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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Feinberg Prof.’s study cites access to assault rifles as leading cause in mass shootings

Access to assault rifles is a leading cause of mass shootings, according to new research from Northwestern professor

September 26, 2019

The most salient factor connecting modern mass shooters is access to lethal assault rifles, according to new research co-authored by Northwestern Prof. Lori Post. The Feinberg professor said accurate...

Toppling the Trigger: Evanston Township High School

Toppling the Trigger: Evanston Township High School

May 3, 2019

This story contains detailed descriptions and discussions of gun violence. The last time Carolyn Murray saw her son alive, he told her he loved her before boarding a flight to San Diego, where he...

David Hogg speaks at Beth Emet The Free Synagogue. Hogg described his experience over the past year since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Activist, Parkland survivor David Hogg advocates for gun reform

February 22, 2019

David Hogg said nobody should ever hear the “unconscionable” screams from a school shooting again. Just over a year ago, Hogg survived one of the largest school shootings in American history at...

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students Samantha Fuentes and Jaclyn Corin shared stories about advocating for gun violence prevention since the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida with fellow activist DeRay McKesson.

Survivors of Parkland shooting say gun activism has ‘awoke a generation’

December 10, 2018

March For Our Lives activist Samantha Fuentes does not look injured — she wears boots with heels and makeup like other women her age, and speaks sarcastically with a sense of humor. But Fuentes,...

A young voter puts on an election day sticker. Young people turned out in large numbers this year, partially due to Get Out the Vote efforts on social media.

Northwestern students credit social media, Trump opposition for national increase in youth voter turnout

November 7, 2018

Voter turnout among young people surged this midterm election, which Northwestern students attribute to get out the vote efforts permeating pop culture through social media, the March For Our Lives movement...

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