Abdirashid Dahir
Fifteen-point action plan recommends changes to police operations
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George Mason University released a 15-step plan on Oct. 4 outlining action the university plans to pursue regarding changes in Mason police force operations and ensuring the safety and well-being of those on campus. The plan is a result of recommendations and findings made this summer following the Fenwick Library incident in spring 2011 and the creation of a taskforce to examine police and community interactions and experiences.
Second task force meeting on police interaction draws small crowd
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Mason student Adrian Aramayo makes a statement to the university task force about his interactions with university police. Aramayo was one of six speakers at the meeting. (Jake McLernon)
First task force meeting concerning University Police interaction draws 11 speakers
|Update: April 15, 3:19 p.m.
An official university task force formed earlier this month to seek input on “interactions and experiences” with university police held its first of two open meetings Tuesday afternoon.All Students, faculty and staff were able to sign up prior to the meeting, and 11 people who had signed up spoke.
Each open meeting has 24 time slots for brief statements.
Mason to form task force on ‘interactions and experiences’ with University Police
|Student and Mason community member testimony will play a central role in an official university task force formed to seek input on “interactions and experiences” with the University Police Department, the Office of the President announced on April 6.
In an e-mail sent to students and other Mason community members, the office said that the task force had been formed so as to “foster a community where respect for all is the hallmark.”
Student Government candidates hold forum with Mason Police, University Life
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A George Mason University Police Department and University Life forum was held on Tuesday and invited students to ask representatives whatever questions they wished. The forum, which was hosted by Student Body Presidential candidate Ally Bowers and Vice Presidential candidate Jacky Yoo, included speakers such as Sgt. Calvin Chandler, officer Michael Guston and Associate Dean of University Life Todd Rose.