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Touch items at the crime scenePut on makeupTake a change of clothes to the hospital because some items of clothing may be kept as evidence. Atthe emergency room the physician may collect hair samples, semen, and other evidence. The policewill be contacted to take possession of these samples until you make a decision about prosecution.Reporting to the PoliceAssaults may be reported directly to campus or local police. Not all sexual assault victims want toreport the crime to a law enforcement agency. Reporting is an individual decision; yet, without anofficial report the police will not know that an assault has occurred, and that could make prosecutionof the case (if the person decides at any point to press charges) more difficult. Please note thatreporting a sexual assault does not commit that person to filing any charges. That decision can bemade later.For more information about reporting sexual assault on campus, see the Harassment or AssaultGrievance Procedure in section C of the Appendix on page 93.Alcohol PolicyIn Virginia, persons under 21 years of age may not possess, buy, or use alcoholic beverages of anykind. Most of our students are under 21. Furthermore, it is well documented by higher educationofficials that alcohol contributes to noise, damages, vandalism, fights and sexual assaults on collegeand university campuses. Therefore, the possession, use, or distribution of alcoholic beverages oncampus is not permitted.If students use alcoholic beverages off campus, it is expected that they will maintain proper decorumwhen they return to campus. Any student found behaving in an inappropriate, rowdy, destructive, orunsafe manner on campus while under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be found in violation ofthe College‘s alcohol policy. Alcohol containers used as decoration are also prohibited. Studentsdisplaying bottles, boxes, or other alcoholic beverage decorations in their rooms will be asked toremove these items(s) immediately.Situations where alcohol (or evidence indicating on-campus use of alcohol) is found on-campus willconstitute a violation of the College‘s alcohol policy. Additionally, alcohol or alcohol containersfound under circumstances that implicate a student‘s possession or use of alcohol on campus willconstitute a violation of the college‘s alcohol policy.The student or students in whose room alcohol is discovered will be deemed in possession of alcohol.Permitting alcohol to be brought into one‘s room, or permitting it to be kept in one‘s room, will beviewed by the College as the student possessing alcohol, and the student will be considered inviolation of the College‘s alcohol policy, unless they can demonstrate to the satisfaction of theCollege that they had no responsibility for its presence. Further, students associated with on-campusgatherings involving large amounts of alcohol or high-risk alcohol consumption (drinking games orcontests, beer bongs, etc.) will be found in violation of the College‘s alcohol policy, whether or not itcan be established that they have consumed alcohol. The purpose of this is to encourage students tobe responsible, honest, and accountable for their actions.Sanctions for violation of the College‘s alcohol policy will be determined on a case-by-case basis,and the circumstances surrounding a violation will determine the precise sanction. For example,63