<p>IU</a> student assaulted with sharp-edged weapon: IU News Room: Indiana University</p>
<p>Looks like I picked a good weekend to leave campus :)</p>
<p>It's crazy, I've walked around by myself at night tons of times, never would have thought something like this would happen. Bloomington is a very safe town.</p>
<p>This is scary. My son said it happened near where he lives in the Northwest neighborhood. He was walking to his dorm alone at some point after this happened. I told him to be careful. It seems really random, but until they catch this guy, I'm going to be worried about my son being out late.</p>
<p>I spoke to my son a little bit ago and he said that someone he knows who is friends with the roommate of the man attacked, said that the group that was attacked had been "messing with" the guy that attacked them (yelling stuff, etc.). So it sounds like they sort of provoked the guy, but still that is no reason for the guy to go off like that. Just goes to show how in today's world, you shouldn't antagonize strangers because you know nothing about their state of mind, etc. Of course, this is hearsay, but if it is the truth, I feel a bit relieved that it's not some "serial" slasher on the loose.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info pinkposey.</p>
<p>Not that I'm excusing the assault, but I would feel a bit intimidated if a group of people were yelling stuff at me at night. </p>
<p>pinkposey--not to create worry for you, but it does seem to me that at the beginning of the IU year there is usually a slight increase in crime. Students can be easy targets as they are sometimes less cautious. I think it's the heady since of freedom many experience for the first time. Typically it's theft, ie students not locking dorm rooms, etc. </p>
<p>Also from local reports it sounds like IU instituted it's emergency warning system soon after they became aware of the incident and again the next morning. Coincidentally they had tested the system the week before.</p>
<p>Police have a list of suspects based on local news accounts this morning. They will also look at security tapes of a nearby bank in the hopes it might have captured images of the suspect.</p>
<p>My D was on this street at the exact time of 12:30 but didn't see it. I'm NOT happy with their emergency system. Since she was walking on the exact street it would have been nice to get a text saying watch out for a guy in a yellow tshirt - and since so many other students were also out perhaps this guy might have been caught. </p>
<p>I realize the cops had to respond and then notify the university. But the text went out to the students at FIVE A.M. - 4 l/2 hours later. This isn't acceptable or reasonable after someone tried to slash someone's throat! </p>
<p>I've heard that colleges are reluctant to send messages for fear of "scaring" the students. On the one hand we have my daughter and other students able to be on the lookout for a guy in a yellow tshirt and possibly help in apprehending this guy that is still on the loose...on the other hand, we might "scare" the students. Did they make the right choice? I don't think so.</p>