“Joker”: A Source of Controversy On and Off the Silver Screen
Natalie Abrahantes, Staff Writer
October 6, 2019
In the weeks leading up to its release, “Joker”, written and directed by Todd Phillips has opened doors to floods of criticism due to its glamorization of mass killings. Warner Bros., the studio behind the gruesome film finds itself in a crisis after family members of the victims in the Aurora, Co...
Brady United- Hope for Change!
Maria Puyana, Staff Writer
September 15, 2019
Working across Congress, courts and communities, the group Brady Against Gun Violence, headed by Sarah Brady, has traveled around the country to inform students about the terrifying dangers of unsecured guns. Brady visited Coral Gables Senior High School on Friday, September 6th, as one of the few ...
Why Video Games Are Not To Blame
Camryn Bagnall-Koger, Staff Writer
August 17, 2019
In the wake of the latest shooting in Dayton, Ohio - one of the seventeen deadly mass shootings this year - Americans are trying to find a cause for the epidemic of violence. However, many people are quick to point fingers at the rise of video games in America's youth, a conclusion that multiple studies...
Arming Teachers Is the Opposite of a Real Solution
Maria Puyana, Staff Writer
August 11, 2019
Schools should be considered welcoming environments where students can learn safely and peacefully. However, since the beginning of 2019, there have been more than 57 school shootings in the United States, ending the lives of more than 10 people and injuring more than 35 people. The government is...
Will the El Paso Shooting Be the Last Straw?
Annabella Rivera, Staff Writer
August 8, 2019
On Saturday, Aug. 3, just minutes after 10:30 A.M., a 21-year-old male walked into a Walmart in El Paso, Texas and began to open fire on civilians. With the number of fatalities recently being updated to 22, national disappointment in the American system has increased as well. This is just another ...
The Game that Brought Tragedy to Jacksonville
Melanie Estrada, Staff Writer
September 2, 2018
On Aug. 26, 2018, Jacksonville's Gaming tournament turned into one of the most devastating days of the participants' lives. The players were competing for the chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas, where they would have had the chance to play for glamorous prizes in Sin City's famous Madden...
Inspirational Athletes Protest Gun Violence
Chase Bagnall-Koger, Staff Writer
April 7, 2018
The movement promoting national gun control laws is one that has been gaining a lot of momentum in America lately. Horrific mass shootings have prompted reactions from all types of people and have induced walkouts and protests in high schools across the country. Though it is natural to expect political...
Many Marches, One Message–March for Our Lives Around the World
Chase Bagnall-Koger, Staff Writer
March 29, 2018
The March for Our lives was a massive protest against gun violence that took place in Washington D.C. and over 800 other cities around the world on Mar. 24, 2018. It was announced by survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting just four days after the tragedy, with the goal of pressuring the...
Colleges Stand With Student Activists
Jesse Zambrano, Staff Writer
March 3, 2018
In the aftermath of the Parkland school massacre, students all over the United States walked out of their classes in order to exercise their right to peacefully protest. Various schools warned the students that if they participated in the walkout, they were in danger of having disciplinary action on...
Rally for Our Lives: Gables Students Protest Gun Violence
Pablo Hanono, Staff Writer
February 27, 2018
In light of the horrific man shooting that took place in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County which took the lives of 17 individuals, students across the United States have rallied en masse, calling on government officials to take action. These rallies have not only been in places of...
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