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In the midst of an era of gun violence, California is pioneering a novel way to tackle the issue of gun control. A bill set to take effect on July 1, 2019 will require all ammunition dealers in the state to...

In 1996, Congress passed the “Dickey Amendment,” which banned Centers for Disease Control scientists from using congressional money to advocate for gun control. On paper, this is a reasonable limit – but...

During the days leading up to the Washington D.C. March For Our Lives event, Caroline McDermott ‘18 and Gianna Llewellyn ‘19 worked with the Office of Student Diversity and MultiCultural Affairs to bring...

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said during an interview on Feb. 15 that there should be consideration for training and arming teachers in the event of a school shooting. Following her remarks, The Hill...

The most recent school shooting in Florida has set off a political discourse between the survivors of the tragedy, students and teachers of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and political commentators as...

The shooting in Parkland, Fla. was chilling. It’s hard to erase the images from your mind of children hiding in the corner of a classroom while bullets fly in the adjacent room. There are some in the...

With exams, papers and presentations, it can be easy to forget that one of the biggest holidays of the year is right around the corner — Thanksgiving. College students usually associate this holiday with a...

Sutherland Springs is a rural town in Texas most people have probably never heard of until Sunday, Nov. 5, as Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire inside a Baptist church, killing 26 people. Instead of a quiet...

As the small rural Texas town of Sutherland Springs grieves the loss of 26 of its residents, the cage match that has come to dominate mainstream political discourse could not spare a moment of reflection....

In a nation plagued by the turmoil hitting the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico as well as the heightening tensions with North Korea, the country was recently dealt yet another tragedy of catastrophic...