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Wednesday’s a big day.<\/p>\n

Besides being National Pi Day — 3-14, get it? — for this year it’s also #NationalSchoolWalkout<\/a>. That’s 17 minutes outside of class for students K-12 (likely more the older grades) starting at 10 a.m. in each time zone. The purpose, according to the group Empower (organizer of the anti-hate Women’s Marches), is “to demand Congress pass legislation to keep us safe from gun violence at our schools, on our streets and in our homes and places of worship.” The 17 represents the fatalities of the shooting at Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, exactly a month ago, Feb. 14, 2018.<\/p>\n

College students generally are not participating, outside of administrators assuring high schoolers that their civil action will not hurt their chances of admission, going by news reports — well, students at two Memphis institutions<\/a> are an exception. After all, the inspiration came from the teens of the Florida high school. Yet, universities and colleges have been the sites of other senseless massacres. Like elsewhere, political leaders are either slowing these down, doing nothing or seemingly increasing the threat.<\/p>\n

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About a year ago the Arkansas Legislature passed a bill to repeal the ban of weapons on campuses, allowing firearms to be carried hidden by those holding enhanced concealed carry permits. The “enhanced” is part of the 2017 legislation, adding a few hours of active shooting training. It approved another bill continuing a gun ban at athletic events and a few other locations. Collegiate sports have to request the weaponry ban, submitting a form every year to the State Police. Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed these into law<\/a>, and state offices proceeded to policy making, for the finer points of enactment.<\/p>\n

The laws got a poke in my column “Play Games at Work So No Guns<\/a>” where I revealed my campus office happens to double as r’Asadink Tiddlywinks Stadium, Home of University Tabletop Sports. A second column, “‘Winks at Gun Ban Security Plan<\/a>,” explored my arena’s answers to the points that the facility request form was to ask.<\/p>\n

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The welcoming yet removeable sign for r’Asadink Stadium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The arena in my office should qualify, according to policy<\/a>\u00a0(bold face in original):<\/p>\n

“A collegiate athletic event <\/strong>is defined by Ark. Code Ann. \u00a7 5-73-101(2) as \u201ca sporting or athletic contest, event, or practice of an individual or team of individuals in which one (1) or more individuals or a team of individuals sponsored by, funded by, represented by, or associated with a public or private university, college, or community college competes against themselves or another individual or team of individuals.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Recently the Arkansas State Police published the “‘Firearm-Sensitive’ Areas Application Information<\/a>” and the “Security Plan” form<\/a>. I accepted my own dare, studied the former, completed the latter and emailed it this morning to the ASP senior corporal listed.<\/p>\n

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“And indeed there will be time
\nTo wonder, \u201cDo I dare?\u201d and, \u201cDo I dare?\u201d
\nTime to turn back and descend the stair, …
\nDo I dare
\nDisturb the universe?
\nIn a minute there is time
\nFor decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. …
\nDo I dare to eat a peach?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 from T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock<\/a>”<\/p>\n

I emailed it in, yes I did. Am I woke<\/a>, or just a wiseacre?<\/p>\n

Next dare: Shall I share details with Brick<\/strong> readers? The water in March is cold until you jump.<\/p>\n

Naw, it’s cold. Tolerable, though.<\/p>\n

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Wednesday’s a big day. Besides being National Pi Day — 3-14, get it? — for this year it’s also #NationalSchoolWalkout. That’s 17 minutes outside of class for students K-12 (likely more the older grades) starting at 10 a.m. in each time zone. 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