Jim MacMillan, founder and director of the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting and assistant director of the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting at Temple University, will have his...
When I heard the first gunshot, my whole body tightened. I had no idea it would be that loud, even with noise cancelling head-phones on.
As I made my way past the individual stalls at the Right to Self...
For Alfredo Praticò, a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, it was a deteriorating recreation center in his Spring Garden neighborhood. For Mia Velez, a senior at Cristo Rey Philadelphia High...
The end of a pandemic sparks the return of an epidemic
After living through a yearlong pandemic which has taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans, millions of people are getting vaccinated...
To the Editor:
Regarding a Letter to the Editor response in the Oct. 9, 2019 issue of The Hawk Newspaper by George P. Sillup, Ph.D., I concur that the topic of gun violence and mass shootings in the United...
Discussing the lack of U.S. policy change
It’s been 18 years today since the 9/11 attack. Now that school has started back up with the class of 2023, it’s become apparent that the oldest students here...
On March 15, a 28-year-old white man entered a mosque and an Islamic center in Christchurch, New Zealand, with two semi-automatic rifles and two handguns. By the end of the day, 51 people total were...
Students take to the streets to protest gun violence
Thousands gathered in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, including students, teachers, parents and children, to protest gun violence and...
Taking young activists seriously
Since the Parkland shooting in February, we’ve seen a lot of student activism and students speaking out against gun violence. We’ve also heard from a lot of adults,...
The hidden connection of identity, intersectionality and privilege
The first time I saw a gun, I was on a family trip in Arizona. Holding it between my hands, it felt heavy and cold, in comparison to...
