Three months after a University of Utah student was killed on campus by a man she briefly dated, a state senator wants the state’s public colleges to develop detailed response plans for cases of sexual assault, stalking, and dating and domestic violence — with an emphasis on training officers how to recognize warning signs.
McCluskey, a 21-year-old track star, was fatally shot outside her dorm on Oct. 22 by Melvin S. Rowland, a 37-year-old registered sex offender on parole who died by suicide hours later. She contacted campus police several times after ending her relationship with Rowland weeks earlier.