle Friswell

Two cops and a lawyer One former FAU police officer damaged the department’s reputation with his actions, which led to a wrongful death lawsuit being filed against FAU in January. Now, FAU’s police chief and the attorney in the lawsuit speak about what has changed in the process for hiring employees entrusted with protecting students By Dylan Bouscher

Former FAU police officer Jimmy Ho has been sitting in a Palm Beach County jail cell awaiting trial since quitting the force two years ago. Ho was arrested for allegedly murdering an escort in January 2011 and is still waiting for his trial to start. After Ho confessed to shooting 29-year-old Sheri Carter offduty and off-campus, he tried to hang himself in his cell. Almost exactly two years after Ho’s arrest, FAU was named in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Carter’s mother (search “Ho” at Upressonline.com to see the complaints brought by the FAU community against Ho while he was an officer on campus). Michael Bernstein — the attorney representing Carter’s mother — told the UP the lawsuit has to do with the “negligence” the campus police department displayed by hiring Ho when 11 other police departments turned him down for a job. According to Bernstein, Ho was never required to take fitness-for-duty evaluation, undergo a psychological evaluation or take a polygraph before his hiring.

“You gotta wonder, why would they hire him?” Bernstein said. “A dozen other police departments said no. So why would they hire him? And shortly after they hire him, he gets into situation after situation after situation… before my client’s daughter gets killed.” FAU Police Chief Charles Lowe, who started after Ho was hired by former Chief Bill Ferrell in 2006, counters that the department’s backgrounding process has changed since then. Ferrell resigned a year after Ho was hired, shortly after two of his officers were accused of wrongdoing, the Sun Sentinel reported. Because the 34-officer university police department has nine open positions to fill before being fully staffed, according to Lowe, both Bernstein and Lowe hope another officer like Ho is not hired. Although Bernstein wants to know “what went into Ho’s hiring,” Lowe claims the following steps are now involved in the backgrounding process for hiring officers:

LAWSUIT

Current backgrounding process for hiring officers

LAWSUIT

LAWSUIT Photo courtesy of FAU

fingerprint criminal history polygraph psychological examination medical examination credit history reference checks employment checks verification of Police certification drug screening education verification military/selective service records verification (if necessary) law enforcement checks driver’s history check checks with civil and criminal courts and other inquiries as may be deemed necessary. Although these measures are required by Florida law, Bernstein claimed that these measures were required before Ho was hired. “At what point do you just not shake your head? And say ‘this is not a good selection.’ Eleven other police departments were able to come to that decision, why didn’t FAU?” Bernstein said. Lowe’s response? “The background check process was revised after my arrival and is different from the time [the] individual was hired,” he said. Bernstein agrees, but remains skeptical. “I would hope that the standards have changed, because we’re of the opinion, we’ve been told and we’ve learned, that certain things have changed in the process,” Bernstein said. But Lowe declined to address

the lawsuit or be specific about the changes implemented since Ho. “The changes are numerous. I cannot comment on any specifics regarding pending litigation,” Lowe told the UP. “All background checks require the chief ’s approval prior to proceeding with a hire. All applicants are thoroughly vetted.” But Bernstein wants to know more. “Although I give [Lowe] credit for not commenting on pending litigation, the reality is I would think anyone involved at FAU would like to now look backward and figure out why someone like Ho was hired,” he said. “We strongly feel that if FAU wasn’t negligent in its hiring or retention of Officer Ho, that this tragic incident would not have occurred… we have a mother that had to bury her child.” Photo courtesy of Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office

PRACTICAL TEACHING | ROCKIN’ MUSIC | JOURNEY KIDZ | CHURCH THAT’S ACTUALLY FUN!

NEW

C A SUA L , C ON T E MP OR A R Y, CHRIS T I A N CHURCH

w w w.BOC A JOURNE Y.com

TED RCH 2! I V IN CHU R 2 E ’R NEY MBE U YO OUR PTE J , SE E H Y T TO UNDA SS I H T DEAR FAU STUDENTS & FACULTY: My name is Nelson Searcy and I am the Pastor of a Brand New Church in Boca Raton called The Journey.

After pastoring in New York City for 10 years, my family and I moved to Boca to start a new church. Not just any church, but a church for you to call home, with practical teaching, rockin’ music and a casual atmosphere.

Attend this Sunday and receive a free copy of Pastor Nelson’s new book: Unshakable: Standing Strong When Things Go Wrong

The Journey is not your typical church... You will have a great opportunity to meet people like you, have a genuinely fun and meaningful time at church and grow spiritually in your life.

The Journey Church meets Sundays @ 10:30am

It is my pleasure to invite you to join us at The Journey, Sundays at 10:30am at Boca Raton High School, right across from FAU at Glades Rd and I-95. NELSON SEARCY

Lead Pastor, The Journey Church NS@BocaJourney.com

FREE BOOK

I hope to see you THIS SUNDAY @ THE JOURNEY!

YOU’RE INVITED TO THE JOURNEY CHURCH THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 FOR A NEW TEACHING SERIES:

Join us for the new GAME ON teaching series and discover:

IT’S TIME

TO CHANGE OUR WORLD

• How to use YOUR gifts to serve others • How to develop a heart for those in need • How to live a life of Selflessness • And much more!

www.BocaJourney.com

CASUAL DRESS• PRACTICAL TEACHING• ROCKIN’ MUSIC• CHURCH THAT’S FUN!

BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL GLADES RD. AND I-95

Across from FAU, next to Whole Foods

FAU

Exit 45

MEETS HERE

Glades Rd.

Boca Raton NW 15th Ave. Community BOCA 95 High School RATON W. Palmetto Park Rd. Deerfield Beach