Archive | Campus Safety
-
Boston still recovering after Winter Storm Nemo
After one of the worst blizzards in Boston’s history, the city continues to recover in the aftermath of Winter Storm Nemo, which hit the Northeast Friday afternoon. “Our number one priority is getting to the side streets,” Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said in a press release Sunday.
-
Column: A case for concealed carry on campus
I understand some of my peers’ concerns regarding “guns on campus.” From my perspective, their opposition to concealed carry on campus is largely based on fear of further violence, a fear that has been largely misplaced but nonetheless capitalized on by gun control groups at the national level.
-
Lone Star Community College gunmen in custody
An unknown gunman released fire on three people at the North Harris campus of Lone Star Community College Tuesday.
-
Lone Star College shooting injures four, two suspects in custody
A conflict between two men at Lone Star College near Houston left four injured people. Hundreds of law enforcement personnel descended on Lone Star College-North Harris following reports of a shooting on campus just after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press.
-
Column: Take our guns — and our safety, too
Let me first begin by stating what a tragedy and devastation the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was. The fact that innocent and young lives were taken from this country will always be horrific and weigh heavily on Americans’ hearts.
-
Obama releases plan for gun law changes
President Barack Obama released his plan titled, "Now is the Time," to reduce gun violence and signed 23 executive actions toward the same goal in a speech on Wednesday. The plan focuses on four major points.
-
Column: Letting Lanza win
In light of the recent Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., people across the nation are still struggling with how best to cope with the devastating tragedy.
-
Editorial: Crazy is crazy
Over the break tragedies uprooted a passionate issue in this country: gun control. Anti-gun enthusiasts are calling for immediate action, whereas pro-gun enthusiasts are attempting to create a “Gun Appreciation Day.” There’s even a home page for the event.
-
Group urges Congress to address gun control
With the trauma of the Newtown, Conn., massacre still lingering, the Association of American Universities has called upon President Barack Obama and members of Congress to address gun violence. In the statement issued Thursday, the association, comprised of 62 universities including U.