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Students at the University of Texas at Austin gather to protest the campus carry law that went into effect August 1,  in a movement they call Cocks not Glocks.

#Cocksnotglocks protest over campus carry

Christian Vasquez, Copy Editor August 24, 2016

On Wednesday, Aug. 24, students, faculty, staff and alumni at the University of Texas at Austin held a demonstration in protest of the recently implemented concealed carry law on public university campuses, including UTEP. Organized by UT alumna...

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UTEP grad student shows her support for no guns on campus back in October of 2015.

UTEP students show mixed emotions on concealed carry

Christian Vasquez, Staff Reporter August 1, 2016

Starting Monday, Aug. 1, public universities across Texas will allow individuals to bring handguns on campus if they have a concealed carry license. The law, known as Senate Bill 11, also lets universities set exclusion zones where handguns will not be...

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Faculty, students and staff voice concerns about gun control

Alonso Moreno, Copy Editor November 3, 2015

In a room with about 40 people, a tense atmosphere could be felt as one man rose from his seat and approached the microphone to speak once more. “Free speech is dead,” he said. “This new law has killed it.” The man delivering the heartfelt speech...

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