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Health service lacking funds, staff
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Since last week's shootings at Virginia Tech, officials at UCLA's Student Psychological Services have received many more calls than usual from people reporting concerns about other students.
While…
Tags: funding issues, health services, mental health, ucla
Forum looks at current issues
By Eli Rosenberg
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
The issues of ethnicity, mental health, and violence in American society were some of the key…
Dynes addresses privacy laws
Thursday, May 3, 2007
In response to the recent shootings at Virginia Tech, UC President Robert Dynes addressed the California State Senate Education Committee on Wednesday about giving campuses more flexibility in sharing…
Mantras can't make miracles
By Lara Loewenstein
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Film director David Lynch has the answer to the itching question of how to stop school shootings forever -…
Tags: meditation, stress management, ucla
Chancellor discusses campus concerns
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
Scare response scrutinized
By Edward Truong
Friday, May 18, 2007
Some students and staff expressed concern that the university did not communicate quickly enough with the community…
Tags: security, ucla, university response, weapon scare
Editorial: UCLA needs emergency notification system now
UCLA and university police proved Wednesday that, far from their recent assurances of campus safety, their emergency response does not provide nearly enough immediate notification, leaving the campus unaware of possible…
Adjusting to Campus Crisis: What to Expect and How to Cope
Prepared by the Family Therapy Center at Virginia Tech
Tags: behavioral, coping, crisis, emotional, ptsd, resources, stress, traumatic event
Candlelight Vigil w/ Jewish Community
Tags: april 17, candlelight vigil, Drillfield, jewish
We Will Prevail
Orginial Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spector1/sets/72157600104116028/
Photo courtesy of Roger Gupta
Tags: memorial, painting, we will prevail
Half Mast Flag on Vanderbilt Lawn
Tags: flag, vanderbilt
Chancellor responds to Virginia Tech tragedy
Dear Members of the Vanderbilt Community,
Today our support goes out to our colleagues, our peers, our brothers and sisters at…
Tags: chancellor, message of sympathy, vanderbilt
Lessons from Blacksburg
Friday, April 20, 2007
To the Editor:
We mourn the deaths of students and faculty at Virginia Tech ("Virginia Tech gunman kills 32 in bloodbath," April 17). It is appropriate and natural that we should do…
Tags: antiviolence, dartmouth, opinion piece
Well-wishers react to Va. shooting
April 17, 2007
Braving the rain and wind, approximately 100 members of the Dartmouth community gathered on Collis porch Monday night to recognize the individuals killed in that morning's shootings at…
Tags: dartmouth, vigil, well wishers
Va. Tech and the N.H. primary
Published on Friday, April 20, 2007
There is no easy answer to the question, What could have prevented the Virginia Tech massacre? Perhaps nothing could have been done. However, gun violence occurs every day…
Korean Students Shouldn't Have to Fear Backlash
Issue date: 4/24/07
Section: Letters to the Editor
To the editor:
As a Korean-American, I am appalled at the media's focus on the fact that the Virginia Tech killer was a "resident alien" from South Korea, even though he…
Tags: backlash, emory, ethnic identities, korean
Administration: Emory to Open Crisis Office
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
Our Opinion: Gun Control
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