Safety

Four and a half years ago, the sound of horns and alarms did not have the same effect on Jerzy Nowak.

Virginia Tech issued six safety alerts to the campus community in the wake of Thursday's shootings, the first minutes after the incident began, officials said.

Presidents of Iowa’s three public universities will review policies governing the reporting of child abuse, the Iowa state Board of Regents said Thursday.

StateUniversity.com, an online clearinghouse with several various rankings of the country's 2-year and 4-year colleges, says that several Michigan colleges are top-ranked when it comes to campus safety.

After a recent spike in armed robberies near Tulane University, campus police are doubling the amount of off-campus patrols in the surrounding neighborhoods and changing the way students request a shuttle bus. Students were victims in four of the area's seven robberies since Thanksgiving.

Virginia Tech officials said a police officer and another person were shot and killed on the school's campus today, prompting a university lockdown that has now ended.

The Virginia State Crime Commission on Tuesday endorsed a plan to have college and local police departments assist each other with campus death and rape investigations if necessary, but it stopped short of mandating that authorities share information.

The alarm system is fixed, exterior doors have been repaired and additional security guards have been hired at The District at ODU, a popular private dormitory that city officials cracked down on earlier this year after an inspection found myriad security and safety problems.

Four FAMU band members have been dismissed from school in connection with the death of Robert Champion, a 26-year-old drum major.

Brienna Holmes' introduction to the legal system came as she stood outside the administration building on the UC Davis campus during a day of protests against tuition hikes.