On Oct. 26, 2013, between 12:30 a.m. and 1 a.m., Ithaca College students Jasmine and Jennifer Spearman got into a physical altercation with two Public Safety officers after the officers entered their Circle Apartment to investigate a noise complaint.
To address the root of the racial profiling issue, Public Safety should improve communication with students.
The Ithacan encourages students to come forward and share experiences at a public forum Sept. 15.
In its second year, the Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Education program at Ithaca College is focusing on bystander intervention education, updating self-defense courses to be more inclusive and heightening the program’s presence on campus.
Incidents of bias and racism, while unacceptable in any setting, are especially intolerable on our college campus.
Motor Vehicle Accident
LOCATION: U-Lot
SUMMARY: Caller reported two cars damaged in a motor vehicle accident. One vehicle backed into another. Report taken. Master Patrol Officer Brad Bates.
Resident assistants at Ithaca College are protesting what they are calling racial profiling and harassment by Public Safety officers against students of color.
Around 11 p.m. May 25, 2014, Lawrence*, then an Ithaca College sophomore, was tackled by an officer from the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management, while another forced his hands behind his back because he did not take his hands out of his pockets.
Motor Vehicle Accident
LOCATION: Campus Center Quad
SUMMARY: Caller reported a motor vehicle accident and property damage involving a motor vehicle and a pole. Report was taken. Master Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock.
On July 26, 20-year-old Eric Richardson, a Cortland High School graduate, jumped from a cliff into the water at Second Dam and did not re-emerge.
Rape and sexual assault are campus issues that affect students. We demand to be part of these conversations and these decisions.
This writing is intended to address the relationship between the members of the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management and our students.
