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5Q Vol XLIX, Issue 06
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Many colleges across the nation have responded to the recent violence on college campuses with updated emergency response plans. More colleges are focusing on preparing for a crisis more now than ever.
Campus violence calls for updated crisis plans JAMIE HUFNAGLE NEWS EDITOR JLH729@CABRINI.EDU
Cabrini’s public safety department is working closely with the Safety Committee to
update the College’s Emergency Response Plan. This action follows the recent violence on college campuses across the nation. “This plan and other plans deal with all types of emergencies that may occur on our
property,” Lillian Burroughs, director of public safety, said. A shooting occurred at Delaware State University on Sept. 21, wounding two students and leaving the remaining students on the campus in a state of lockdown.
Three days prior to the shooting, a carjacking occurred at the University of Maryland at College Park in which a student and his girlfriend were held at gunpoint. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, a recent
study revealed that many colleges are focusing more than ever on preparing for a crisis since the Virginia Tech Mas-
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Racial tension sparks debate among students MEGAN PELLEGRINO COPY EDITOR MRP727@CABRINI.EDU GRAYCE TURNBACH A&E EDITOR GRT722@CABRINI.EDU
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Students staged a march near the campuses of Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse and Spelman Colleges to Centennial Park in downtown Atlanta, Ga.
“I can be your best friend or your worst enemy. I can take away your lives with a stroke of my pen,” Jena district attorney Reed Walters said, according to freethejena6.org. In September 2006, a chain of events happened at Jena, La. leaving a small town of 3,000 in racial tension. Thousands stood up in pro-
test including students from the Greater Philadelphia area. Cheyney and Temple University participated and petitioned the following chain of events. Incident 1 African American students at Jena High School asked permission to sit under the “white tree,” outside the school where typically white students gathered. The next morning three nooses where found hanging from the “white” oak tree. “Black students, it is reported, were initially delighted by the sight of nooses hanging from the tree… they stuck their heads through the loops, laughing and clowning. A good time was had by
all,” Dr. Alan Bean, executive director of Friends for Justice, said. The nooses were considered to be merely a prank by school officials and “light punishments” were given to the three white students. Incident 2 Jena High School’s main academic building was burnt down. The crime to date remains unsolved. Some officials suspect it is link to arson and the actions are related to the ongoing racial tensions at Jena. Incident 3 Tensions continue to
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