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  • In the News: Ohio State rolls out new campus safety measures

    August 20, 2019
    Safety is Ohio State's top priority. As reported by NBC4, incoming first-year students are required to watch a nine-minute video on how to respond to a situation of an active aggressor.It’s part of an annual effort to inform students about safety resources including the Buckeye Alert system, used to notify the campus of serious emergencies.The video was revised and updated after an attack on camp...
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  • In the News: Ohio State installs new classroom locks

    August 20, 2019
    10TV reported on Friday that Ohio State is adding news locks to pool classrooms. To date, 400 locks have been installed with approximately 50 remaining.“It does give them another layer of security,” director of Emergency Management Robery Armstrong told 10TV. If there is an active shooter on-campus, students and instructors now have the ability to lock the door to barricade it to keep themselves ...
    a closed door indicating that it is locked

  • Safety Video Wins Regional Emmy

    August 12, 2019
    One of The Ohio State University's best safety resources received regional honors this week. The university's Surviving an Active Aggressor video, produced in 2018, won an Ohio Valley Chapter Emmy award in the category of Short Format Program - Informational.The award was one of six received by WOSU Public Media who produced the 9-minute educational video. OSUPD Officer Cassi Shaffer was among th...
    a screen grab of the run hide fight video title page

  • Lyft Ride Smart Replaces Safe Ride

    July 31, 2019
    Students at The Ohio State University Columbus campus have a new late-night travel option. Lyft Ride Smart at Ohio State will launch August 1, and provides discounted rides between the hours of 9 p.m. and 3 a.m."This new service offering is a direct result of our work with the Undergraduate Student Government and adds a transportation option our students have been requesting for years," said...
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  • Neighborhood Safety Notice: July 29, 2019

    July 29, 2019
    Neighborhood Safety Notice:We are sharing the below information on behalf of the Columbus Division of Police for a crime that occurred in the off-campus area.Two incidents occurred off-campus during the early morning hours of Sunday, July 28. At approximately 4:30 a.m., a female not affiliated with Ohio State was sleeping in her vehicle behind a home on E. 16th Ave when an unknown male entered th...
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