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Palouse Reacts to Tragedy Many WSU alumni artists have returned to the Museum of Art for a new exhibit. Check out our feature inside. | page 3 Motum and Co. stymied by UW Saturday. THE DAILY Recap inside. | page 5 g o. MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013 ETHE STUDENTv VOICE OF WASHINGTONe STATEr UNIVERSITY SINCE 1895reenVol 120 N 1 [A Daily Evergreen special report] Palouse reacts to tragedy WSU PD’s procedures for prevention By Patrick Groves Evergreen ASWSU reporter h e response time to a school shooting is less than two minutes for the police departments in the T Moscow-Pullman area, law enforcement officials said. Bill Gardner, the executive director of Public Safety at WSU and the WSU Police chief, said his officers have the training and equipment to deal with a possible shooting on the WSU Pullman campus. “The goal there is to drive the right people, the right train- ing and the right equipment to the problem in 30 seconds – one minute – that kind of thing,” Gardner said. Concealed weapon permits WSU Police teach a gunman response class known as Get Out, Hide Out and Take Out to faculty, staff and student orga- on the rise in Pullman nizations, he said. The class instructs people on how to react in a shooter scenario. By Brittany Cardoza A person’s first option is to run away and get to safety. If Evergreen Cops & Courts reporter they can’t run away, they should hide from the gunman. A per- son’s final option is to confront the shooter if they are unable Pullman police saw an increase to escape or hide, Gardner said. Any organization can ask the in concealed weapons permits and police department for training. weapons transfer requests in the weeks . At the WSU Pullman campus communication is crucial in L N following the Sandy Hook elementary 45 . AUTO shooting in Connecticut. protecting students who are or may be at risk in an emergency, L N 45 . AUTO Commander Chris Tennant of the . L N . said Gardner. L N 45 . AUTO Pullman Police Department said it is 45 . AUTO The university notifies students in an emergency through . N L . L N not typical of every mass shooting for 45 . AUTO the Crisis Communication System, which sends calls, texts and 45 . AUTO . N . N L . L L N gun sales to rise, however he is seeing emails to students, along with sounding sirens and loud speak- 4 TO 5 . AU 45 . AUTO 45 . UTO . A . N L N . ers. Both were installed after the 2007 shooting rampage at L L N this trend after the Newtown shooting. 45 . AUTO 45 . AUTO 45 . AUTO . L N . N L N .N “Gun control became a political issue Virginia Tech, Gardner said. L L 45 . AUTO 45 . AUTO 45 . AUTO 45 . AUTO . and Congress may be voting on the L N . L N . “We don’t use every one of those every time there’s an L N L N 45 . AUTO 45 . UTO 45 . AUTO A 45 . AUTO issue, so people are taking advantage of emergency,” he said. “We try and pick the most appropriate . N . L N L . L N N L N L their rights,” said Tennant. 45 . UTO 45 . AUTO 45 . UTO O means of communicating that will do the least amount of A 45 . AUTO A 45 . AUT . L N L N . L N . N L N L In the month of December, Pullman harm and the most amount of good in a given situation.” 4 O 4 TO 4 O T 5 T O 5 . AU . AU 45 . AUTO 5 . AU 45 . AUT . L N L N . L N . N L N L Police received 33 weapons transfer 45 . UTO 45 . AUTO 4 O 45 . AUTO 45 . UTO A 5 . AUT A requests, 26 of which were received See PULLMAN page 7 after Dec.14, the day of the Connecticut shooting. In December 2011, there was a total of 15 requests. Local sorority members fundraise for Sandy Hook Weapon transfer requests deal with pistols that are sold by licensed deal- By Kelly Montgomery dents. written letters and made donations. ers to a citizen. Police provide a record Evergreen Greek reporter “We value every member of our Many of these donations will go toward check with the person’s criminal his- Fraternity, and we share in the grief a scholarship fund created by the Pi tory, if any, to the weapons dealer. Pi Beta Phi members from all over when we lose any one of them,” Pi Beta Beta Phi Foundation, according to the During December 2012, the Pullman Police Department also received more the country, including those at WSU, Phi Grand President Mary Loy Tatum Foundation’s website. requests for concealed weapons per- have banded together to show their said to the fraternity’s news source. “Connecticut Alpha Lauren support for the members of their Greek Rousseau was among the victims in mits. They received 30 applications, “Losing Lauren is particularly difficult nearly double the amount of requests in community killed in the Newtown, because of the tragic circumstances that Friday’s tragic school shooting. A schol- Conn. shooting on Dec. 14. arship has been established at Pi Beta December 2011. took the life of this bright and commit- Though anyone over the age of 21 Phi Foundation in Lauren’s name. All Lauren Rousseau, a member of Pi ted young woman. Our thoughts and has a right to own a firearm, to carry Beta Phi Sorority, had been working at prayers are with Lauren’s family and memorial gifts the Foundation receives a concealed weapon hidden under Sandy Hook Elementary as a perma- all of those in the small community of in Lauren’s name will be used to sup- clothing requires a permit. Carrying a port this scholarship,” according to the nent substitute teacher. According to Newtown affected by this unimaginable concealed weapon without a permit in website. “We extend our thoughts and Rousseau’s mother, she was having the tragedy.” the state of Washington is considered a prayers to Lauren’s family and to all of best year of her life until it was taken Sorority members have left messages felony. when attempting to protect her stu- on their organization’s Facebook page, See DONATE page 7 local update said the change in the speed limit the footbridge between December Stadium Way speed is permanent to aid in the safety 22, 2012, and January 1, 2013. A of pedestrians in the surrounding new crossing signal is in place for limit reduced area. students crossing Stadium Way in The speed limit from the main This speed limit change is that area of campus. partially due to the replacement campus entrance on East Main The university has not released project for the Nevada Street foot- a date for the opening of the new Street to Colorado Street along bridge. The footbridge was located footbridge. ED DEOCAMPO / THE DAILY EVERGREEN Stadium Way has changed from 25 at the intersection of Nevada Students cross Stadium Way where the Nevada Street bridge to 20 mph. Street and Stadium Way. once was. 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