Research Facility Aims To Thwart Criminality A new research venture that will receive $1.6 million in federal funding was launched by the University of Ottawa yesterday, aimed at fighting crime by preventing it from happening in the first place. The Institute for the Prevention of Crime is the first of its kind in Canada, and will identify the causes of crime and feed that research to policy-makers. The institute will operate out of the department of criminology at the University of Ottawa. [continues 372 words]
The dangers of date rape drugs haven't gone away, but the only sign warning students about them has disappeared from Ryerson's campus pub. Oakham House manager Dale MacNichol said he called Ryerson Security on Friday and asked for the sign to be put back up. He only noticed it was missing after a call from the Eyeopener last week. "I didn't know it had been taken down, but I've asked it to be reinstated. It's my responsibility to keep students out of harm's way because there are people who are twisted," MacNichol said, referring to attackers who use the date rape drug to prey on others in a pub. [continues 576 words]
