Tagged - DPS

At event on ‘Hands up’ photo, calls for action and healing

Group Three said that there should be racial sensitivity training in the UR curriculum. “It can’t just be an optional program,” said a staff member. Read More

Student mimicking ‘Hands up’ pose sparks online outrage 

The painting depicts a man in a “Hands up, don’t shoot” position, surrounded by text from the 2018 proposal to arm some Public Safety officers.  Read More

Enhanced lights for Public Safety vehicles

These lights offer constant illumination around the vehicle in the familiar blue-and-red of law enforcement. Read More

DPS to form student advisory board

The Department of Public Safety is forming a student advisory board, giving UR students a voice in the University’s law enforcement body. Director of Public Safety Mark Fischer anticipates 20 to 25 students sitting on the board. He plans to give members the opportunity to meet with new officer recruits and to observe and participate […]

We all have a stake in the DPS gun proposal

The DPS gun proposal from last October will be decided on this Monday. Since the proposal was announced, we have witnessed an uncomfortable dichotomy in the student body. On one hand, we’ve seen high-profile opposition, largely from students of color, to the idea of adding guns on campus. On the other hand — we’re not […]

Feldman’s gun proposal decision coming Monday

President Feldman’s decision regarding the proposal to arm public safety officers on Eastman and River Campuses will be made public on Monday. This is also when the report from the ad hoc Public Safety Advisory Committee and the recommendation from the Public Safety Review Board will be released. These materials will be available on the […]

More botched communication on gun proposal with Advisory Committee

If the Committee’s formation was a step toward inclusive dialogue, its opaqueness before this pivotal vote is a step back. Read More

Takeaways from the DPS forum

In case you missed it, and have not yet found two hours to go through the CT Facebook Live recording, here are our bitesize highlights. Read More

MSAB finds DPS forum lacking

They blamed the administration for a limiting format as well as unsatisfactory responses. Read More

Why the gun proposal needs a public forum

Following the gun proposal by DPS, the Minority Students Advisory Board (MSAB) asked the administration for a public forum. Read More