Student protests continue to go on at Portland State University, pushing for the disarming of its campus police a year after campus police officers shot and killed a black male, who was reaching for a gun that had dropped to the ground during a dispute with others.
Topic: campus police
Anti-Armed Campus Police Protesters Disrupt Testimony at Board of Trustees Meeting
Anti-campus police protesters disrupted a student’s testimony before the board of trustees, which student was arguing in favor of keeping campus police officers armed in case of emergencies.
Five Years after Mass Shooting, California College Students want to Ban Armed Police
Five years after a tragic mass shooting, some college students at a University of California campus want to ban armed police officers.
Marquette Student Group Counsels Students to Not Call the Police, Handle Situations on Their Own
A student group at Marquette University told students that they should not call the police if they feel threatened, but should handle it themselves.
Loyola Campus Police Cleared in Investigation of Conduct with Ticket Scalpers
Loyola’s campus police officers were cleared in a private investigation on whether several officers racially profiled two black ticket scalpers at a university basketball game.
Georgetown University Campus Police aren’t Armed, but One Student Group Petition Asks for a Change
Apparently, Georgetown University does not arm its campus police officers with sidearms, but with pepper spray and batons. One group at the university is petitioning the university to change that practice.
Requiem for Charlottesville
Now, nearly five months after the fact, we know a lot more about what transpired before the Charlottesville face-off between the alt-right and alt left, thanks to a public records request from The Chronicle of Higher Education that netted the publication thousands of internal emails from UVA.
Evergreen State College Won’t Arm Its Campus Police with Rifles
College administrators won’t arm its campus police with rifles, which led to the campus police chief resigning from the police force.
Cal-Berkeley Student Government Wants to Cancel Police Training, but University Says No
A student government resolution at Cal-Berkeley wants to cancel a university police training program called Urban Shield, but the university will ignore the resolution.
Woman Sued Cal-Berkeley for $23 Million over being Attacked at Milo Event
A woman is suing Cal-Berkeley for $23 million due to being pepper sprayed (and other things) during the disrupted Milo Yiannopoulos event earlier this year.