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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

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Manzura Avazova, 14, a student at MLK Magnet High School, holds a sign “am i NEXT?” and chants “Gun Control Now!” at the State Capitol outside the State Representatives chamber on March 30, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. Avazova chants with fellow Tennessee school students as they fill the Capitol building during the Parents and Kids Rally in response to the Covenant School shooting. Provided photo by Ray Di Pietro

Nashville school shooting highlights need for strict and immediate gun reform

Reaghan Chen, Reporter April 7, 2023

I was scrolling through Instagram when I saw the news. There was a shooting at a school in Nashville, Tennessee on March 27. There was a moment of relief when I read it was the Covenant School and not...

The safety of children isn’t up for debate

The safety of children isn’t up for debate

Gracie Moore, Reporter January 19, 2023

As a result of a mother’s carelessness, many families spent the first days of the new year in fear for their children’s safety. “Our children shouldn’t have to live like this in our schools,”...

Junior arts administration major Emily Crebbin shows her Be Kind necklace outside Whitehall on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. Crebbin wears the necklace in remembrance of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in her hometown of Newtown, Connecticut. 

’26 people in my community died’: Why this group is speaking out

Rick Childress March 6, 2018

Emily Crebbin was a sophomore at Newtown High School when Adam Lanza devastated her hometown in 2012 by killing 20 elementary school students, six adults and himself in what is still one of the deadliest...

2 dead, ‘multiple others’ wounded in shooting at Marshall County High School; suspect in custody

News Staff January 23, 2018

A shooting at Marshall County High School on Tuesday morning resulted in two confirmed fatalities with several others wounded. Gov. Matt Bevin tweeted shortly after the shooting that "multiple others"...

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