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Nerf Guns Strike a Nerve on Campuses
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Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Killing zombies on campus just isn't as much fun as it used to be. Students at Bowling Green State University once carried Nerf guns for a week each semester, shooting the zombies before the creatures could tag them. Participants were seen by most bystanders as nerdy but harmless kids who liked role-playing. These days, bright plastic Nerf guns…
Descriptors: Weapons, Violence, School Safety, School Security
Fueling a Contagion of Campus Bloodshed
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Fox, James Alan – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
The gun smoke had barely cleared from the lecture hall at Northern Illinois University where last week a former graduate student had executed five students before killing himself when local and national scribes began speculating about a new trend in mass murder American-style. The "Chicago Tribune" Web site, quick with coverage of the…
Descriptors: College Students, Violence, School Safety, School Security
Virginia Tech Researchers Study Effects of Shootings on Their Campus
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Gravois, John – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
This article reports how researchers at Virginia Tech, working in a variety of disciplines, are studying the long-term effects of the campus killings 10 months ago. After the killings, administrators at Virginia Tech realized that their normal institutional-review process for research proposals was not sufficient to deal with the likely onslaught…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Research, Research Proposals, Researchers
At Northern Illinois U., Leaders Grapple with a Tragedy
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Sander, Libby – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
At even the best-prepared universities, there is no playbook for handling the crush of tough decisions that comes after a mass shooting rocks an otherwise quiet campus. While colleges and universities have always had tragedies, recent occurences like the shootings at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech have fundamentally changed the way…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Violence, School Safety, School Security
Fact File: Crime Data From 2,400 Colleges and Universities.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1993
Data from over 2,400 colleges and universities concerning the number and types of crimes committed on campus are tabulated by state and institution. Statistics are presented on reported numbers of incidents involving murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft and on arrests for liquor violations, drugs, and…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Environment, Crime, Drug Abuse
Colleges Report Increases in Arrests for Drug and Alcohol Violations.
Nicklin, Julie L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
Arrests for violations of drug/alcohol laws at colleges and universities rose 7.2 and 3.6%, respectively, from 1996 to 1997. Campus police attribute the increases not to increased drug and alcohol use but to more aggressive enforcement. However, some health researchers feel usage has risen. Campus weapons violations and forcible rape arrests have…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Environment, Crime, Drinking