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The police narrative and systemic racism

The police narrative and systemic racism

The Hawk Staff November 2, 2021

A 31-year-old man, Koffi Dzima, was fatally shot by Philadelphia police on Oct.26, a block from campus. For a period of time, few people knew what had happened. Students weren’t allowed past police...

GRAPHIC: CASEY WOOD ’23/THE HAWK

Deconstructing the police narrative

Devin Yingling November 2, 2021

Silvino Alexander ’22 was in Merion Hall when he first heard about a shooting near campus last week. Alexander said he saw multiple news helicopters overhead on Oct. 26. Initially, he heard from friends...

Lamont Mapp, a lieutenant in the 19th district of the Philadelphia Police Department, updates University Student Senate about police responses to robberies off-campus. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Police and Public Safety increase patrols in response to robberies

Natalie Drum January 29, 2019

The Office of Public Safety & Security has increased security measures in response to multiple robberies near campus during the month of January, according to Arthur Grover, director of Public Safety...

Michael Powell, a Learner in the Adult Day Program at the Kinney Center for Austism Education and Support,
said he is familiar with who Public Safety is around campus (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

Keeping everyone safe

Victor Fabietti February 6, 2018

The importance of autism training programs for police Police departments nationwide are beginning to offer autism training programs in an effort to educate and instruct officers for when they encounter...

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