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Bomb threat deemed no hazard
By: Zak Kazzaz
Posted: 4/23/07
Early Friday morning, Duke University Police Department received an anonymous bomb threat for Bell Tower Dormitory and another building, which does not exist.
The threat-received through a telecommunications device…
Posted: 4/23/07
Early Friday morning, Duke University Police Department received an anonymous bomb threat for Bell Tower Dormitory and another building, which does not exist.
The threat-received through a telecommunications device…
Tags: bomb threat, campus security, duke
Campus security in the wake of Va Tech
By: WSN Staff
Posted: 4/17/07
The shooting yesterday at Virginia Tech was shocking, particularly because of its enormous death toll - 33 students were killed in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history. Our condolences go out to Virginia…
Posted: 4/17/07
The shooting yesterday at Virginia Tech was shocking, particularly because of its enormous death toll - 33 students were killed in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history. Our condolences go out to Virginia…
Administration: Emory to Open Crisis Office
By: Susan McMillan
Issue date: 4/24/07
Section: News
Emory will establish an Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response to coordinate responses to catastrophic events, University officials announced Thursday. The office, CEPAR, will…
Issue date: 4/24/07
Section: News
Emory will establish an Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response to coordinate responses to catastrophic events, University officials announced Thursday. The office, CEPAR, will…
Tags: campus security, emory, university response
EDITORIAL - Va. shooting cause for reflection
By: STAFF EDITORIAL
Posted: 4/17/07
Many news outlets are calling it "the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history." For us, yesterday's shootings at Virginia Tech were a horrible tragedy, and they're also a reminder for all of us to…
Posted: 4/17/07
Many news outlets are calling it "the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history." For us, yesterday's shootings at Virginia Tech were a horrible tragedy, and they're also a reminder for all of us to…
Campus responds to Va. Tech shootings
By: Sara Dover
Posted: 4/17/07
NYU officials heightened security on campus in wake of yesterday's mass shooting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute that left 33 people dead.
The lone gunman also wounded 29 others before shooting and killing…
Posted: 4/17/07
NYU officials heightened security on campus in wake of yesterday's mass shooting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute that left 33 people dead.
The lone gunman also wounded 29 others before shooting and killing…
Security, Duke response raise some concerns
By: Zak Kazzaz
Posted: 4/18/07
Two days after the Monday massacre at Virginia Tech, students nationwide remained on edge Tuesday as more details of the tragedy emerged and additional security threats occurred on several other college campuses.
A…
Posted: 4/18/07
Two days after the Monday massacre at Virginia Tech, students nationwide remained on edge Tuesday as more details of the tragedy emerged and additional security threats occurred on several other college campuses.
A…
Tags: campus security, community response, duke
Local colleges reflect on Va. Tech shootings
By Peter Reuell/Daily News staff
The MetroWest Daily News
Posted Apr 16, 2008 @ 12:35 AM
ASHLAND —
A year after the shooting massacre that left 33 people dead at Virginia Tech, security remains a concern on local college campuses.
On…
The MetroWest Daily News
Posted Apr 16, 2008 @ 12:35 AM
ASHLAND —
A year after the shooting massacre that left 33 people dead at Virginia Tech, security remains a concern on local college campuses.
On…
Universities must learn from handling of shooting
UCLA, other schools should take time now to improve their emergency alert systems
By Lara Loewenstein
Thursday, April 19, 2007
There are a few questions that have been circulating with regard to the Virginia Tech shootings. How many lives…
By Lara Loewenstein
Thursday, April 19, 2007
There are a few questions that have been circulating with regard to the Virginia Tech shootings. How many lives…
Security alerts prompt Faculty Senate meeting
Kendra Jones
Issue date: 12/5/07 Section: News
The University of Hawai'i at MÄnoa Faculty Senate Committee is scheduled to discuss campus security issues today at 3 p.m. in the Architecture Auditorium. The meeting is open to UH…
Issue date: 12/5/07 Section: News
The University of Hawai'i at MÄnoa Faculty Senate Committee is scheduled to discuss campus security issues today at 3 p.m. in the Architecture Auditorium. The meeting is open to UH…
Tragedy prompts campus action
Jenkins e-mail explains University security
Ken Fowler
Issue date: 4/20/07 Section: News
Though Notre Dame created a task force in 2006 to review crisis plans, the deaths of 33 people at Virginia Tech Monday "will spur even greater review…
Ken Fowler
Issue date: 4/20/07 Section: News
Though Notre Dame created a task force in 2006 to review crisis plans, the deaths of 33 people at Virginia Tech Monday "will spur even greater review…
UNC to get phone alerts
Text messages can notify police
By: Katy Doll, Staff Writer
Posted: 4/20/07
UNC officials are implementing a phone system that alerts campus police when students are in danger.
Beginning this fall, the University will offer the Rave…
By: Katy Doll, Staff Writer
Posted: 4/20/07
UNC officials are implementing a phone system that alerts campus police when students are in danger.
Beginning this fall, the University will offer the Rave…
No bomb on CMU campus
By: JARED TRENT STONESIFER
Assistant News Editor
Posted: 4/20/07
Pittsburgh Police responded to a report of a bomb in a Carnegie Mellon University parking lot yesterday and later deemed the area safe.
Forbes Avenue was closed for more than an…
Assistant News Editor
Posted: 4/20/07
Pittsburgh Police responded to a report of a bomb in a Carnegie Mellon University parking lot yesterday and later deemed the area safe.
Forbes Avenue was closed for more than an…
Chancellor discusses campus concerns
University will focus on solving issues involving wages, safety through transition to Gene Block
By Jackie Barber
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Acting Chancellor Norman Abrams addressed myriad staff concerns such as Chancellor-elect Gene Block,…
By Jackie Barber
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Acting Chancellor Norman Abrams addressed myriad staff concerns such as Chancellor-elect Gene Block,…
Tags: campus security, chancellor responds, ucla
Council hears Duke safety plans
By: Eugene Wang
Posted: 4/20/07
Executive Vice President Tallman Trask spoke about Duke's emergency response system and Jo Rae Wright, dean of the Graduate School, reported on the future of the school at the Academic Council's meeting…
Posted: 4/20/07
Executive Vice President Tallman Trask spoke about Duke's emergency response system and Jo Rae Wright, dean of the Graduate School, reported on the future of the school at the Academic Council's meeting…
Tags: campus security, community response, duke
Emergency management comes to UNC
By: Elyse McCoy, Staff Writer
Posted: 7/5/07
The University is in the initial stages of development for the Public Information Emergency Response Communication Management System, or PIER, an Internet-based communication tool used to help relay…
Posted: 7/5/07
The University is in the initial stages of development for the Public Information Emergency Response Communication Management System, or PIER, an Internet-based communication tool used to help relay…
Tags: campus security, emergency response, unc
Security with transparency
Staff Editorial
Issue date: 4/20/07 Section: Viewpoint
There are still plenty of questions surrounding what happened Monday at Virginia Tech.
But one thing that isn't up for discussion is that Notre Dame should have a plan in case the…
Issue date: 4/20/07 Section: Viewpoint
There are still plenty of questions surrounding what happened Monday at Virginia Tech.
But one thing that isn't up for discussion is that Notre Dame should have a plan in case the…
Our Opinion: Gun Control
Emory's Campus No Place For Guns
Issue date: 5/1/07
Section: Editorials
The recent controversy concerning funding for a College Republicans' trip to a shooting range has brought the issues of gun control and campus safety to the…
Issue date: 5/1/07
Section: Editorials
The recent controversy concerning funding for a College Republicans' trip to a shooting range has brought the issues of gun control and campus safety to the…
Tags: campus security, emory, gun control
State looks to review
Will examine campus security
By: David Reynolds, Staff Writer
Posted: 4/20/07
In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech tragedy, school systems across the country are discussing new security measures to ensure that such a harrowing event never…
By: David Reynolds, Staff Writer
Posted: 4/20/07
In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech tragedy, school systems across the country are discussing new security measures to ensure that such a harrowing event never…
Tags: campus security, state safety review, unc
Looking Forward
By David J. Skorton
May 2 2007
I had intended this final column of the academic year to be one mainly of gratitude to my colleagues at The Cornell Daily Sun and to readers of the newspaper for permitting me this space and for the tremendously…
May 2 2007
I had intended this final column of the academic year to be one mainly of gratitude to my colleagues at The Cornell Daily Sun and to readers of the newspaper for permitting me this space and for the tremendously…
Tags: campus security, cornell, mental health
Letters to the Editor: Self-defense could stop violence
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The tragic event that took place at Virginia Tech on Monday raises many questions in students' minds: How safe are we? What measures are in place to keep us safe from harm while we're in class, in our dorms, or…
The tragic event that took place at Virginia Tech on Monday raises many questions in students' minds: How safe are we? What measures are in place to keep us safe from harm while we're in class, in our dorms, or…
Tags: campus security, selfdefense, ucla