One year after the controversy surrounding the removal and reinstatement of the 15th avenue gates, Belmont University is still dealing with security issues. The fall semester was one of the busiest in years, with regard to the number of thefts reported in the on campus apartments. According to the director...

On the morning of Dec. 5, 2008, a Belmont sophomore reported she was raped in the Bruin Hills apartments by an intruder. The student, identified only as Jane Doe in court papers, has now filed a lawsuit against Belmont University claiming that “insufficient security measures contributed to the...

Crisis situations on college campuses are becoming all too familiar in many areas, but if a crisis strikes Belmont, Campus Security has a plan. Director of Campus Security Terry White said the Crisis Emergency Management Plan was created to communicate with students and faculty during an emergency. White...

Despite campus break-ins and national news stories about crimes against women, the women’s self-defense class at Belmont is empty. “We offer the class once a month, but there’s a lot of classes that end up not going at all,” said Campus Security officer Renee Ruthven, who teaches the class, formally...

While we don’t know what’s to account for the shenanigans happening over in Bruin Hills and Hillside, we do make sure to write a witty super for it. This week– magazine subscriptions, banned books and food consciousness. We guarantee you’ll never look at corn the same way again. And we apologize.

“The university cannot erect a forcefield around campus,” vice president for administration and university counsel, Jason Rogers said, discussing the limits of Belmont’s control. The law recognizes that. The law also recognizes that Belmont must take “reasonable steps to maintain the safety”...