Gilroy, Marilyn. "Guns, Hazing, and Cyberbullying Among Top Legal Issues on Campuses."
EBSCO. Education Digest, Apr.-May 2012. Web. 25 Mar. 2013.
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The article is about how violence in colleges. It goes into how certain states allow students to carry around guns "for self-defense" such as Wisconsin. This can obviously lead to major issues such as increased suicide and violence especially when alcohol is present at parties and such. The article talks about what can happen when hazing is involved in not just sororities and fraternities, but clubs such as band as well. The article described a boy who was beaten with musical instruments and was hospitalized.
Marilyn Gilroy is a communication professor at Bergen Community College who has a lot of experience with violence at universities being as she works at one.
Cyberbullying: harrassment of other people through social media websites, or any other online networks.
Self-defense: one's natural reaction to violence that was acted upon them.
"Since colleges can't guarenatee our safety, it's time for them to allow us a fighting chance and decriminalize self-defense" (Gilroy 46). This quote stood out to me because of how frightening it was. Students feel education can get so dangerous that they NEED to carry around guns.
"More than half of college students involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience hazing," (Gilroy 48). This is an eye-opening statistic that stood out to me. This is a not an uncommon, unknown act. Hazing is everywhere from sports to clubs and other beneficial organizations.
'"Effots need to be more comprehensive than simply one-time presentations or distribution of anti-hazing policies,' said Allan Madden," (Gilroy 49). I agree with this. Everyone knows hazing is bad, but does everyone know how severe the problem really is? No. People are ill-informed, and that is why hazing is a reoccurring issue.
I picked this article because it really going into the issue of hazing, instead of just explaning what it is. It explores the various forms of hazing, that are not just fraternities and sororities. It gives a vivid example of hazing, that I can definitely include in my final paper to help support my idea.
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