All over this state, whether you know it or not, police are being trained to respond to "active shooter" scenerios in schools and other dense population areas. This is happening almost every day throughout NJ. For the University to defer their responsibility in a crisis onto another PD is not right. If this is their wish, the university should simply have campus security officers and dismantle the police. There should be no gray area here. Police are trained that they are the last line of defense, and to send them out unarmed is absurd.
If the University Police are sworn officers with full arrest powers, they should be armed. The power of arrest is more of a responsibility than a power. If a police officer comes across a crime he/she is bound by law to take action, armed or not. For example, if the University Police come across an individual on campus causing a disturbance. They check his ID and, oh my!, he didn't go to court for that speeding ticket he got two years ago. The judge in whatever town gave the ticket automatically issued a $500 warrant for your guy, which is totally standard practice. Guess who now is legally obligated to arrest this dude? You got it! Campus PD better hope that guy doesn't mind getting locked up, and isn't armed. Looks like they just brought a flashlight to a gunfight. This stuff happens.
The ironic thing is that when these cops are OFF duty, they legally may carry a weapon.