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Shooting amps up gun debate
By: Alexander Trowbridge, Staff Writer
Posted: 4/25/07
The shooting at Virginia Tech last week put the gun control issue back in the national public forum.
While Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine dismissed taking political advantage of the incident as…
Posted: 4/25/07
The shooting at Virginia Tech last week put the gun control issue back in the national public forum.
While Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine dismissed taking political advantage of the incident as…
Tags: gun control, unc
Tragedy may cause RA training review
By: Kellen Moore, Staff Writer
Posted: 4/25/07
With last week's Virginia Tech shootings still fresh in the minds of many, UNC officials are looking to evaluate residence hall safety as one area of emphasis.
With about 7,700 students living…
Posted: 4/25/07
With last week's Virginia Tech shootings still fresh in the minds of many, UNC officials are looking to evaluate residence hall safety as one area of emphasis.
With about 7,700 students living…
Tags: ra training, unc, weapons in resident halls
Student privacy under scrutiny
Shooting sparks national debate
By: Eric Johnson, Senior Writer
Posted: 5/24/07
Congress is wading into the turbulent debate about campus safety in the aftermath of last month's shootings at Virginia Tech and is considering possible…
By: Eric Johnson, Senior Writer
Posted: 5/24/07
Congress is wading into the turbulent debate about campus safety in the aftermath of last month's shootings at Virginia Tech and is considering possible…
Tags: mental health, privacy, unc
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
Letters to the Editor - Shootings shed light on Taser incident
Monday's tragic shooting at Virginia Tech is the kind of event that provokes a nationwide outpouring of support, sympathy and questions - questions about the killer, his motives and what could have been done to prevent 33 students from needlessly…
Tags: campus security, ucla, weapons on campus
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
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…
Shootings spur UC to assess security policies
By Blair Socci
Thursday, April 19, 2007
In the aftermath of the shootings that occurred at Virginia Tech earlier this week, the University of California is now re-evaluating its own security policies.
Authorities have been quick to assure the…
Thursday, April 19, 2007
In the aftermath of the shootings that occurred at Virginia Tech earlier this week, the University of California is now re-evaluating its own security policies.
Authorities have been quick to assure the…
Tags: campus security, security policies, ucla
Korean sense of shame is unjustified
Feeling guilty for sharing the Virginia Tech gunman's ethnicity will do more harm than good
By Lina Chung
Friday, April 20, 2007
After Monday's Virginia Tech tragedy, shock reverberated among the Korean American community - the…
By Lina Chung
Friday, April 20, 2007
After Monday's Virginia Tech tragedy, shock reverberated among the Korean American community - the…
Tags: backlash, ethnic identity, korean, ucla
Students to relay a message of hope
By Annie Augustine
Friday, April 20, 2007
This weekend, 35 cancer survivors will join nearly 1,000 UCLA students and community members for a 24-hour relay to raise money for the disease.
UCLA's Relay For Life is planned to take place in…
Friday, April 20, 2007
This weekend, 35 cancer survivors will join nearly 1,000 UCLA students and community members for a 24-hour relay to raise money for the disease.
UCLA's Relay For Life is planned to take place in…
Media doesn't always know best
By Mark Humphrey
Monday, April 23, 2007
It's no secret that the news media exercises bad judgment at times.
Granted, we, as journalists, try to make informed decisions about what to cover and how. For example, during summer training at the…
Monday, April 23, 2007
It's no secret that the news media exercises bad judgment at times.
Granted, we, as journalists, try to make informed decisions about what to cover and how. For example, during summer training at the…
Tags: media response, tragedy response, ucla