More on the UT Orientation Leader Incident
More on the table leg weapon story from yesterday from my column with the Texas Insider:
“An orientation leader stretched out his arm, clutching the severed leg of a table, to create a physical barrier from the four of us and the steady stream of students. We were perceived as a physical threat because we wished to offer an alternate conservative viewpoint to the new students of our University,” explained Becker.
YCT-UT first amendment rights violated at freshman orientation
Check out YCT Member Brianna Becker’s account of the incident below:
UT Student’s Take on Concealed Carry on Campus
From UT Chapter Chair Dustin Matocha:
As a UT student who cares about campus safety , I feel compelled to address the assertions that UT President Bill Powers expressed in his Op-Ed letter to the Austin-American Statesman. He clearly isn’t representing all UT students with his position on this issue.
Action alert: concealed carry bill now sent to TX House
The concealed carry on campus bill, SB1164 has officially passed the Senate! The vote to suspend the rules was a whopping 30-0. The official vote ended up being 20-10.