IT APPEARS AN EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT FALSIFIED A CLAIM THAT SHE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN HER CAMPUS APARTMENT EARLIER THIS WEEK. SHE HAD INITIALLY CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY A STRANGER BUT LATER SAID SHE KNEW THE MAN AND HE DIDN’T FORCE HIS WAY INTO HER APARTMENT. ETSU HAS LIFTED AN ALERT BUT STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY ARE URGED TO REMAIN AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS WHEN WALKING ACROSS CAMPUS ESPECIALLY LATE AT NIGHT. POLICE SAID NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED AGAINST THE FEMALE STUDENT.