Nation Aug 02 Gun violence and mental health laws, 50 years after Texas tower sniper For decades, people have struggled to figure out why Charles Whitman stuck his rifle over the edge of the clock tower at the University of Texas at Austin and started shooting. By Lauren Silverman, KERA
Nation Aug 01 Watch 8:48 Remembering the Texas mass shooting that changed campus security Fifty years ago today, a former Marine and engineering student opened fire from atop the clock tower at University of Texas, Austin. Charles Whitman killed more than a dozen and wounded many more. William Brangham speaks with Gregory Fenves, president… By PBS News Hour
Nation Aug 01 50 years after UT Austin clock tower shooting, new campus carry gun law goes into effect Monday marked the day a new Texas law went into effect, allowing people with concealed carry permits to bring their handguns onto certain areas of Texas public universities. By Harry Zahn
Education Aug 20 Watch U.S. News College Rankings Debated U.S. News and World Report released its rankings of the country's colleges and universities. The editor of U.S. News and an education advocate who opposes the magazine's collegiate rankings debate their usefulness.