Campuses

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…

even the week and boasting about being the biggest drinker at a local bar they snuck in to or even going as far as describing extravagant narratives about not remembering the night before from partying too extensively. Underage drinking on college campuses are a common issue nationwide. While students and faculty alike are all aware of the issue not much is done or can be done to end underage consumption. This is such an important issue to discuss due to the fact that a lot of students lose…

Party to Women’s right to vote, people have made their opposition of the status quo clear by using their voice to make a change. However, Universities are now regulating student’s freedom of speech on college campuses. Students must experience their right to the freedom of speech on college campuses to prepared for the real world. In the real world, progress is made in society when people want to make a change. A way this is done is by protesting which has also become popular among many…

Should Guns be Allowed on College Campuses? Should guns be allowed on college campuses? No, there are many reasons why it would be dangerous to introduce guns into colleges and universities. The college experience usually begins at age 18 and may continue through the late 20s. These are often the years for abusing drugs, drinking alcohol, attempting suicide, and having mental issues. If guns are combined with such activities, injury can play a big factor and sometimes even death. Guns are used…

For years rape has been an ongoing problem in society, it has even taken over college campuses. This issue has changed the way someone makes the biggest decisions of their young adult life. They worry more about which college is the safest and has the least amount of reported rapes on campus instead of which university has the highest graduation rate or the best football team. This touches the topic on acquaintance rape as well since it’s more common to be raped by someone you may know or be…

sexual assault on college campuses. From reading the article, briefly describe the challenges facing college campuses as they try to limit assaults on campus. Distinguish between some of the de jure approaches to stopping assault and the de facto approaches to stopping sexual violence. Do you think de jure or de facto methods are better for addressing this problem? Explain your answer. College campuses face many challenges as they try to limit the assaults on their campuses. These challenges…

the silenced voices of those who have been sexually assaulted on college campuses. This specific quote is from Emily Doe, the Stanford Rape Survivor who was assaulted earlier this year. Emily was able to speak out not only for herself but for the others who were unable to speak out. One in 5 women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college and more than 90% of these sexual assault victims on college campuses do not report the assault (National Sexual Violence Resource Center).…

problem is far too complex for any one solution, promoting safe sex seems to alleviate the problem. To reduce the number of sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancies among students, condom vending machines should be installed on college campuses. First and most importantly, studies show that condoms can prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). In a society where STD cases are rising at an alarmingly high rate, it is important that measures be taken to prevent…

wrong. However, one has to watch out for what he says freely in public because sometimes crossing the limits in saying whatever he wants will nascent drama. In Katharine Q. Seelye’s article Should ‘Despised Dissenters’ Be Allowed to Speak on College Campuses, Mr. Murray, a white nationalist, believes that he has the right to voice his opinion on how he feels about minorities. Even though one’s right to freedom of speech is protected in the constitution, it does not at all mean that he…