OCR Text |
Show WWW.WSUSIGNPOST.COM THE SIGNPOST BLOGGER continued from front threats against her and her family, I would have made the same decision,” said Haislett. “I completely understand her reasoning for canceling.” Since the cancellation, the president of USU, Stan Albrecht, has released a letter to faculty and students regarding the situation. In his letter, Albrecht said that he is deeply saddened that Sarkeesian had to cancel her talk because she felt unsafe. “While some have called for me to declare our campus gun free,” said Albrecht. “That is not a decision for USU, but a decision for our state legislature and elected officials.” As a professor, Haislett also has concerns about Utah’s gun laws. “It’s scary for me as a professor,” Haislett said. “Because I know that I will be speaking about SOLUTIONS MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014 3 SHOOTING continued from front controversial issues and any one of my students could have a weapon on them, or that a civilian could walk into the classroom with a weapon.” Students have voiced their opinions about the cancellation and Utah law. “It’s just turned into a scary world,” said Jenny Lake, a WSU English major. “I get that people are fighting for their rights, but it seems like the wrong way to do it.” Haislett has also been following the activity of the GamerGate campaign online and has seen the effects of their threats and intensity. “This is supposed to be where we are bound together,” said Haislett. “It’s this huge mass experience and something like this where a woman is being told ‘You can’t talk, you’re MYSTERY wrong, we’re going to threaten to shoot a school if you continue with this speech against games.’” Haislett added Sarkeesian’s speech isn’t against games, but bringing attention to feminist issues raised by games. “(These issues are) not something we are proud of,” said Haislett. “Why don’t we try to change things a little bit?” Those involved with GamerGate have raised concerns about their identity as gamers and what it means in today’s society. “Journalists have also called the identity of gamer being dead,” said Haislett. “They think it’s being taken away when really it’s just evolving.” Tribune News Service contributed to this article. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com A map showing the parliament campus in Ottowa where shooter Michael Zehaf-Bibeau killed Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. In light of the recent attack, Canadian Parliament is considering tighter security restrictions continued from front so we were able to enhance the experience,” Marquez said. Fifty seats were available at the event. Tickets sold out the day before the event, which Marquez considered a mark of a successful activity. Planning the layout, decorations and filling out contracts with the performance took some preparation from SOURCE: TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES the programming board. Marquez estimated she started planning this event more than two months ago. “We just love bringing people together. It’s fun to let people do something different for Halloween,” Marquez added. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com recruiting worldwide. This comes only a month after Islamic State spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani threatened countries opposed to violent jihad, including Canada. Adnani told his followers to target citizens of France, Australia and Canada, all allies of America and Israel. Just a week before the shooting, Canada raised its national terrorism alert to medium. A Canadian soldier was killed and another was injured a day before the shooting in a deliberate car accident in what some are calling another jihadist attack. WSU alumnus Steven Pearce is a practicing Muslim who condemns the attacks as acting against the teachings of Islam. “We’re not allowed to harm non-Muslims even by our spoken words,” Pearce said. “If you murder one person it’s like murdering all of mankind. If you save the life of one person it’s like saving the life of mankind.” Pearce follows Sunni Islam, a sect that doesn’t recognize radical Islamic groups as legitimate. These radicals, according to Pearce, often recruit from the poor and unemployed, placing the blame for their hardships on Westerners. This motivates recruits to commit violent acts of terrorism. In the hours following the shooting, many on social media compared the shooting to 9/11 and hoped Canada would not change as America did a decade ago in response to the World Trade Center attack. “If we make everything secure, this isn’t really a country that you want to live in. Price of living in Canada,” tweeted local resident @mc79hockey. NBC news tweeted, “Ottawa shootings: The day Canada ‘lost its innocence’” with a link to their coverage. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper moved to strengthen the country’s terror laws in parliament a day after the shooting, echoing in a small way legislation passed by the U.S. in the aftermath of 9/11. Pearce remembered the famous aphorism sometimes attributed to Benjamin Franklin, “Those who give up liberty for security deserve neither.” “I don’t think putting more restrictions will prevent these types of things from happening,” Pearce said, adding that similarly, most school shootings happen in areas where guns are not allowed so people can’t defend themselves. O’Donnell, on the other hand, thinks these changes are necessary to protect the government. “The parliament is a pretty important building to Canada,” said O’Donnell. “I say if they tighten security so something like this doesn’t happen again, go for it.” Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com NURSES continued from front BLACK SCHOLARS UNITED (BSU) | PROJECT SUCCESS/HARAMBEE NETWORK HISPANIC AREA COUNCIL (HAC) | THE OHANA ASSOCIATION (TOA) | ASIAN AREA COUNCIL (AAC) SPANISH CLUB | GREEK LIFE out-of-state speakers at the conference, gave a presentation about the advances and challenges in nursing research, practice and education. Henly is a professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota. She has experienced many different areas of nursing science, but her latest research has focused on health over time and modeling health trajectories. Judith A. Berg, a clinical professor at the University of Arizona College of Nursing in Tucson, Arizona, presented on women’s health promotion and symptom management strategies across the lifespan. Janice M. Morse, from the University of Utah, presented research on prevention of patient falls. Morse’s presentation focused on the height of hospital beds and their relation to preventing falls in hospitals. During her presentation, Morse spoke about how it was time to put some responsibility for patient safety on the engineers and PHOTO BY KAITLYN JOHNSON | THE SIGNPOST Barbara L. Wilson was the final speaker at the 9th annual Nursing Research Conference held at Weber State. The conference was held Oct. 24, and drew in nurses from all over Utah. manufacturers. Barbara L. Wilson, an associate professor and the associate dean for academic programs at the University of Utah College of Nursing, also spoke at the conference. Wilson spoke about patient safety in relation to human factors engineering. She explained in her presentation that human factors engineering is defined as a science that examines which human vulnerabilities lead to mistakes. A few of the factors mentioned were reducing the reliance on memory and simplifying tasks and processes. Wilson spoke about how these factors can help reduce the risk of error on the side of the caregivers. The nursing research conference gave nurses and students an opportunity to learn more about research techniques and the steps that must be taken once their research is complete. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com |