Congress allocates $25 million toward gun violence research

Maddie Marrero • December 20, 2019

Congress allocates over 25 million dollars in funds to research gun violence in the United States.

‘Avengers: Endgame’ provides a satisfying conclusion to previous Marvel films

Jared Geyer • April 30, 2019

Endgame is a movie made for theatre sound systems. The grandiose ending makes for a conclusive wrap up that satisfies most of what I hoped for in the film. For better or for worse, this is a cultural moment of epic proportions with a movie that mostly lives up to it’s grand expectations.

on ‘Avengers: Endgame’

Ji-Sung Lee • April 26, 2019

Students share their opinion on the new movie, 'Avengers: Endgame.'

Artificial intelligence possesses controversial potential

Bailey Stover • April 26, 2019

As with a flipped coin spinning in mid-air, the issue of artificial intelligence (AI) is still undecided as to which way it will land: benefit or harm.

National controversy: Debating the Second Amendment

Multiple Authors • December 17, 2018

Mass shootings in synagogues, public schools, churches, and more have provoked a conversation about the balance in america between safety and freedom.

Tragic events trigger lifelong trauma

Katie Whaley • April 18, 2018

Whole body trembling, messaging friends through quick texts and nibbling on Cheez-Its, junior Savannah Schnabel did her best to keep calm. Shocked and filled with buzzing nerves, Schnabel watched a tow vehicle drive away with her car, a 2011 Mitsubishi Endeavor, hooked on the back.

Empathy, practicality dictate problem-solving

Ann Fitzmaurice • April 10, 2018

When the news of the Parkland shooting broke, a swarm of support came rushing through social media. Some took to Twitter, expressing how such a tragedy should not have happened once again in the United States. Others brought their sympathy to Instagram, sending their thoughts to the victims and their families.

Social media bot targets CPS schools: ‘no viable threat’

Rochita Ghosh • February 23, 2018

A screenshot on Snapchat made a school shooting threat against CPS schools. The school district and CPD later determined it to be uncredible.

Triggering the conversation

Jenna Liu • December 16, 2015

There are always two sides to the gun control debate

Guns necessary to deter violence

Harsh Singh • March 13, 2014

Two weeks ago, a gunman entered a mall in Maryland with explosives and a gun, killing two workers and killing himself as well. One response to the shooting would be to blame guns. However, if the government...

Gun loophole tightening necessary to secure safe future

Urmilla Kuttikad • April 20, 2013

The cold metal of a gun used to be something to revere. It embodied the values Americans have fought for time and time again: liberty and individual rights. But then, one too many school shootings broke...

Student View: Gun Control Background Checks

Raj Satpathy • April 11, 2013

April 10,  U.S. senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) reached a deal on the controversial background check bill regarding gun control. Though not quite as restrictive as President Obama's...