2008 Woodie Awards
Campus shootings shock students
Nicole Chismar '07
Issue date: 9/21/06 Section: World
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At a time when school shootings seemed to have vanished in the haze, several resurfaced last week; some even rehashing the startling images of Columbine.
Last Wednesday, 25-year-old Kimveer Gill opened fire in the cafeteria of Dawson College in Montreal. Using a semi-automatic rifle and two other firearms, Gill killed one student and seriously wounded 19 others.
An unrelated shooting outside of a residence hall at Duquesne University last Saturday night also left five athletes injured after a group of students tried to calm down their alleged assailant.
Of the students reported injured, one still remains in critical condition. All five victims were members of the university's well-regarded Division I basketball team.
In Green Bay, Wisc., two teenagers fascinated with the mass killings at Columbine High School in 1999 were suspected of plotting a massacre at their school. The students were said to have homemade bombs and weapons at their homes.
In the wake of these unsettling events, many students on campuses across the country have been left to wonder how safe they are as they go about the daily tasks of student life.
The Office of Safety and Security at Providence College would be the first to respond to a threat like this on campus.
Maj. John J. Leyden, director of Providence College's Office of Safety and Security, outlined a specific protocol the security office would follow.
"The first thing we would do is contact the Providence Police to have them respond with their tactical team. We would also deploy all of our officers to the scene, and close off the area to protect faculty, staff, and students," Leyden said.
Recent violence has also drawn attention to what has been happening on and off the PC Campus recently.
According to reports released by the Office of Safety and Security, at least two students were victimized last week alone: one was threatened at gunpoint on campus, and the other was sexually assaulted on Douglas Avenue.
Last Wednesday, 25-year-old Kimveer Gill opened fire in the cafeteria of Dawson College in Montreal. Using a semi-automatic rifle and two other firearms, Gill killed one student and seriously wounded 19 others.
An unrelated shooting outside of a residence hall at Duquesne University last Saturday night also left five athletes injured after a group of students tried to calm down their alleged assailant.
Of the students reported injured, one still remains in critical condition. All five victims were members of the university's well-regarded Division I basketball team.
In Green Bay, Wisc., two teenagers fascinated with the mass killings at Columbine High School in 1999 were suspected of plotting a massacre at their school. The students were said to have homemade bombs and weapons at their homes.
In the wake of these unsettling events, many students on campuses across the country have been left to wonder how safe they are as they go about the daily tasks of student life.
The Office of Safety and Security at Providence College would be the first to respond to a threat like this on campus.
Maj. John J. Leyden, director of Providence College's Office of Safety and Security, outlined a specific protocol the security office would follow.
"The first thing we would do is contact the Providence Police to have them respond with their tactical team. We would also deploy all of our officers to the scene, and close off the area to protect faculty, staff, and students," Leyden said.
Recent violence has also drawn attention to what has been happening on and off the PC Campus recently.
According to reports released by the Office of Safety and Security, at least two students were victimized last week alone: one was threatened at gunpoint on campus, and the other was sexually assaulted on Douglas Avenue.