Last week, a male member of the Class of 2015 turned himself in to the Hanover Police Department after urinating on a woman from the balcony of Alpha Delta fraternity on July 5. The woman had been working with a film crew at the fraternity and filed a complaint about the incident on July 6. After an investigation, Hanover Police issued an arrest warrant on July 25, and the student turned himself in after efforts by the student's attorney and the police department. Public urination is not a crime but a violation-level offense, and usually results in a fine. After being booked on the public urination charge, the student was released and scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 9 in the Lebanon division of the New Hampshire Second Circuit Court.
Cedarville University recently revealed that it is under investigation by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, according to the Huffington Post. Cedarville, a Christian institution in southwest Ohio, said that the investigation stems from an anonymous complaint claiming that the school lacks sufficient services for sexual assault victims, making it noncompliant with Title IX. The complainant has alleged that Cedarville did not have a Title IX coordinator and failed to publish clear procedures for the efficient resolution of sexual assault cases. The university's new president, Thomas White, said in a statement that the university will review its sexual assault policies to ensure that it is in compliance with regulations and creates an environment in which concerns are effectively addressed.
A bill approved by North Carolina state legislatures will bar college students in North Carolina from using campus ID cards to vote in state and national elections, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. The bill was introduced by Republican lawmakers to combat voter fraud and also limits early voting and prohibits voter registration drives for high school students. Democratic opposition has argued that the move will prevent young people, who typically support Democratic candidates, from voting. Gov. Patrick McCrory, R-N.C., has indicated that he plans to sign the bill into law. North Carolina joins Texas in banning college IDs as voter identification. The Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act that allowed states to change voting laws without the approval of the Department of Justice provided additional momentum for this legislation. Once the bill is law, the department still has the ability to challenge it if it appears to be "intentionally discriminatory," The Chronicle reported. Attorney General Eric Holder has already announced that he will challenge Texas' voter ID law.
