After Moscow murders, colleges need to let students protect themselves

The recent murders of four students at the University of Idaho
have drawn national attention. Now eyes are on my campus, Washington State University, where the
suspect in custody also attended school.

Students
have been worried about their safety. Some are refusing to stay at their house by themselves. I was asked by multiple friends to stay the night because they were too afraid to be alone. Rightfully so. The two schools are 10 miles apart in distance, and students travel back and forth all the time. Students had no reason not to suspect their own campus, even if the administration told them not to worry. In a post on Instagram, the school responded to questions about student safety and said, “There was no active threat to the campus.”