Sneak Peek: The Daily Campus
It’s not finished, and it’s not up on the Web site yet. But I feel like giving my loyal readers a sneak peek at the crime map that (hopefully) will be up on The DC’s Web site soon. We start back to work on Monday, so keep your fingers crossed.
It’s not a particularly hard thing to do–create a custom Google Map. But I’m excited. Now our readers will be able to pinpoint crimes across campus as the year progresses. Maybe there are some high crime areas? We’ll see. Right now (August 15), the bookstore appears to be in the lead for most crimes. But then again, the map only details the crime logs beginning in August 2009.
This map was created by using open records–something we should strive to maintain. The public has a right to know. Support sunshine laws (PSA is now over).
