By ALEXANDRA TIRADO Two weeks ago, Parkland, Florida was the 15th safest city in America based on FBI crime statistics, according to Florida Today. Last week it became home to the worst shootings at a high school in American history after 19 year-old Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 people at Stoneman Douglas High School, […]
Enough is enough: regulate guns
By INDIRA MOOSAI It’s no secret that in general, we as a nation have become desensitized to mass shootings. I would be lying to myself if I said that before Feb. 14 I was any different. Sure, I became shocked and disturbed when I heard the news of mass shootings. But after a few weeks […]
Beyond gun violence
By MANI THANGADURAI Fifty-eight lives: extinguished. Over 500 people were left physically and mentally scarred last week from what is currently the deadliest shooting in U.S. history, barely a year after the dastardly shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando that claimed 49 lives and injured 58 others. Despite these atrocities, there is always obstruction in […]