University of Portland Students Allegedly Drugged at Off-Campus Party
“The University takes these allegations seriously”
It seems like this sort of thing used to be more common. It’s a very serious crime, obviously.
The school newspaper, The Beacon, reports:
Seven students and recent alum allegedly drugged at an off-campus party, Campus Safety says
On Saturday Nov. 2, seven students and a recent alum were allegedly drugged at an off-campus party, according to the Director of Campus Safety & Emergency Management Michael McNerney.
Campus Safety is investigating and awaiting drug test results from potential victims to verify if they were drugged. All of the alleged victims are female.
The alleged drugging became public to the student body after an email from Student Activities was sent on Nov. 15. According to the Director of Public Affairs Dan Christopherson, the University is working with Campus Safety and members of the Care Team to provide support for impacted students.
“The University takes these allegations seriously,” Christopherson said in an email to The Beacon. “Campus Safety is conducting an investigation, and members of the Care Team are providing support to impacted students. The University is committed to building a culture of safety and preventing all forms of interpersonal violence. This is accomplished through education and empowerment of community members, as well as ensuring that policies are in place to care for impacted students and hold individuals accountable for any wrongful actions. Student Affairs will review this incident report and ensure that the appropriate responsive policies are implemented.”
On Sunday Nov. 3, around 1 a.m., McNerney received a call from a Legacy Emanuel Medical Center nurse after an “abnormally high” number of UP students were admitted to the hospital from the same off-campus party. Due to the number of students admitted, the hospital social worker suggested that the nurses conduct drug testing on them.
At Legacy Emanuel, two students willing and able to talk to Mcnerney expressed concerns that they may have been drugged, commonly known as being “roofied.”
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Comments
Oh, I see the panic — someone ELSE drugged them.
Hey, it must be nice to be a female… and only have to worry about rohypnol, instead of aqua tofana.
I don’t know why cover this story at all because local crime is just that. The reason to cover a story is because it is part of a pattern and as far as I am aware women and girls in college have lower rates of crimes against them than the general public.
HOWEVER it is outright abysmal to read about young women being drugged and possibly raped and have a reaction besides sympathy for them.
Again I do not think this was a story that should be covered I do not think Harvard Yard is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a girl but YES be nice to women and girls, and YES there are ways they are targeted that males aren’t and take that seriously.
When you’re all done concern trolling and virtue signaling, maybe you could expand your horizons.
Dammit, copied the wrong (paywalled) URL.
Here’s the right one.