[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. Due to The ‘Burnian’s publication schedule, the monthly release of Blackburn’s crime statistics and the recent holiday break, this issue’s blotter will cover incidents occuring in November and December of 2017.
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 occurs on the basis of sex or gender, sexual harassment or sexual violence.
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 Nov. 5 to Nov. 29, the Campus Community and Safety Department and Residence Life handled a total of 17 incidents:
Nov. 5: Fire alarm in an academic building.
Nov. 6: Suspicious activity on a campus roadway.
Nov. 7: Fire alarm in residence hall and malicious rumor in Demuzio Campus Center (DCC).
Nov. 8: Wellness check and suspicion of marijuana usage in a residence hall.
Nov. 9: Intimidating correspondance on campus property and improper conduct in an academic building.
Nov. 10: Suspicion of marijuana usage in a residence hall.
Nov. 13: Improper conduct in DCC.
Nov. 20: Damage to vehicle in parking lot.
Nov. 21: Two infractions reported in a residence hall.
Nov. 26: Suspicion of marijuana usage in a residence hall.
Nov. 28: Infraction reported in a residence hall.
Nov. 29: Relationship dispute on campus and a verbal dispute/alcohol policy violation reported in Dawes/Woodward.
From Dec. 1 to Dec. 12, the Campus Community and Safety Department and Residence Life handled a total of 10 incidents:
Dec. 1: Noise complaint in a residence hall.
Dec. 2: Medical emergency and marijuana suspicion reported in a residence hall.
Dec. 3: Marijuana suspicion reported in a residence hall.
Dec. 7: Roommate dispute in a residence hall.
Dec. 8: Medical emergency outside of campus.
Dec. 9: Marijuana suspicion in a residence hall.
Dec. 11: Quiet-hours infraction in a residence hall and suspicious person reported on campus.
Dec. 12: Improper conduct in a residence hall.