2008 Woodie Awards
All Around the Liberal Arts
The Guns & iPhones Edition
By: Amy Lieberman, Editor in Chief
Issue date: 3/7/08 Section: News
Arizona public universities
Arizona campus police officers will soon be armed and, if the occasion arises, more than ready to go. The Arizona Republic, the University of Arizona's student-led daily, reported Wednesday that all public universities in Arizona plan to supply their campus police officers with military-style assault riffles.
According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, officials at Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University said that this move is unrelated to the killings at Virginia Tech last year and Northern Illinois University last month.
As the Arizona Republic reported, "ASU has bought four of the new rifles at $700 each, and is looking to find money to purchase four more."
Officers will have to undergo 40 hours of training over the next few months, and according to the article, "when not needed to respond to an incident, the weapons will be stowed in officers' patrol cars."
The universities say that the rifles will offer long-shooting capabilities.
On the West Coast, this tactic is old news-already, several campus police departments in the University of California and California State University are armed with military-style rifles.
The article didn't quote any students or have much feedback on this announcement, but one ASU faculty member, Jan Kelly, didn't seem too perturbed by the news.
"I don't think the police are going to target students," Kelly told the Arizona Republic. "If they [the guns] aren't visible, most won't really know about them."
Gee, thanks, Jan Kelly. That really clears everything right up.
Oklahoma Christian University
Forget the Bulletin. Oklahoma Christian University has come up with a new way to connect students with campus life - or just to act as an incentive for prospective students considering the Oklahoma City university. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, Oklahoma Christian announced on Friday that starting in May, it will distribute an Apple laptop computer and an iPhone (or an iPod Touch) to all incoming students.
Arizona campus police officers will soon be armed and, if the occasion arises, more than ready to go. The Arizona Republic, the University of Arizona's student-led daily, reported Wednesday that all public universities in Arizona plan to supply their campus police officers with military-style assault riffles.
According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, officials at Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University said that this move is unrelated to the killings at Virginia Tech last year and Northern Illinois University last month.
As the Arizona Republic reported, "ASU has bought four of the new rifles at $700 each, and is looking to find money to purchase four more."
Officers will have to undergo 40 hours of training over the next few months, and according to the article, "when not needed to respond to an incident, the weapons will be stowed in officers' patrol cars."
The universities say that the rifles will offer long-shooting capabilities.
On the West Coast, this tactic is old news-already, several campus police departments in the University of California and California State University are armed with military-style rifles.
The article didn't quote any students or have much feedback on this announcement, but one ASU faculty member, Jan Kelly, didn't seem too perturbed by the news.
"I don't think the police are going to target students," Kelly told the Arizona Republic. "If they [the guns] aren't visible, most won't really know about them."
Gee, thanks, Jan Kelly. That really clears everything right up.
Oklahoma Christian University
Forget the Bulletin. Oklahoma Christian University has come up with a new way to connect students with campus life - or just to act as an incentive for prospective students considering the Oklahoma City university. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, Oklahoma Christian announced on Friday that starting in May, it will distribute an Apple laptop computer and an iPhone (or an iPod Touch) to all incoming students.
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