Recent UBC science graduate banned from campus

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Johnson Nguyen, a recent graduate from UBC's faculty of Science, has been banned from campus following unsettling behaviour.

A letter sent out by UBC chemistry department head Michael Wolf to the chemistry department warned of Nguyen's recent conduct, which included asking after female students who had previously had little or no contact with him. According to Wolfe, when Nguyen was told the female students were unavailable he became "very agitated and unstable, to the point that campus security and the RCMP were called in."

The letter also noted that Nguyen received multiple warnings from the RCMP before being issued a Notice of Restriction, barring him from campus.

The full letter appears below:

I would like to bring to your attention an important issue regarding a recently graduated student in the Faculty of Science. This student, Johnson Nguyen, has been coming to multiple Physics and Chemistry research labs asking after some female undergraduate students (all of which had little to no interactions with him in the past) who were in various physics and chemistry classes of his last year. When he was told they were not around, he became very agitated and unstable, to the point that campus security and the RCMP were called in. This behaviour, and more, has continued despite police warnings, and consequently a Notice of Restriction has been issued, banning him from campus, in accordance with UBC policy.

If you see this individual on campus, and especially in one of our buildings and asking about the location of people working in our labs, please call 911 and then campus security immediately. There has been no violent behaviour in any incidents so far, but please do not take unnecessary risks. A picture appears below.

-Mike

Barry Eccleton, the director of campus security, has issued a statement on the incident encouraging anyone who is afraid for their safety to call 911 or UBC RCMP immediately.

"When incidents of concerning behaviour occur on campus the university has a variety of mechanisms to address them – including banning individuals from campus," said Eccleton.

Due to privacy concerns, no comment will be issued on the specific incident.

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