Santa Clara University

Four students at Santa Clara University recently began Bronco Bikes, a campus-wide bicycle sharing program in which students can borrow a bike to ride from classes or to other destinations off campus.
After paying a $5 rental fee, which goes toward bike maintenance, students can use the bikes for the rest of the day. A central online database is used to track bike usage, so that the creators of the program are able to determine the popularity of the system, and decide how to improve their program. Though there is some doubt among students about whether the program will succeed, the creators are optimistic; Bronco Bikes will begin with 30 bicycles, but the creators hope to expand as the program continues.

Source: The Santa Clara

Georgetown

Georgetown alumni attacked over flag

Two Georgetown University alumni were attacked shortly after midnight on Nov. 5, while walking near the Republican National Committee election night celebration in Washington, D.C. Zack Pesavento and Steve Kensinger, both members of the GU class of 2008, were attacked by an unidentified man as they walked past the building in which the party was being held.
Kensinger was carrying a rainbow flag ‘- a recognized symbol of gay rights ‘- when the attacker lunged out, began choking Kensinger and attempted to take the flag out of his hands. Pesavento intervened, and none of the men were seriously injured. Alcohol and frustration over the loss of his party’s candidate are thought to have fueled the attacker’s violence.

Source: The Hoya

Loyola University

Public safety practices live shooter senario

‘ In an effort to increase public safety, Loyola University’s Campus Safety Department recently conducted a drill mimicking a live-shooter situation in an academic building. After arranging four ‘shooters’ in unknown locations throughout the building, Loyola Campus Safety officers were sent in to quell the situation without the reinforcement of Chicago police officers.
By forcing campus officers to deal with the scenario without backup, the officers were forced learned new ways in which to deal with live shooters and violent scenarios without aid, as would initially occur with a first response to such a situation. The Campus Safety Department, Chicago Police Department, and the Police Department’s S.W.A.T. team were all involved in the two-day drill.’

Source: The Phoenix

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