On April 7, 2016, Statesman writer Tara Trower Doolittle, released an article mentioning the freshman UT student who was murdered on April 3, 2016 near Waller Creek on Sunday night. The investigation was turned to the Austin Police Department on Wednesday who notified the victims family and publicly named the victim as "Haruka Weiser, an 18-year-old dance major from Portland, Ore., was murdered on her way home from the Winship Drama Building, according to police." Her information was given out in hopes of identifying a man on a bike in a video taken nearby.
This tragedy that happened to the female victim "was likely to rock the feeling of safety and security on the Austin campus." Although a lot hasn't been said about the incident the university called for an "overall security evaluation of the campus by the Department of Public
Safety. The university has also increased patrols and is offering
escorts for anyone on campus who feels unsafe moving around on campus."
The University of Texas and Texas overall did a good job in warning its students through text, email, and UT website of what was happening. I remember being with my cousin when she received a text from UT saying that one of the student was murdered on campus. The next day they followed with another message saying they're working with UTPD and other law enforcement agencies to locate the suspect. Having family members work and go to UT made me sick to my stomach to think that someone's life could be taken so easily. UT's president made sure its students were aware of all time what was happening as well as making sure they felt safe. I loved hearing that the university increased patrol for those who needed escorts who felt unsafe while on campus. As well as adding shuttles wo take dance students to their destinations, which is were Haruka Weiser was last seen.
The Austin Police Department did a good job themselves by giving a statement warning the students to always "walk in groups, specially at night. Don't walk distracted by your phone, and be aware of your surroundings at all time." Although UT didn't mention this but the Statesman post did, mentioned that this kind of stuff distressing lot of women, who must look over their shoulder's in dark places. Statesman stated, "Although this particular incident represents a first for the University
of Texas campus, it only punctuates the grim reality that women, in
particular must always be on their guard." I would of liked UT to have included this but besides that, Texas did a good job informing the students and its faculties of new evidence as its being presented.
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In this commentary I’m reviewing today is classmate Anairisprieto, Murder of Haruka Weiser on UT campus should shake us all. This article is about how University of Texas at Austin immediately reacted to its students to help give warning and identify the suspect that murdered Haruka Weiser. From my understanding the writer has agree with these actions that has been taken over the investigation.
They have provided evidence that shows proof of the University’s care towards their students. In the end the actions that U.T. has taken has been proven successful, as the suspect has been caught this April.
U.T. Austin has at least over 70,000 students and informing them is important even though they can’t be available to head count every student that was warned.
What I don’t understand about the article is the title. “Should shake us all.” It kind contradicts because in the article it informs how successfully it went. Making an assumption that this article is actually gives off a positive outcome when reading.
What I find interesting about the article that fits better with the title is the last paragraph.
“Although UT didn't mention this but the Statesman post did, mentioned that this kind of stuff distressing lot of women, who must look over their shoulder's in dark places.”
This could be expanded more because it’s important to know that women should be able to feel safe.
Taken from the Statesman article they provided,
“Sunday night to the female victim was likely to rock the feeling of safety and security on the Austin campus and in this city for some time to come.”
This makes me wonder how is U.T. going to react from now. Will they enforce more security? What can they do to make women, yes women, feel safer on campus? Does this anger students knowing that even though they pay tuition to a big University that they can’t make more efforts of protecting their students? Will there be a larger boundary against the homeless?
There are so many questions that are left unanswered but what has been done in the past is done. What I agree about the article is that the Campus did its job to inform the students and then the Police was able to get the suspect.
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