Video: Empty Holsters

Courts and legislatures across the country are deciding whether students and professors can carry guns on campus–but your university might be preventing you from being part of the debate.

Since more than 30 people were murdered at Virginia Tech, debate has raged over guns on campus. Yet, on far too many campuses, FIRE sees censorship instead of real discussions about the merits of permitting students and professors to be armed. These are the stories of students who joined the battle of ideas in order to debate issues of personal safety–and ended up fighting to maintain their First Amendment rights.

Crowds Flood UC Berkeley in Protest

Amid shouts of “Whose university? Our university!” and “Lay off Yudof!” thousands of protesters demonstrated on the UC Berkeley campus yesterday against the university administration’s handling of the budget crisis.

Controversial new club on campus seeks 9/11 truth

A new club on campus addresses controversy with hard evidence; and the 9/11 Truth Club of San Diego City College uses science as the weapon of choice.
“The goal of this club is to educate people on campus and to motivate them to spread the word about 9/11,” Steve Fahrney, club president said.

MSM: School police hit the web to stop crime

APS police have a wealth of tips to prevent things like student fights and illegal activity—and they’re getting the information from students’ personal web pages.

MSM: Campus guns bill gaining support in Texas House

Legislation allowing state university students and employees to carry their concealed handguns on campus appears to have enough pledged support from lawmakers to pass the full Texas House.

Penn. police officer punished for upholding the law

ADF-allied attorneys filed a lawsuit against officials of Kutztown University and its police chief Monday on behalf of a police officer who refused to violate the constitutional rights of a group of Christians peacefully communicating on various issues on campus.