Gun Violence
Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 in reverse chronological order
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1 | Tragedy strikes in Charlottesville Northern Iowan 119:24, p.7 |
The UNI men's basketball team's game against No. 16 Virginia was canceled due to a shooting in Charlottesville that killed three members of Virginia's football team. This game will not be made up. Next, Panthers will play San Francisco at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO; photo. | |
2 | Iowa second Amendment Northern Iowan 119:22, p.3 |
Bailey Klinkhammer writes an opinion piece on the nature of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendments that was added to the Iowa Constitution. Klinkhammer believes that this will make any attempts of passing gun legislations harder therefore causing looser regulations and more gun violence across the state; photo. | |
3 | Interpreters Theatre hosts social change display Northern Iowan 117:54, p.4 |
The Interpreters Theatre hosted an event in Lang Hall on April 27 to showcase four student installations, including performances dealing with sexual assault, climate change, gun-related suicide, and human trafficking; photos. | |
4 | In review: Gun violence near campus Northern Iowan 117:49, p.1 |
On April 4, one person was injured on College hill when his own firearm accidentally discharged, and investigators found several firearms and arrested two people on charges unrelated to the shooting. The article discusses aggravated assaults and gun violence on or near campus that have taken place in the past five years. Cedar Valley residents and UNI students have expressed concern and protested increases in gun violence. Many expect an increase in gun-related incidents after Governor Reynolds signed a new permitless gun carrying law into effect at the beginning of the month; photo. | |
5 | Shots fired on College Hill, one injury reported Northern Iowan 117:47, p.1 |
Cedar Falls police responded to a report of shots fired outside Little Bigs on College Hill early Sunday morning, April 4. KWWL reported that Cedar Falls Public Safety later discovered the gunshot victim had accidentally shot himself. The Cedar Falls police also made two unrelated arrests on the scene; photo. | |
6 | Stop the assault on assault rifles Northern Iowan 117:46, p.3 |
In the author's opinion, President Biden and the Democratic party politicized the tragic shootings in Boulder, Colorado and Atlanta, Georgia in an attempt to enact gun control laws that violate a citizen's right to bear arms as protected by the Second Amendment. | |
7 | March 16 was not just a "bad day" Northern Iowan 117:44, p.3 |
Maier writes in response to the hate crime in Atlanta, Georgia where eight people, six of them Asian women, were shot and killed. In the author's opinion, hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise and the Asian American community needs support; photos. | |
8 | Hate crimes won't stop until we stop its source Northern Iowan 117:43, p.3 |
In the author's opinion, hate crimes will continue to rise due to easy access to guns, lack of accountability for white men, and restrictions on diversity in education; photo. | |
9 | Buttigieg hosts town hall Northern Iowan 116:29, p.1 |
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg hosted a town hall in Maucker Union on January 15 in advance of Iowa's February 3 caucus; photo. | |
10 | Shooting in Cedar Falls leaves 1 dead Northern Iowan 116:26, p.2 |
Grant Thomas Saul was confirmed dead after shots were fired in an apartment above Los Cabos Family Restaurant in Cedar Falls on December 4. | |
11 | Campus crime briefs Northern Iowan 116:26, p.2 |
Campus safety reported two incidents of a man exposing himself on November 14. On December 1, Cedar Falls and UNI police responded to an armed robbery. | |
12 | "Heathers" remake misses the mark Northern Iowan 115:23, p.3 |
Leitner gives the television show remake of "Heathers" an unfavorable review; photo. | |
13 | Striving towards a safe campus Northern Iowan 112:21, p.3 |
UNI police lieutenant Joe Tyler discusses the Violent Incident Defense Strategies (VIDS) training program, which teaches participants skills to protect their safety in violent situations, such as school shootings, based on Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate (ALICE) strategies. |
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14 | Time for America to un-stupid itself Northern Iowan 112:15, p.3 |
In the author's opinion, the Republican presidential candidates are unqualified, and Jackson encourages readers to use their education to improve the world. |