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OPINION: We shouldn’t have to be afraid to go to school

Destiny Torres, Opinion Writer August 23, 2023

I was 12 years old when the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting took the lives of 20 students and six educators. That was the age I knew things were going to change forever, though I didn’t understand.   All...

OUR VIEW: We demand an end to school shootings

OUR VIEW: We demand an end to school shootings

How many more? How many more students have to die? How many more school shootings need to happen? When will we see change? As of Thursday, there have been 84 mass shootings in the United States...

A response to David Blair

Andrew Atkins March 14, 2018

The first time I learned about the Bill of Rights was — I think — the fourth grade. The First Amendment seemed pretty uninteresting at the time, especially compared to the upcoming Valentine’s Day...

Requirement of A.L.I.C.E training keeps students and faculty prepared

Madison MacArthur February 21, 2018

As school shootings continue to occur more frequently, Sgt. Michquel Penn, of KSU Police, looks back at how the A.L.I.C.E Program has adapted over the years.Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate...