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students and teachers should have the right to carry and use concealed weapons to protect their own and others in case of a crime or massive attack. Even though proponents of legalization guns on campuses argue it can protect us, guns should not be legalized because it will increase violence on campuses, jeopardize freedom of expression, and it will make professors to feel threatened. If such situation was allowed and legalized, the reality would not be as described by the proponents of guns…

Neidig 180). The only way colleges can determine the extent of sexual assault on their campus is by receiving reports from victims of assault. Unfortunately, victims of sexual assault on college campuses seldom report their ordeal to campus administrators due to various reasons. Sexual assault on college campuses is underreported because victims do not know the meaning of sexual assault, they are…

afraid of being branded a racist, losing their job, and being ostracized by their friend group for intervening in a comparatively insignificant matter. Unfortunately, this is just a fraction of the effects political correctness has had on college campuses…

Sexual assault on college campuses has always been a problem. Just recently it has become more publicized due to the growth of the internet and media. This problem is difficult for universities to solve due to the following challenges. The largest challenge that colleges cannot solve is the condensed living facilities. Thousands of students are confined to a small area and can run into each other at any time during the day. Another challenge is that if an assault does happen, there is no…

untold stories of sexaul assaults that happen on college campuses? Sexual assaults rates are high overall globally. The highest rates are found in southern Sub-Saharan Africa at 21%, and the lowest are found in India, Bangladesh and Turkey at 3% to 4.5% (“Women Face”). The United States faces rates of 13% overall (“Women Face”). On college campuses, rates jump to 20%, or one in five (“Obama Launches’”). Sexual assaults on college campuses are commonly committed, but are often hidden from…

Hazing on Campuses: Why is it a problem? We have all heard of hazing. What comes to mind when you think of hazing? Many will say that it is intentional mistreatment and harassment of an invidual for the purpose of being initiated into a group, most commonly Fraternities and Sorrorites are accused. Surprisingly hazing can happen anywhere. In a student band, a cheer team, a sports team or even a club. Accoriding to the UAlbany Website, the definition of hazing is “…any reckless or intentional…

There is not an epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses. There is an epidemic of sexual assault nationally among all young people – college students or not. When addressing sexual assault on college campuses, it is vital to note that this is not a problem unique to institutes of higher learning1. Therefore, strategies to address sexual assault on campuses must include interventions that go beyond the isolated systems of universities. To date, the majority of prevention interventions are…

being sexually assaulted every two-and-a-half minutes. Out of that, one in four women are college students (Newman). Attending college and having to pay for it should never come with the risk of being sexually assaulted. Sexual assaults on college campuses is a growing problem, but can easily be fixed by schools themselves taking a stand. When choosing a college, many people believe a low sexual assault crime percentage in a school reflects pro-activeness; instead, it could more likely reflect…

With all of the limitations and restrictions currently found on public university campuses, students are being sheltered and living within a bubble of comfort, which will ultimately pop after graduation. By keeping college students from exposure to the world and what is going on from all different sides, they are kept from forming their own opinions and kept from learning how to handle opposition from others. Instead of debating and discussing with their peers civilly, shutting down speech has…

issues among college students has been developing for years, but colleges and universities, and their counseling programs are not always prepared to help students (National College Health Assessment, 2013). I think we can all agree that college campuses are trying to find ways to cope with these mental health struggles, but in…