In Favor of The Walkout By Lauren Halverson ​ On February 14th, Nikolas Cruz walked into Stoneman Douglas High School with an AR-15 and killed 17 people. In the weeks since this tragedy, there has been a lot of dialogue about mental health, gun control, and how we keep our schools safe. Sit-ins, protests, and marches have flooded every social media timeline, but perhaps the most publicized event is the nationwide student walkout scheduled for March 14th. These events are bein

The second month into the new year, and there has been eighteen school shootings. It's sad to accept the reality of a world in which school shootings and mass shootings are a common occurrence. The most recent massacre happened on February 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Seventeen were left dead and many others injured. While the perpetrator has been arrested, the fear is still felt. The reality of attending high school in 2018 is sad a