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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

UI officials release Hawk Alert

The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety released a crime alert Tuesday afternoon to warn the university community about two reported sexual assaults.

On Sunday, UI police received a report that a student was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance in a residence hall.

UI police also received a report on Monday from a student that she had been sexually assaulted by an acquaintance in an on-campus residence..

Chuck Green, the assistant vice president for the UI police, said he could not release information on whether the two victims would press charges.

Including the reports from Sunday and Monday, there have been three reported sexual assaults in this academic school year.

The first sexual misconduct this year was reported to UI officials on Aug. 22.

The student reported a sexual assult by acquaintances in a residence hall.

At the UI during the 2013-14 school year, 12 sexual assaults were reported.

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