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Sarah Clements

By Viviana De Santis October 7, 2016

Sarah Clements (COL ’18) began her journey in activism after tragedy hit her hometown of Newtown, Conn., four years ago, transforming her fierce grief into a vitality aimed at bringing about positive...

Activists Fight for Gun Rights

By Lucy Prout October 10, 2014

The pro-gun coalition has geared up for a fight against the emergency legislation passed by the D.C. Council in response to the overturn of the ban on handguns. In July, the U.S. District Court struck...

Gun Control Talks Polarize Tragedy

By Sumegh Sodani December 16, 2012

When Google News first began to collate articles about a school shooting in Newtown, Conn., my immediate reaction was that it would make Columbine pale in comparison. With the death toll released, it pains...

More Than a Tragedy: The Community of Newtown

By Meagan Kelly December 16, 2012

I don’t know much about Columbine, Col, or Aurora, Col., or Oak Creek, Wisc., or Tuscon, Ariz., or even the Virginia Tech community. All I know about these places are the images and the numbers: the...

Shooting Down the Gun Law

By The Editorial Board March 1, 2011

Texas has long been a breeding ground for gun rights debates — and its college campuses have become the latest focus of the conversation. More than half the members of the Texas House of Representatives...

2nd Amendment Advocates Rally on Historic Day

By Stephen Levy April 20, 2010

On the 235th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, gun rights advocates took up arms against the government, gathering outside Washington, D.C., in order to voice support for their right...

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