Archive for: charles whitman
Legislators Weigh Adding ‘Campus Carry’ to ‘Open Carry’ Bill
By Andrew Roush
As the 2015 Texas Legislature sprints toward the finish line, bills allowing licensed gun owners to carry firearms on college campuses seem unlikely to pass. But...
Whitman Shooting Lingers Over Campus Carry Debate
By Andrew Roush
At 11:48 a.m. on August 1, 1966, 25 year-old University of Texas engineering student Charles Whitman invented the mass, public shooting. A former Marine, well-trained...
Telling the Stories of the Whitman Shooting [Podcast]
By Andrew Roush
On a hot August day in 1966, Charles Whitman carried a footlocker full of guns and ammunition to the top of the UT Tower and started firing. The incident changed...
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A New Program Is Filling Dell Seton Medical Center’s Halls With a Joyful Sound
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How Title IX Helped Level the Playing Field
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Discover These New Reads From the Longhorn Universe
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A New Book Unpacks the Meaning of the Misplaced Objects We Miss the Most
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A New UT Research Center Is Looking Into How Psychedelics Can Help Those Struggling With Mental Illness