Committee examines ramifications of Loren Wade incident

President Michael Crow has appointed Professor of Law Myles Lynk to conduct a thorough investigation of how the university’s various units handled issues concerning ASU student and varsity football player Loren Wade, who was charged in late March with the first-degree murder of former Sun Devil football player Brandon Falkner outside a nightclub in Scottsdale.

In describing the scope of this assessment, Crow indicated a number of university departments, including Student Affairs, Academic Affairs and Academic Advising, as well as Intercollegiate Athletics, would have their support services and delivery of services to students assessed. The committee will also review how Wade’s teammates and friends might have been more helpful in uncovering and addressing the various issues raised by the incident, and will examine ways to enhance communication between ASU’s Department of Public Safety and area municipal police departments when they are investigating incidents involving ASU students.

Crow also announced the tightening of two codes affecting students, faculty and staff.

• ASU already bans the possession of weapons on campus. The revised weapons policy will require students and employees to inform the ASU Department of Public Safety of any violations of the weapons policy.

• Any student or employee making a threat of violence, if that threat is verified, will be sent for mental health assessment and may be removed from campus and all programs.

Crow was also expected to activate a university committee to adjudicate all possible violations of the student athletic code of conduct.

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