Tagged - DPS

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. 

Enhanced lights for Public Safety vehicles

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

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…

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…

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…

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.

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.

MSAB finds DPS forum lacking

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

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.

UR announces ad hoc committee for gun proposal

If passed, the proposal, initially presented in an Oct. 22 SA Senate meeting, would see the creation of two armed Public Safety officers on the River Campus and one at the Eastman School of Music. It has since been met with opposition from students and student groups.