This past Tuesday, students flocked to the chapel at 11 a.m. out of habit to catch the week’s CEP. Most were probably anticipating a worship service or possibly a lecture. However, students were met with quite a surprise as this week’s CEP was something a little more cultured: the Faculty Showcase Recital.
This sketch shows the man who allegedly attempted to detain a student.
The Georgetown campus and surrounding community continue to take extra precautions after last week’s alleged attempt to detain a female student. The incident occurred around 11:50 p.m. on Feb. 24 as the 20-year-old woman was walking along College Street heading back to her Knight Hall dorm from the George H.W. Bush Fitness Center. The student, according to the Georgetown News-Graphic’s account following a press conference held by Georgetown Police Chief Greg Reeves, was approached by a Caucasian male who asked if she wanted to come with him. When she refused his advances, he grabbed her arm. She was able to get away and into Knight Hall where she called her sister—also a GC student—who in turn called Campus Safety.
-Please walk with friends. If you are alone, call Campus Safety for an escort any time you are concerned and especially after dark.
-Be aware of people in your surroundings.
-If you have the choice of walking on a sidewalk with cars parked next to it or changing sides of the street to give yourself more distance between you and the cars, choose the side without the cars.
-Stay in areas of campus that are not secluded. I would suggest staying in the more public areas of campus where you can see or at least yell to others if you need assistance.
-If you are approached while in a parking lot, do not get out of your vehicle. You should call for help and honk your horn. The goal is to attract attention any way you can.
-If there is not an imminent threat, use the emergency parking lot phones or your cell phone to contact Campus Safety if you would like us to escort you from the lots to your residence.
Phone numbers to know:
-Georgetown Police Department non-emergency — 502-863-7820
-Campus Safety by cell — 502-863-8111
-Campus Safety Extension — 8111
