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Would Public Safety be able to prevent a shooting?
By Owen Fletcher
Princetonian Staff Writer
About a week before last week's shootings at Virginia Tech, the University made the prescient purchase of a mass alert system to notify students of campus security crises.
The…
Princetonian Staff Writer
About a week before last week's shootings at Virginia Tech, the University made the prescient purchase of a mass alert system to notify students of campus security crises.
The…
Tags: campus safety, princeton, warning systems
CUPD Assesses Campus Safety
By Sarah Singer
Sun City Editor
Apr 18 2007
Cornell responds to recent tragedy at Virginia Tech
Yesterday, several university officials hosted a media call-in where they discussed safety and security on the Cornell campus in the aftermath of…
Sun City Editor
Apr 18 2007
Cornell responds to recent tragedy at Virginia Tech
Yesterday, several university officials hosted a media call-in where they discussed safety and security on the Cornell campus in the aftermath of…
Tags: 1983 tragedy, campus safety, cornell
Safety forum turns to Va. Tech shooting
The focus of a discussion between public safety officials on area crime issues quickly turned to Virginia Tech at the 2007 Chapel Hill-Carrboro-Orange County Forum sponsored by WCHL.
The forum was intended as an opportunity to discuss local…
The forum was intended as an opportunity to discuss local…
Tags: campus safety, police presence, unc
How Carnegie Mellon is keeping campus safe after VA Tech massacre
News | Sarah Mogin
Wednesday night, students and faculty gathered by the Fence. In the midst of the cold and windy weather, 70 hands cupped 70 flickering flames as the Carnegie Mellon community mourned the victims of the Virginia Tech…
Wednesday night, students and faculty gathered by the Fence. In the midst of the cold and windy weather, 70 hands cupped 70 flickering flames as the Carnegie Mellon community mourned the victims of the Virginia Tech…
Tags: campus safety, cmu, grief, vigil
University safety procedures leave students in the dark
Forum | Claire Morgenstern
The day following the Virginia Tech shootings, a message from President Cohon was sent out via e-mail outlining procedures for seeking psychological counseling and reassuring us that we had security on campus. The…
The day following the Virginia Tech shootings, a message from President Cohon was sent out via e-mail outlining procedures for seeking psychological counseling and reassuring us that we had security on campus. The…
Tags: campus safety, cmu, emergency notification
Virginia Tech panel discusses prevention strategies
Experts in fields of security, law and mental health comprise panel; victims' families voice reactions
Daniel Colbert, Cavalier Daily Senior Writer
Thursday, April 19, while the nation was still coming to grips with the tragedy that had…
Daniel Colbert, Cavalier Daily Senior Writer
Thursday, April 19, while the nation was still coming to grips with the tragedy that had…
What if it happened here?
The violence on the campus at Virginia Tech draws attention to the emergency procedures and prevention tactics at the University
Matt Dickey and Catherine Conkle, Cavalier Daily Associate Editors
Days after students at Virginia Tech struggled…
Matt Dickey and Catherine Conkle, Cavalier Daily Associate Editors
Days after students at Virginia Tech struggled…
Tags: campus safety, safety measures, security, uva
Public Safety assures senate of campus' safety
By: Sergio Hernandez
Posted: 4/20/07
The University Senate adjourned for the academic year yesterday after meeting to address a number of campus-wide issues including a report on NYU's emergency preparedness in the wake of Monday's…
Posted: 4/20/07
The University Senate adjourned for the academic year yesterday after meeting to address a number of campus-wide issues including a report on NYU's emergency preparedness in the wake of Monday's…
Tags: campus safety, nyu, university response
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…
What went wrong at Blacksburg?
By: Jason Javie
Posted: 4/20/07
The Virginia Tech tragedy will continue to resonate for some time to come, and rightly so. Many questions surrounding last Monday's events are yet to be answered, and must be in order for the grieving victims…
Posted: 4/20/07
The Virginia Tech tragedy will continue to resonate for some time to come, and rightly so. Many questions surrounding last Monday's events are yet to be answered, and must be in order for the grieving victims…
Shooting raises questions of safety
Is UM prepared for a similar emergency?
By: Karyn Meshbane // Assistant News Editor
Posted: 4/20/07
Monday morning's shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, the deadliest such incident in American history, has forced colleges and universities…
By: Karyn Meshbane // Assistant News Editor
Posted: 4/20/07
Monday morning's shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, the deadliest such incident in American history, has forced colleges and universities…
Examining Safety at State, Local Levels
EMS director outlines city's disaster-response system
By: Evelyn Ratigan
Posted: 4/20/07
As the efficiency of the emergency response system at Virginia Tech faces scrutiny, with critics saying the school was slow to notify its members of…
By: Evelyn Ratigan
Posted: 4/20/07
As the efficiency of the emergency response system at Virginia Tech faces scrutiny, with critics saying the school was slow to notify its members of…
Examining Safety at State, Local Levels
BHE takes a look at campus security
By: Kate Davies
Posted: 4/20/07
The Board of Higher Education, during its meeting that was previously called to clarify the fine print on Massachusetts's policy toward allowing undocumented immigrants to…
By: Kate Davies
Posted: 4/20/07
The Board of Higher Education, during its meeting that was previously called to clarify the fine print on Massachusetts's policy toward allowing undocumented immigrants to…
Grieving nation copes with tragedy
University reps. meet with BPD to discuss prevention
By: Andrew FitzGerald
Posted: 4/18/07
The day after a Virginia Tech senior shot and killed 32 people on campus and himself, representatives from 19 Boston-area colleges who met at Boston…
By: Andrew FitzGerald
Posted: 4/18/07
The day after a Virginia Tech senior shot and killed 32 people on campus and himself, representatives from 19 Boston-area colleges who met at Boston…
Sympathy resounds in wake of VT tragedy
By:Editorial Board
Posted: 4/17/07
On Monday April 16, 32 Virginia Tech students were killed in a tragic shooting incident. The Miami Student editorial board is shocked and deeply saddened by this abhorrent act, and our thoughts and prayers go…
Posted: 4/17/07
On Monday April 16, 32 Virginia Tech students were killed in a tragic shooting incident. The Miami Student editorial board is shocked and deeply saddened by this abhorrent act, and our thoughts and prayers go…
Summit reviews campus safety
By: Benjamin Lammers
Posted: 8/7/07
More than 350 representatives from Ohio's universities met at Ohio State's Fawcett Center last week to discuss school safety and the state of security and disaster response.
Following the shootings…
Posted: 8/7/07
More than 350 representatives from Ohio's universities met at Ohio State's Fawcett Center last week to discuss school safety and the state of security and disaster response.
Following the shootings…
Gun licenses safe choice
By: Karl Spaulding
Posted: 5/7/07
When Florida liberalized its restrictive and disjointed system of concealed carry laws in 1987, many states followed suit. In each case, naysayers predicted everything from "blood in the streets" to "parking lot…
Posted: 5/7/07
When Florida liberalized its restrictive and disjointed system of concealed carry laws in 1987, many states followed suit. In each case, naysayers predicted everything from "blood in the streets" to "parking lot…
Shooting proves need for gun control laws
By: Joe Bialek
Posted: 5/2/07
The shooting crisis at Virginia Tech has once again sparked the debate about gun control. The second amendment of the United States Constitution states: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a…
Posted: 5/2/07
The shooting crisis at Virginia Tech has once again sparked the debate about gun control. The second amendment of the United States Constitution states: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a…
Task Force to better secure OSU campus
By: Alaina Busch
Posted: 4/30/07
Representatives from Ohio's colleges and universities will meet today as part of a statewide effort to address campus security issues and concerns.
Today's meeting is the first for the Campus Security…
Posted: 4/30/07
Representatives from Ohio's colleges and universities will meet today as part of a statewide effort to address campus security issues and concerns.
Today's meeting is the first for the Campus Security…
Massacre at V.T. affects colleges across nation
As Tulane officials rethink security policies, some Tulane students express personal grief over Monday's events
By: Marta Dehmlow
Posted: 4/20/07
Students at Virginia Tech and all over the nation will remember April 16 as a day that…
By: Marta Dehmlow
Posted: 4/20/07
Students at Virginia Tech and all over the nation will remember April 16 as a day that…