Valene Mezmin Contributing Editor

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• Campus news in brief

  Researchers at Carnegie Mellon and IIITD look into preventing selfie-related deaths

  With a growing number of deaths involving people taking selfies in hazardous locations, such as on railroad tracks or cliffs, computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology in Delhi, India (IIITD), have conducted a new study to look into such accid...

  News | December 5, 2016
• Crime and Incident

  Fire
  Nov. 25, 2016

  A University Security Officer extinguished a fire in Warner Hall. The fire was caused by a faulty power cord.

  Suspicious Person
  Nov. 26, 2016

  University Police responded to the Cohon Center after receiving reports of a suspicious person. A non-affiliate of Carnegie Mellon was removed from campus without incident.

  Theft by Deception
  Nov. 27, 2016

  News | December 5, 2016
• Campus news in brief

  Carnegie Mellon students determine that internet voting faces security concerns

  A group of Carnegie Mellon students in the H. John Heinz III College’s Master of Science in Information Security Policy and Management (MSISPM) program found that online voting in the United States is poor and will require strong encryption measures in the future.

  News | November 14, 2016
• Crime and Incident

  Assist Outside Agency/Underage Drinking
  Oct. 29, 2016

  University Police assisted the City of Pittsburgh Police with two intoxicated Carnegie Mellon students on Beeler Street. The students were issued citations for underage drinking.

  Robbery
  Oct. 29, 2016

  News | November 7, 2016
• Crime and Incident

  Alcohol Amnesty
  Oct. 21, 2016

  University Police responded to the Greek Quad in response to a report of an intoxicated male. The Carnegie Mellon student was provided with medical attention. All criteria of Amnesty were met and no citations were issued.

  Burglary
  Oct. 21, 2016

  News | October 31, 2016