Whose Fault Is It? A Look at Institutional Liability for Campus Events That Go Awry
Author: Brandon D. Brown.; Chelsie E. Craddock.; Dennis E. Gregory.
Source: Volume 14, Number 02, Winter 2013 , pp.29-33(5)
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Abstract:
College and university campuses play host to a variety of events for their students, events that include everything from athletic games to sponsored speakers and concerts. Moreover, many of these events are not just confined to the university population. What happens when things get out of hand?Keywords: celebratory riots, alcohol, crowd control, Controversial Events, security, Cimino et al. v. Yale et al., 638 F. Supp. 952, D. Conn., University of Texas at El Paso and University of Texas System (UTEP) v. Moreno, 172 W.3d 281, Tex. App., Bourne et al
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1: Elon University; 2: Stony Brook University; 3: Old Dominion University.