A situation like this one poses a risk for the entire student body. There's no saying what might have happened had the weapons not been found, but with recent news stories of violence on college campuses around America, we have good reason to be on guard. This time we were on guard, and we applaud the Carolina community for that.
Without the collective efforts of students, resident mentors and the police network, we could not prevent potential crises for university security. This week, we saw the lessons about bystander accountability and emergency scenario role-play activities become a reality, and it is important we carry these lessons with us into the future. It takes a community to sustain a community, and we must remember that when the safety of the student body is involved, we all have major stake.
So thanks to all of us at Carolina for looking out for each other. Our Carolina Alert email system is not yet as sharp as it needs to be and still sends out alerts — we feel — 24 hours too late, but as long as we continue to work together, we can continue to build a safe living environment for all our students.
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