A Western student was killed Wednesday in Tennessee after he acted as the getaway driver in a bank robbery, Gallatin, Tenn., police reported.
Jonathan Skinner, of Brentwood, Tenn., died after sustaining gunshot wounds, police reported.
Skinner, who lived in Pearce-Ford Tower, was a junior majoring in meteorology.
Just before 12:30 p.m. on March 17, police responded to a [...]

 
Members of the Western community are getting a first-hand look into the lives of campus police officers.
In 2004, Western police started the University Police Academy to give students, faculty and staff hands-on experience in the police force, said Joe Harbaugh, spokesman for campus police.
The academy, which was on a two-year hiatus, is up and running [...]

While more students are heading to class on and around the Hill, the number of Western police officers protecting campus hasn’t changed.
Western’s enrollment has increased by about 5,000 students in the past ten years, said Deborah Wilkins, chief of staff and general counsel.
Wilkins said in an e-mail that most of the enrollment growth has [...]

A male Western student was struck by a vehicle at about 9 p.m. tonight between Bemis Hall and Health Services Center.
More details on this incident will be available later.
UPDATED 12:24 a.m. Feb. 24: The student has been released from The Medical Center.