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War Two. After high school that come from variety of races and different cultural backgrounds are concerned about sending their kids to college and feeling vertically alone because there is only a small population of student of color on college campuses in places like Michigan State University. College is a place of higher learning that has parents putting trust in the education systems that kids will be taught about different cultures, and creating positive role models and atmosphere for their…

80% of women who are sexually assaulted on campus do not report the incident (The Hunting Ground). Sexual assault on college campuses is a serious issue that needs to be addressed. The effects of sexual assault can cause great damage to the victim. There is a lack of support for victims, and they do not get justice. Most of them suffer from depression, PTSD, and/or anxiety, which is an outcome of sexual assault. Victims of sexual assault should receive as much support from the justice system,…

campuses are clashing with their administrations and debating the limits of free speech after finding chalk messages voicing support for Donald J. Trump scrawled on campus property.” This goes on to summarize how messages such as, “Build A Wall” and “Donald Trump 2016” were frightening and threatening to them. The president of Emory, James W. Wagner released a statement regarding the matter “As an academic community, we must value and encourage the expression of ideas, vigorous debate, speech…

with transitioning to college or university life” (Douce, A. L. & Keeling, P.R. 2014, p.4). Many institutions are struggling to cope with the realization that mental illness is a bona-fide problem and there appears to be no end in sight on college campuses. Studies have concluded, “Students with higher test anxiety, lower academic self-efficacy, and less effective time management and use of study resources” (Kitzrow, A.M. 2003, p. 170). Help and Additional Resources …

allowing her to legally carry a concealed weapon in public, she followed the law and left her gun off campus, which stopped her from being able to defend herself. Therefore, Georgia state legislature should allow the presence of weapons on college campuses because this presents the opportunity for individuals like Amanda Collins with concealed carry permits to prevent on campus crime, such as sexual and gun related violence. A college campus where the presence of weapons is permitted will…

Mental health has become a serious issue amongst college students in the United States. According to the National Alliance on Mental Health Illness (2015), the third leading cause of death on college campuses is suicide. 73 percent of college students who are currently living with a mental health condition have experienced a mental health crisis on campus. However, 34.2 percent reported that they were not aware that their students were dealing with these issues on their campus. In the past year,…

We Don’t Need Guns on College Campus, is an editorial written by USA Today (2015), justifying why college campuses should be free of any firearms. In the editorial, the writers use several tactics to encourage the readers to thinking more about concealed weapons on campus and how it could be bad. The writers bring up past legislations that have failed to pass to show that there are other people, who are in power, who do not support concealed weapon carry, they also give examples of shootings…

Sexual assault has proliferated across college campuses, and remains one of the most underreported violent type crimes in the country. The lifestyle college brings of staying up late, drinking, partying, going out to the bars and fraternizing with young men expose women to a higher risk of encountering unwanted sexual conduct. Statistics show that as many as one in every five females to attend college will experience some type of sexual assault in their academic career. Typically the only sexual…

partner doesn’t say, “No” but gives no validation in wanting to participant in sex. As a way to define what would be considered to be consent, California legislators proposed in Senate Bill No.967 regarding the issue of sexual assault on college campuses. The bill establishes affirmative consent, which states that both partners have to consent either verbally or nonverbally before having sex. Also, the bill requires all colleges to follow the affirmative consent standard in their assault…

however, affirmative action policies, to the extent that they exist, have been mainly based on race (Armstrong and Hamilton, p17). Integration is often treated as assimilation into the dominant current of (privileged) student life. However, on many campuses this would require pulling less privileged students off the mobility pathway and onto the party pathway— defeating the whole purpose. That is also can be seen…