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Paintball attacks on Arizona campus

University of Arizona – Arizona Daily Wildcat

Although the recent paintball attacks on several University of Arizona students may seem like a random college prank, police say they are not taking the incidents lightly.

According to University of Arizona police, two students have reported being fired upon while walking on campus.

In the reports, one student claimed that a man shot paintballs at her, hitting her lower back and leg. When police arrived, three large paintball marks were found on the student’s body.

The other student reported a similar incident in which she was shot at while walking near a parking garage, the police report said.

Fortunately, the student noticed a man aiming a paintball gun at her and was able to run into the garage, dodging the man’s paintballs.

If a paintball were to strike someone who is not wearing the proper protection, serious injuries or even death could result, said Sgt. Eugene Mejia, spokesperson for the UAPD.

Johns Hopkins to increase security

Johns Hopkins University – Johns Hopkins News

John Hopkins University will increase its annual Homewood security budget by $2 million, said Hopkins President William R. Brody in an e-mail Monday.

Detailed in the e-mail was the president’s 15-point plan to improve security on campus. Included were initiatives to hire armed guards and increase patrols, speed up the installation of new surveillance technology and better regulate dorm entrances.

The $2 million budget increase will come from the general fund of the university, the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering, the e-mail said.

The security of off-campus students is also of concern for the university, said Paula Burger, Dean of Undergraduate Education.

Burger said the University is considering a security contract that off-campus landlords would be required to sign before leasing to students. This contract would require landlords to pledge to maintain secure conditions on their properties.

Although such measures would help security in the off-campus areas, they would be hard for the university to enforce and be responsible for, Burger said.

Bearcats to bike and raise money

University of Cincinnati – The News Record

In June, University of Cincinnati senior Ian Harris and two high school friends plan to embark on a four-month bicycle tour of East Asia to raise awareness for women’s rights.

One of the founding members of a new grassroots organization Tour for Change, Harris and close friend Jacob Richardson will meet fellow cycler Raphael Parker in San Francisco, who will already have cycled across the United States.

The riders will work with local non-profit groups in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and China to raise awareness about sexual trafficking and ways to deal with the problem.

The group hopes to raise $24,000 for their expenses, and has already received donations from Shimano Bicycles, UPS and the Adventure Cycling Association.

Compiled by Lantern campus editors Adam Godfrey and Lindsay Holmwood.