Creighton University
Student shot in front of frat house
The Creighton University student body is dealing with increased violence around the community in Omaha, Neb., which has affected students who live both on and off campus.
Eric Nippoldt, a junior at Creighton, was shot in the chest after being approached by three men while parking in front of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house, of which he is a member. He was taken to the hospital and remains in stable condition.
‘It’s all across the country. It’s all across the world. It’s not just a Creighton problem,’ said John Cernech, Creighton’s vice president of student affairs. ‘It’s not just an Omaha problem. This is not something we haven’t looked at for years, but it gets back to individual involvement. Individuals paying attention.’
Source: The Creightonian
Fordham
Survey shows students continue to smoke, despite rising awareness of health risks
The 2007 Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) CORE survey, a questionnaire on drug and alcohol abuse administrated by colleges around the country every two years, showed that nearly 30 percent of the campus continues to smoke.
The findings go against a 2007 Center for Disease Control survey which showed that New York City has ‘set an example’ for reducing smoking. The CDC said that it believes this has to do with new laws in New York which regulate smoking in bars and restaurants as well as other public places.
Keith Eldredge, dean of students at FCLC, emphasized the importance of educating students about tobacco use, as well as the ‘delicate balance’ between students’ health and students’ rights. ‘[FCLC’s] health center encourages all smokers that they encounter to consider quitting,’ Eldredge said. ‘Fordham also takes part in the National Stop Smoking Day every November,’ he said.
Source: The Fordham Observer
Georgetown
Single beer sales banned around campus
The D.C. council voted last week to ban the sale of individual beers, malt liqueurs and ales in liquor stores in the Georgetown and Foggy Bottom regions of the city.
The ban has already been in place in other regions of the city and so far the council has been pleased by the results.
‘From what we hear from anecdotal evidence, trash cans are no longer used as public restrooms,’ said Charles Allen, Council member Tommy Wells’ chief of staff. ‘There has also been an increase in the quality of life.’
Source: The Hoya
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