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David Hogg advocates against gun violence, speaks on his activistism journey in KIVA

Leah Shepard and Tyler Schlosser • March 15, 2024

David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 Parkland shooting that claimed the lives of 17 people, spoke about the parallels between May 4 and Parkland, his own journey of activism and the importance of advocacy...

The gunman who killed 3 Michigan State students and wounded 5 may have planned to attack New Jersey schools, police say, as heroes helped classmates flee

Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado, Amanda Watts, Michelle Watson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN • February 14, 2023

(CNN)--The gunman who killed three Michigan State University students and left five others in critical condition may have had plans to target two schools in New Jersey, police there said. Anthony Dwayne...

5 years after the Parkland school massacre claimed 17 lives, here’s what has changed (and what hasn’t)

Holly Yan, CNN • February 14, 2023

CNN -- The massacre that ripped apart 17 families in Parkland, Florida, five years ago on Valentine’s Day ignited a wave of student-led protests and bipartisan legislation to combat the plague of school...

“Let them tell their story”: Parkland survivor discusses media response

Alton Northup, Staff Reporter • October 26, 2022

Stephanie Smith, a professor in the School of Media and Journalism, opened Tuesday’s virtual discussion with Parkland survivor Eric Garner with a reminder, “we are Kent State and we come together to...

Parkland survivor to hold virtual discussion Oct. 25

Alton Northup, Staff Reporter • October 20, 2022

Eric Garner, a broadcast journalism teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, will host a discussion titled Parkland in Perspective: Mass Shootings, Media and Activism in the May 4 Visitors Center...