By Maddi Dolan In the early morning hours of Monday, Jan. 24, shots were fired on the sidewalk outside the Eden Downtown nightclub on North Franklin Street. The shooting left two men hospitalized due to their gunshot wounds. According to the Tampa Bay Times and Fox 13, police said the shooting occurred moments after a […]
Gun violence spreads to Jacksonville: Madden tournament shooting
by Matthew Rolison Two people lost their lives and 11 others were injured on Sunday, Aug. 26, when a competitor opened fire at a live Madden video game tournament at a mall in Jacksonville, Florida. The victims were identified as Elijah Clayton, 22, and Taylor Robinson, 28. Both were competitive gamers competing in the tournament. […]
Walk the Talk: UT demands gun reform
BY INDIRA MOOSAI AND ALEXANDRA TIRADO Members of the UT community gathered in Vaughn Courtyard March 14 to take part in the nationwide Walkout to honor the victims of the Parkland shooting and stand together against gun violence. “I am so sorry we had to meet under such circumstances,” said Jeff Kurnick, a sophomore philosophy […]
We will not be silenced
By JEFF KURNICK This speech was originally read at the UT Walkout on Mar. 14. My name is Jeff Kurnick, but today the names that matter the most are the ones written on the sidewalk around us of the people who we have lost due to gun violence. Thank you all for coming out. I […]
Youth are the future, not the present, of the electorate
By MANI THANGADURAI The aftermath of yet another horrific school shooting, this time in Parkland, Florida, has seen many young survivors of the incident make themselves seen and heard in a very big way. These survivors, all teenagers who lost 17 of their friends on Feb. 14, took to publicizing their anger and hurt at […]