UCAS students join national walkout 1 month after Parkland shooting

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March 14, 2018

schedule 3 min read

Students mourn lives lost and protest gun control Photos by Kimberly Bojorquez A month after the Parkland school shooting, UCAS students participated in a planned protest by walking out of class March 14, for 17 minutes, to honor the 17 who died. UVU students across campus participated in the walkout, while dozens of UCAS students, a […]

Gun control issues, solutions discussed by students

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November 10, 2017

schedule 3 min read

Photo by Michelle Rivas (Left to Right) Amber Hendrickson Community Partnerships Coordinator, Volunteer & Service- Learning Center, Jackson Olsen A solution to gun control is difficult but not impossible to reach, according to Jackson Miner, president of UVU’s service council. National and global gun control was discussed and broken down by students during Real Talk, a […]

No room for guns

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June 1, 2017

schedule 4 min read

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Over a month ago when students were beginning to feel the closely approaching fire of finals, a gun went off in the hallway inside the Physical Education Building near Taco Bell. Luck, or whatever supernatural power you ascribe to, was on the students’ side that day as […]

Guns on campus

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June 1, 2017

schedule 4 min read

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Last April, shortly after 2 p.m., a student’s handgun went off in the hallway of the Physical Education building. This has led to speculation among many students as to whether guns should be allowed on campus or not. UVU President Holland emphasized that while the security of […]

Guns: Cause or Solution?

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July 30, 2012

schedule 5 min read

The Colorado shooting that occurred at the final Batman movie premiere has many people debating the controversial issue of gun control. This argument suggests that having gun rights and ownership not only reduces crime, but in some cases stops it.