A Wake Up Call For the World We Live In
To think I’d ever be sitting here writing this article has come as an extreme surprise to me. For the people that know me, they know I am...
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Change the Ref : Insight on Manuel Oliver's Talk at UMass
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On My, and Everyone Else's, Block
Warning: Spoilers and all the feels ahead.
2 Parkland Students Committed Suicide Within 24 Hours of Each Other
This is a problem that needs to be solved.
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I Went To a March For Our Lives AU Meeting and Here's What I Learned
A friend told me she was going to a March For Our Lives AU meeting and I decided to tag along despite having no prior knowledge about the...
What We Can Learn from the Christchurch Terrorist Attack
Here's what we can all learn from the horrific events in Christchurch, New Zealand and how the government handled it.
What If We Treated Guns The Same Way We Treat Juuls?
I remember getting a startling news notification on my phone while hurrying to my next class on February 14, 2018. Looking down, I saw the...
David Hogg Comes to Uconn
This past Monday, Parkland shooting survivor and activist David Hogg spoke at UConn as part of the 2019 Youth for Change Metanoia. The...
Gun Control: Where It Stands One Year After Parkland
Sadly, not much has changed.
One Year Out: Stoneman Douglas Shooting
A short reflection on the Parkland shooting.
Remembering Parkland This Valentine’s Day
We must remember. February 14th, 2018, what should have been a run of the mill Valentine’s Day, was not. For Marjory Stoneman Douglas, in...
Mashrou' Leila: A Political Commentary on Lebanese Society Through Pop Music
Political commentary and pop music go hand in hand for the Lebanese band Mashrou' Leila
The Gifts That Keep on Giving
‘Tis the Season of Giving. Here are ten gifts that you can give this holiday season that can help the wider world become a better place. 1...
Remembering Sandra Parks: Girl Who Wrote Essay About Gun Violence Killed by Stray Bullet
She would listen to music to block out the sounds of gunshots.
You Can Be An Activist Too
Teenagers are more active in the political sphere than ever before, due to recent human rights violations and surge of school shootings. If...
Gun Control
Gun control has been a hot topic for some time now. With each new shooting in this country, gun control is sure to be on the tip of people’...
What Society Doesn't Know About Mental Illness and Gun Violence
"Mental health is the problem, not guns!!" Sorry sweetie, you're wrong.
Mass Shootings Have Become Undeniably American
On November 7, 2018, a gunman burst through the doors of the Borderline Bar and Grille in Thousand Oaks, California and opened fire,...
A Millennial’s Perspective on Gun Violence Since 2000
"How is it possible that with every shooting . . . I feel more . . . accustomed to the fact that they keep happening?"
