Safety and Security Archives - The Metropolitan

President Ginny Arthur at the Spring Faculty Conference in New Main Great Hall on February 17, 2018. Photo courtesy of Metropolitan State University

Q+A with President Arthur: New chancellor, cybersecurity, campus safety

Kathryn Ganfield
April 27, 2018
News

President discusses Chancellor Devinder Malhotra, legislative funding prospects (including a potential $10 million for a cyber security center at Metro State), and campus safety in the wake of the Parkland shooting.

Self-defense and moral sense

Guest Writer
April 19, 2018
Opinion

Libertarian student would never deny law-abiding citizens their natural right to self-defense.

According to policy, the Safety and Security Office issues campuswide safety notifications when a situation "constitutes an ongoing and continuing threat to the university community." Safety notifications are distributed via email and paper flyers. They are also posted on the website metrostate.edu/student/university-info/university-info/safety-and-security/campus-security-reports. Photo by Kathryn Ganfield

Indecent exposure reveals lack of student safety alerts

Staff Writers
March 22, 2018
News
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The Metropolitan investigates: Following an indecent exposure incident on the St. Paul campus on Feb. 15, staff and faculty were alerted via email. Why weren't students notified?

Demonstrators rally for gun control legislation in the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda on Feb. 22, 2018. The rally was organized in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14. Photo by Fibonacci Blue/Flickr Creative Commons

It’s time: Safety of schools and college campuses depends on sane gun laws

It’s time to admit it. It’s time to stop denying it. Something needs to be done. America’s unhealthy obsession with guns is killing our kids.