[Author’s Note]: The Blackburn Blotter is a collection of monthly incident logs filed by Blackburn College. Since reports are compiled the following month by the Campus Community and Safety Department, as well as Residence Life, they are published a month behind. For example, August’s log will be published in September.
Some important terms to note are Clery and Title IX. A report made to Clery involves incidents that fall under the Clery Act. Examples of these incidents include: stalking, intimidation, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, underage alcohol consumption, hate speech and Title IX violations. Title IX reports are made when discrimination on the basis of sex or gender, sexual harassment or sexual violence is involved.
It is pertinent that these logs are published so that the Blackburn community can be aware of crime on campus. This listing also promotes a better understanding of how incidents are handled at Blackburn College.
From Aug. 18 to Aug. 31, the Campus Community and Safety Department and Residence Life handled a total of 11 incidents:
Aug. 18: Three separate instances were reported. The first of these was damage to a vehicle in the Jones parking lot. There was also an alcohol policy violation in Stoddard Hall and a trouble alarm went off in North/Challacombe Hall.
Aug. 23: A residence hall infraction was reported in Butler Hall and a Clery reportable sexual assault occurred in a residence hall.
Aug. 25: A Clery reportable substance abuse policy violation took place in Demuzio Campus Center.
Aug. 26: Excessive messes were reported in Jewell Hall and students on the parlor roof of North/Challacombe Hall were also reported.
Aug. 28: Reckless driving occurred in the Jewell Hall parking lot.
Aug. 31: Reckless driving took place on the campus roadway and there was a suspicion of marijuana usage in Jewell Hall.