hot topic over the last several years. Violence on college campuses has been around as long as colleges have‚ but it took the massacre at Virginia Tech to open people’s eyes to try to fix the problem. Violence may never be eliminated on campuses‚ but believing that it can be reduced by allowing teachers and students to carry concealed weapons is not the answer. There is a chance that allowing them to carry concealed weapons on college campuses will increase the violence. It would make it a lot
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norm on college campuses across the United States; so much so that college women are 3x more likely to be a victim of a sex crime Rainn (2017). It does not have to be this way‚ their are clear ways sexual assault in a college setting can be prevented. Unfortunately‚ colleges and universities are not taking the right steps in developing programs and safe spaces for sexual assault victims and prevention. Sexual assault prevention on college campuses is especially important for incoming college freshmen
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assault is a prominent issue on college campuses all over the country and it affects everyone that is involved. The government is putting a lot of pressure on college administrations to help prevent the chance that one of their students may be drugged and/or sexually assaulted. People are afraid that colleges and administrators are not doing their best to prevent sexual assault on students nor are they fully providing the support to the victims. As a girl in college‚ I know that sexual assault is
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hate speech in private institutions and in the workplace. Speech codes should be allowed on college campuses in order to create a safe environment for people of different sexes‚ races‚ sexual orientation‚ religions‚ and classes‚ and to provide an equal learning environment for all by limiting the freedom of speech. Speech codes limit freedom of speech to prevent serious harm to students on college campuses. The First Amendment states that‚ “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
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first-generation college students have suffered most from these inadequacies. I believe other critical elements for college campuses are being more student- centered‚ focusing on a genuine concern for the needs and welfare of students rather than of the convenience of the institution‚ and/or the needs of faculty and staff. Preventative actions can be most effective through being proactive and addressing the needs of minor issues early on before blossoming into major problems. College campuses must be more
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Alcohol Issues on College Campuses “Binge Drinking on College Campuses.” Center for Science in the Public for Science‚ Center for Science in the Public Interest. Web. 21Mar. 2012. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) discusses that students enrolled in college are more likely to consume alcohol than their peers than do not attend college. They report that 1700 college students die yearly due to alcohol. The increasing number of college students drinking has resulted in higher incidences
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constantly threatened by rape and sexual assault. College rape statistics are the highest now as they have been in years. While attending college‚ 27% of women reported being raped or sexually assaulted‚ and over 90% of attempts or completed sexual assaults go unreported. College campuses are an ideal hunting ground for predators due to the availability of alcohol and other drugs‚ the fact that many people live on their own‚ and the fact that the age of many college students are 18-24. Of the number of sexual
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I ’ve watched as their smoking has caused them yellow teeth‚ weight gain‚ irritability‚ and extreme coughing. There have been numerous efforts on my part to persuade them to give up their addiction‚ including taking all their cigarettes and refusing to give them back‚ as well as adding up the total amount of money they would save if they didn ’t waste it on their nicotine craving. Because I have had to deal with watching their lives slowly slip away‚ I strongly think smoking should be banned in public
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Patriarchy on Campuses Patriarchy on college campuses plays a major role in the rape culture on college campuses. Patriarchy is directly idealized in the form of masculinity that emphasizes male heterosexual dominance over females (Schwart & DeKeseredy‚ 1997). This emphasis is dominated by aggression particularly in fraternities and college athletics which cultivates the elements of the rape culture on college campuses. Most college fraternities pride themselves on recruiting members that are
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Alcohol ‚ tobacco and marijuana are the most frequently used drugs in and on college campuses. 84% of students report they have used drugs in the last year they prevalence of marijuana rose To 24% between 93-99 ‚ 4% use cocaine ‚ and 5% use hallucinogens . The number 1 drug of choice is alcohol college students are also binge drinking ! It is impacting there social life ‚ health and there education . They are using drugs
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