1. "Suzanne's Law" Signed By President Bush

2. SOC Offices Moving

3. Campus Crime In The News

Washington, DC-"Suzanne's Law" requiring local police to notify the National Crime Information Center when someone between 18 and 21 is reported missing was signed into law by President Bush as part of the national "Amber Alert" bill last month. The federal law is named after Suzanne Lyall (pictured right), a State University of New York at Albany student who has been missing since 1998.

Previously police were only required to report missing persons under the age of 18. This new law, sponsored by Congressman John Sweeney (R-NY) is intended to spur police to initiate prompt investigations into missing young people.

Doug and Mary Lyall, Suzanne's parents championed the law. "I just hope that it's going to bring back some of these kids," said Mary Lyall in an Associated Press article. "They need as much protection while they're at college."

Additional Information-

Law named for missing SUNY student signed by president as part of "Amber Alert" bill (AP; 04/30/03)
Federal Amber Alert Bill (Public Law 108-21)

Telephone and other contact information will remain the same.

Western Kentucky University Student Dies (AP; 05/07/03)

Man Found Guilty Of Rape On NMSU Campus (KFOX-TV; 05/07/03)

Court: Celestin sentence too light (Centre Daily Times; 05/07/03)

DOE iniates investigation into Georgetown policy for judicial hearings (SPLC; 05/06/03)

Arrest Made in UT Campus Attack (WATE-TV; 05/06/03)

Student arrested in death of Minnesotan (KSTP-TV; 05/05/03)

Family Devastated By Loss Of Widener Student (WCAU-TV; 05/05/03)

Student stabbed, burned, pulled from W. Kentucky dorm blaze (Knight Ridder; 05/04/03)

Murray apologizes to students (AP; 05/04/03)

Suspicious Death on Campus (KSFY-TV; 05/03/04)

Former student files lawsuit against JHU (The Johns Hopkins News-Letter; 05/02/03)

Sexual assault awareness rises on UCLA campus (Daily Bruin; 05/02/03)

Judicial Affairs persists with silence and inconsistency (Daily Collegian; 05/02/03)

Man, 20, Arrested In Clemson Sexual Assault (WYFF-TV; 05/02/03)

Grand jury to get case of student who died pledging a fraternity (AP; 05/02/03)

Punishment upsets Penn State athlete (U-Wire; 05/01/03)