University of Montana: reports of students drugged are up

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The University of Montana warned students to be wary of potential assaults following a string of reports from students who said they or others had been involuntarily drugged.

The school received 10 direct and indirect reports of students who had been drugged over five weeks in January and February, university officials told the campus newspaper, the Montana Kaimin. That was five times as many reports typically received in an entire semester by the school's Student Advocacy Resource Center, said center director Jen Euell.

The incidents happened off campus at Missoula bars, university spokesperson Dave Kuntz told the Missoulian. None have yet led to criminal prosecution.

A public safety notice sent by email warned students about drug-facilitated assault. It also encouraged victims to speak up and students to look out for one another.