Campus carry, which permits concealed firearms on college campuses, is an intense topic of discussion. While research has found that a majority of students and faculty oppose such a law, much of this previous research was conducted at traditional universities, with a sizable percentage of students...
Referring to the campus carry law as "overly solicitous" and "dangerously-experimental," the three professors pointed to more than 20 shootings on college campuses nationwide in 2015. They also cited the UT Tower shooting in 1966, which killed 16 people, as a reason to ban guns from campus....
Earlier in February, Cargill said two 19-year-old college students sat before him, pens in hand, ready to get their licenses to carry.Until recently, most Texans had to wait until their 21st birthday to apply. But a federal judge toppled the state’s age restrictions, and now thousands ...
Zach Gonzales, prospective transfer from Northwest Vista College, said he was disappointed by low attendance but expressed approval for concealed carry and campus dialogue on the issue. Zach Gonzalez,Northwest Vista College student, brought up the fact that concealed handgun license holders are not all...
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Popular young college professors, even notoriously outspoken ones like Tom Philpott, aren’t expected to get shot; the attack created a storm on the University of Texas campus. Philpott told the campus newspaper, the Daily Texan, that the shooting had come as no surprise to him. In fact, he...
If the bill becomes law, the Department of Education would have more leeway to enforce anti-discrimination laws. Supporters believe the measure gives college administrators more ability to protect students. Opponents say the bill violates protesters’ constitutional rights. Some lawmakers who voted aga...
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Despite these efforts to arm teachers, Sonali Rajan, a school violence researcher at Teachers College, Columbia University, says there's no evidence that it makes schools safer. "There is no science available at the moment, absolutely none, that shows that arming teachers would either deter gun...