Opinion: Coverage of Brooklyn shooting ignores lessons of previous mass shootings

Mainstream media coverage following last week's Brooklyn shooting has failed readers on multiple counts, focusing on the alleged attacker rather than the victims and failing to use trigger warnings.

Steph Wittstruck, Contributing Writer • April 18, 2022

Content warning: This opinion piece discusses gun violence and trauma. When I opened Instagram on Tuesday morning, I was met with a barrage of unsolicited images of people bleeding...

Gun control has a racist past

The March 22 shooting in Boulder, Colorado, reignited conversations around gun control. However, many of these conversations overlook how gun control legislation has been used as a tool to suppress Black revolutionary movements.

Srishti Bungle, Contributing Writer • April 5, 2021

The United States has a glaring problem: mass shootings. From Columbine to Aurora to Parkland to Boulder, mass shootings briefly grasp the nation’s attention before joining the...

The Red Flag Law Doesn’t Do Enough

Despite being hailed as a progressive achievement, New York State’s new gun control law isn’t enough to stop gun violence.

Noah Friend, Staff Writer • September 2, 2019

This past weekend, a new gun control law, which has been named the Red Flag Bill, was put into effect in New York State. The law allows for teachers, family members or the police...

Hundreds Protest Gun Violence in Washington Square Park

Kristina Hayhurst and Sarah Jackson • April 20, 2018

Hundreds of students, including survivors of mass school shootings, assembled in Washington Square Park on Friday to call for comprehensive gun control.

College of Nursing Signs Letter Advocating for Gun Control

Natasha Roy, Managing Editor-at-Large • March 5, 2018

The Rory Meyers College of Nursing has decided to support a letter from the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) that calls for Congress to create a bipartisan National Commission on Mass Shootings in the aftermath of the recent school shooting in Parkland.

How Terrorist Attacks Affect Your Concert Experience

Megan O’Brien, Contributing Writer • March 2, 2018

Less than two months into the New Year and there have been over 30 mass shootings in the United States, but the music industry is attempting to take these atrocities all in stride.

Stoneman Douglas Tragedy Shakes NYU

In the wake of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, members of the NYU community have come together to grieve and work toward gun law reform.

Caroline Haskins and Mack DeGeurin • February 26, 2018

A vigil was held for Parkland on Thursday to honor those affected by the mass shooting that took place at a high school there last week.

Public Safety Tests Alert System to Prepare for Possible Emergency

Christine Lee, Staff Writer • February 23, 2018

In the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland last week, it is more important than ever that NYU's own Emergency Notification System functions properly.

What Is NYU’s Emergency Protocol for Mass Shootings?

Jemima McEvoy, Deputy News Editor • December 6, 2016

Recent mass shootings like the one at Ohio State University may have prompted students to wonder what the protocol would be if something were to happen at NYU.

Campuses must be made safer after Paris attacks

Tegan Joseph Mosugu, Staff Writer • December 8, 2015

It is time for universities across the country, and the world beef up their campus anti-terrorist measures. The safety of students and staff should be of utmost priority to institutions.