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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Holocaust 2.0’ Threat Sent to Stanford Chabad House.

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 723 implied HN points • 03 Mar 26
📰 News Campus safety
  1. A threatening email with the subject "The coming Holocaust 2.0?" was sent to the Stanford Chabad House just hours before Purim.
  2. Several hateful messages came from the same email address and were directed at Jewish students on campus.
  3. The messages warned Jews not to gather and implied they were being targeted, which alarmed the community and leadership.

Brown University Deserved Better

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 751 implied HN points • 19 Dec 25
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Campus safety
  1. It took five days for authorities to find the shooter, who killed two Brown students and was later found dead; investigators also believe he was behind the murder of an MIT professor.
  2. The university's response was chaotic and slow, creating days of institutional paralysis that let fear and misinformation spread across campus.
  3. A flood of online accounts tried to do the work of police during the crisis but largely failed, amplifying confusion and falsehoods.

The Night a Shooter Came to My Campus

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 472 implied HN points • 15 Dec 25
🚌 Education Campus safety
  1. A shooter came to a college campus and two classmates were killed.
  2. Students were barricaded in dorms during a lockdown, leaving survivors traumatized and struggling to find words.
  3. The day began as a normal Saturday with a packed campus Chabad lunch and final exams underway, showing how quickly ordinary life was shattered.

From DEI to DSI: Handling the Neofascist Trumpist Turn to “Discourse Safety Initiatives”

Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality • 169 implied HN points • 30 Dec 25
🚌 Education Campus safety
  1. Universities should stick to their core job: protect academic freedom and judge scholarship by merit, while fostering communities where people can speak, listen, think, learn, and support one another.
  2. New waves of weaponized cancel culture and ‘discourse safety’ initiatives risk repurposing campus rules to stifle inquiry, so institutions must resist transactional compacts that trade academic integrity for political favor.
  3. The practical response is to recommit to institutional neutrality: protect nonviolent, non-disruptive protest, prevent violence and major disruptions, avoid policing off-campus political speech, and use clear norms and measured enforcement to preserve open debate and scholarship.

We still know what the problem is

Science Forever • 159 implied HN points • 15 Feb 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Campus safety
  1. Gun violence in the United States is not primarily a mental health issue, but a result of easy access to firearms supported by politicians misinterpreting the Second Amendment.
  2. Ensuring physical safety on university campuses is crucial for fostering a conducive environment for learning and innovation.
  3. The presence of firearms on campuses and in communities poses a competitiveness disadvantage for the U.S. in the global arena and undermines progress in academic and scientific fields.
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Report to House Committee on Antisemitism at Rutgers

Unsafe Science • 54 implied HN points • 04 Nov 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Campus safety
  1. Rutgers University has faced criticism for how it handled incidents of antisemitism on campus. Many students involved in protests or acts of hate faced little to no punishment.
  2. In contrast, some Jewish students were disciplined for speaking out against antisemitism. This raised concerns about fairness and protection for all students on campus.
  3. The report highlights specific cases where Rutgers seemed to protect those who promoted violence or hate while punishing those who raised concerns about it. This has sparked significant debate about campus safety and free speech.