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Duke officials urge caution after off-campus attack
By BriAnne Dopart : The Herald-Sun, Sep 14, 2006 : 10:22 pm ET
DURHAM -- Duke University is cautioning students to lock their doors, travel in pairs and be well aware of their surroundings in the wake of a Monday night attack on a 21-year-old Duke student living in the off-campus apartment complex The Belmont.
The warning came in an e-mail from Vice President of Student Affairs Larry Moneta, and was addressed to all students. Students' safety and well-being is a priority of the university, Moneta wrote.
According to police, the student attacked at The Belmont reported that a man walked through an unlocked door and into her apartment off LaSalle Street at about 11 p.m. Monday. The student was in her bathroom changing clothes when she said the man entered and placed a piece of cloth around her neck.
The attacker pulled the student out of the bathroom and climbed on top of her, police spokeswoman Kammie Michael wrote in an e-mail. The student offered the attacker jewelry and money to leave the apartment. After a struggle, she was able to get away and call 911, Michael said. - snip-
Despite the fact news of the incident reached Duke's Web site and its student-run newspaper, The Chronicle, by Wednesday, Durham Police had not issued an official news release about the attack as of late Thursday. Durham Police Chief Steve Chalmers said the reason the department had not informed the community about the incident was because spokeswoman Michael didn't know the attack had occurred until Wednesday evening.
"It depends on what comes to our attention," Chalmers said, "A lot of times we don't get the information. If we do, we respond."
" the university is encouraging students to heighten awareness of their surroundings and suggests students who feel so inclined should sign up for self-defense courses."
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* second sex assault of a Duke student in two months.
Thank you - Woodard's quite a character.