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Firearms group to convene
by Ariel Wittenberg
News | 11/6/07
Posted online at 9:31 PM EST on 11/5/07
/ Last updated at 7:05 AM EST on 11/5/07
Brandeis will form a firearms committee composed of students, faculty, staff and administrators that will be responsible for writing policies involving the arming of campus police, University President Jehuda Reinharz announced in a memorandum last week.
Student Union President Shreeya Sinha '09 will be one of three student representatives on the committee and is responsible for choosing the two others from among a pool of applicants.
"The Student Union has been speaking to the administration to advocate for a transparent process-one in which student voices are heard-as the University moves forward with the arming of our campus police," Sinha wrote in a campus wide e-mail Monday night.
Reinharz chose to arm the officers last September after a firearms advisory committee of students, staff and faculty, which met over the summer, made that recommendation.
The committee will be chaired by Chief Operating Officer Peter French, Sinha wrote. The application, which was attached to Sinha's e-mail, is due Nov. 8 at 7 p.m., and the representatives will be chosen by Nov. 16.
"We are looking for students who are willing and able to communicate the different points of view on this issue and who will provide constructive insight on the future of this process," Sinha said.
Aside from attending committee meetings, the representatives will hold open meetings where members of the student body can voice their opinions on the committee's proceedings, Sinha said.
Sinha said she expects many students will apply for the positions, as the arming of campus police is an issue that is "big on campus." She added that she believes the formation of the committee is an indication of how students at Brandeis can make a difference in the community.
According to Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan, who will serve on the committee, the group will look at firearms policies at other schools, such as Tufts University, Brown University and Wellesley College.
Student Union President Shreeya Sinha '09 will be one of three student representatives on the committee and is responsible for choosing the two others from among a pool of applicants.
"The Student Union has been speaking to the administration to advocate for a transparent process-one in which student voices are heard-as the University moves forward with the arming of our campus police," Sinha wrote in a campus wide e-mail Monday night.
Reinharz chose to arm the officers last September after a firearms advisory committee of students, staff and faculty, which met over the summer, made that recommendation.
The committee will be chaired by Chief Operating Officer Peter French, Sinha wrote. The application, which was attached to Sinha's e-mail, is due Nov. 8 at 7 p.m., and the representatives will be chosen by Nov. 16.
"We are looking for students who are willing and able to communicate the different points of view on this issue and who will provide constructive insight on the future of this process," Sinha said.
Aside from attending committee meetings, the representatives will hold open meetings where members of the student body can voice their opinions on the committee's proceedings, Sinha said.
Sinha said she expects many students will apply for the positions, as the arming of campus police is an issue that is "big on campus." She added that she believes the formation of the committee is an indication of how students at Brandeis can make a difference in the community.
According to Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan, who will serve on the committee, the group will look at firearms policies at other schools, such as Tufts University, Brown University and Wellesley College.
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Mitch Schwadron
posted 11/06/07 @ 1:20 PM EST
If the students think the danger is from the officers being armed, and the staff is ditto in response, then who will protect the students and the ditto staff when one of their own, or perhaps an outsider tries to inflict pain and suffering upon them for real or imagined revenge, or out right criminal motives. (Continued…)
Matt Drudge
posted 11/06/07 @ 1:20 PM EST
Use chalk, not guns? What kind of left wing, hippie crap is this? Regardless of whether you think that the cops should or shouldn't have guns, calling an even "Use chalk, not guns" is ridiculous. (Continued…)
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