AUSTIN (KXAN) – Wednesday classes resume at the University of Texas and for the first time students will be allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus.

As a result, several protests are planned. The first begins at 8 a.m. with students carrying around adults toys in protest of guns. The group, Cocks not Glocks, is asking anyone against the concealed carry law to wear them on their backpacks through Labor Day.

In direct response to that protest, Open Carry Texas will carry clocks in favor of Campus Carry. They say students shouldn’t waste their time protesting and they want to get to class on time.

At noon Rally to Resist will meet on the West Mall. Several speakers will come out against the law as part of the group Gun Free UT. State Representative Elliott Naishtat and Austin city council member Kathie Tovo will speak.

In addition to getting prepared for campus carry over the summer, UT officials also made safety and security improvements to campus as a result of the murder of Haruka Weiser in April. Right now the Department of Public Safety is reviewing ways to improve safety through lighting, security cameras, and access into buildings. Over the last few months, additional electronic systems to access buildings were installed. So far 70 out of 164 buildings have been upgraded. Overgrown vegetation has been removed around Waller Creek and outreach teams have been trying to help the homeless who often walk along The Drag or campus.

This year school officials are also encouraging students to always walk with a friend at night, call UTPD to have their van shuttle them to different areas of campus, or call SureWalk.

“That was expanded over the summer time to include a golf cart as well as working 7 days a week from dusk until 2:30 in the morning to walk people around campus,” said Bob Harkins, Associate VP of Safety and Security at UT.

During the spring semester, very few students took advantage of SureWalk. The hope is by adding golf carts it will make it more attractive for students.