With a life dominated by tests, papers and studying, the last thing a college student wants to think about is having his or her identity stolen. Unfortunately, that’s reality. Social media sites, credit cards, online shopping – there are more ways than ever for a student, or anyone, to have his or her identity stolen. Phishing scams, which involve people posing as legitimate companies in order to get information, are also becoming more common. “They can do it randomly. That’s

As colleges nationwide continue to address the issue of sexual assault, Belmont is revamping its bystander intervention program to directly teach students who witness criminal activity how to intervene and to speak up. Bringing in the Bystander is a program assuming all students and faculty on any college campus are, as the name suggests, bystanders in stepping in against sexual violence. The program was developed by Prevention Innovations, a research unit within the Universi

Belmont’s Campus Security would coordinate with Metro dispatch and use alerts and staff training in the scenario of an active shooter on campus. Last night, a gunman opened fire on students in the Florida State University library, injuring three people before he was killed by police. Campus Security would respond to this situation by first securing the location while coordinating with Nashville’s emergency response services as they arrive on scene, Chief of Campus Security Pa

Plans are under way for a new Metro police precinct in the Edgehill neighborhood that would serve Belmont, Lipscomb and Vanderbilt universities, along with the Edgehill, 12South, Green Hills, Hillsboro Village and Oak Hill neighborhoods. While negotiations to secure land in Edgehill are ongoing, Police Chief Steve Anderson says they hope to have the new location open by fall 2012. The new precinct, dubbed “Midtown Hills,” will help Metro better coordinate with the universitie

In his trademark Crayola blue uniform and an unassuming black baseball cap, Marvin Evatt, 36, doesn’t seem much different from the average campus security officer. But as he weaves his way through throngs of aspiring Belmont musicians, he sometimes wishes he could tell them his story. “Once I realized that I was going to come up here, I started reading books about Nashville and about the music business.  And I thought I had it down. I thought I knew exactly how it was going t