At an off-campus party Sunday, a Virginia Tech student was injured after falling from a third-story window.
He is the 12th student to be killed or injured this year as a result of a fall, the largest number of such incidents within a school term, according to a Roanoke Times article.
Alcohol consumption links all of the incidents, and three accidents happened this month, officials said.
Virginia Tech officials said all the incidents have occurred off-campus. There have not been any falls in student residence areas.
Virginia Tech officials said they want to stress the importance of personal safety.
"While the university is doing its part to maintain a safe environment, what is necessary is that all students take a more proactive role in their own personal safety," Virginia Tech spokesperson Larry Hincker said.
University spokesperson Carol Wood said a student fell out of a McCormick Road residence area four years ago, but there have not been any University students injured from falls out of windows or balconies this school year.
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