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Students Demand Action website home page. With the anniversary of the Parkland shooting this Friday, February 14th, the debated issues of gun reform and gun violence among BU political groups are prominent. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Florida students observe Parkland shooting anniversary, BU groups continue gun reform advocacy

Daniela Ginsburg February 14, 2025
Friday marks the seventh anniversary of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17 students and faculty.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Congress better listen to March For Our Lives | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano January 24, 2024
March For Our Lives at UNC-Chapel Hill wrote an op-ed addressing gun violence that was published by student newspapers nationwide. Congress better read it and respond accordingly.
March For Our Lives Co-Founder David Hogg and WBUR Senior Political Reporter Anthony Brooks. Hogg, a Highland Park survivor, recently spoke at CitySpace. HUI-EN LIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

March For Our Lives co-founder David Hogg speaks at WBUR CitySpace

Haiyi Bi March 30, 2023
Hogg spoke with senior political reporter Anthony Brooks at WBUR CitySpace on Monday night.
Deplorable and disgusting — the dishonorable display shown by the Parkland shooter’s defense team | Tough Love

Deplorable and disgusting — the dishonorable display shown by the Parkland shooter’s defense team | Tough Love

Analise Bruno November 14, 2022
Nikola Cruz's defense team very clearly violated the proper code of conduct for a standard court proceeding.
EDITORIAL: The lives lost at Parkland must not be forgotten

EDITORIAL: The lives lost at Parkland must not be forgotten

Editors February 15, 2019

Seventeen lives ended prematurely one year ago Thursday. A mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida created nationwide sympathy for the school’s community and led to...

In April, the Boston Public Improvement Commission voted to revert Yawkey Way back to its original name, Jersey Street. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Ongoing issues in Boston will continue to shape the city

Haley Lerner June 5, 2018
Boston is a lively city, well-equipped to serve businesses, students and residents. In a city so full of life, there are some especially pertinent topics that may pop up in scholarly discussions or casual conversations. Here’s a brief rundown of some current hot topic issues to know about in Boston.
Students participate in a walkout at Marsh Plaza Friday at 9:50 a.m. as part of a national protest. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Latest anti-gun-violence walkout on campus stresses importance of long-term activism

Daniela Rivera April 22, 2018
Boston University students convened at Marsh Plaza as part of a walkout against gun violence Friday morning.
High school students in a class. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted against arming teachers on Tuesday. PHOTO COURTESY OREGON SECRETARY OF STATE/FLICKR

Massachusetts school board against arming teachers in classrooms

Jenna Manto April 1, 2018
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted against arming teachers with firearms Tuesday in an effort to take a stand against President Donald Trump’s administration’s push to arm educators in schools.
Lessons from the Left: In the wake of Parkland, black students deserve to be heard

Lessons from the Left: In the wake of Parkland, black students deserve to be heard

Anna Stroinski April 1, 2018
On March 28, black students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School called a press conference. Compared to the CNN town hall, “March for Our Lives” rally and President Trump’s roundtable, it wasn’t covered all that extensively. Some local media outlets broadcasted the meeting, but the big news organizations — namely, CNN, MSNBC, Fox — covered it in piecemeal, when everything was already said and done.
A law enforcement official at Mugar Memorial Library last year. BUPD hosted an active shooter training session in the Tsai Performance Center on Thursday. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE PHOTO

BUPD hosts active shooter training in wake of Parkland shooting

Ellie French March 29, 2018
An active shooter training session led by the Boston University Police Department on Thursday taught students, faculty and staff the fundamentals of what to do if there were to be a gunman on campus. The discussion was one of several the department has held for the BU community over the last few weeks.
Attorney General Maura Healey and Emma Gonzalez pose for a photo at the #NEVERAGAIN forum on Wednesday evening. The Parkland students went to Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government to speak about their movement and gun reform. PHOTO BY HANNAH SCHOENBAUM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Parkland students discuss advocacy, gun violence conversation at Harvard Kennedy School

Hannah Schoenbaum March 21, 2018
Six survivors of the February school shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School spoke at a forum Tuesday night at the Harvard Kennedy School about advocacy and the socioeconomic disparity in the gun violence conversation.
Jami Rubin is a Marjory Stoneman Douglas graduate. She and Samantha West have created a poster booklet with statistics and information about gun violence. PHOTO COURTESY JAMI RUBIN

CFA students create protest poster for March for Our Lives

Avery Carlisle March 20, 2018

Less than three years ago, Jami Rubin graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Now a junior in the College of Fine Arts, Rubin is using her higher education to advocate against the gun...

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