The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) passed a resolution at its weekly meeting on April 24 calling for the Department of Campus Safety (DCS) to review and strengthen its current policies following numerous armed robberies and sexual assaults on and around campus.

The resolution, passed unanimously, commands DCS to review and strengthen its current policies regarding student safety.

“My issue is I see Campus Safety sitting,” said Sam White, USG president pro-tempore. “They need to step it up.”

DCS has yet to respond to the recommendations by USG because they have not yet had the opportunity to review them, according to Banet.

White does not know when he will meet with DCS to discuss the bill.

The resolution also urged DCS to install additional lighting, emergency phones and additional video camera installations across the blocks on South Josephine Street from East Asbury to Iliff Avenues, as well as on South High Street from East Asbury to East Iliff Avenues.

“Though nothing has changed, we have continued to patrol the residential areas,” said DCS Sergeant Stephen Banet. “We did step up on High Street with our patrol division in response to [the Pioneer Pervert].”

White was the main author of the resolution, with senators Alejandro Gutierrez, J.P. Griego, Daniel Mason and Katrina Yoshida co-sponsoring it.

“Students are aware and concerned, and [USG] is taking it up,” said Sam Gerk, President of USG. “[Though] we are not able to change policies…this is a student concern.”

Two amendments were proposed and passed to the original resolution. The first, proposed by Arts and Humanities senator Josh Wehe, asked DCS to establish a clear guideline for what to do when safety has been compromised.

The second amendment, proposed by freshman senator Lena Chhay, requests a “roundtable” meeting with DCS every quarter to “make strides to ensure the safety of students for the duration of the school year.”

The resolution comes in response to sexual assaults and armed robberies that occurred near campus over the course of this school year, as well as two felonies happening within a 36-hour period.

The first of these felonies occurred near the University Apartments complex at 1871 S. University Blvd. on April 15, where two males were reportedly forced into a black sedan at gunpoint. No suspect has been found.

The second case concerned public indecency, in which an unidentified man trespassed into Centennial Halls on April 16 and exposed himself to a freshman female student who was studying in her room. No arrests have been made.

Another concern the bill attempts to address is the prevalence of the Pioneer Pervert, a man who has grabbed the buttocks of three different DU students near campus. He first started assaulting women on Aug. 27, and his last attack occurred on Nov. 17.