Students walk out in honor of Columbine
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This News-Letter article covers a Hopkins community walkout marking the Columbine shooting anniversary and calling for stronger gun-control measures.
- The News-Letter reported that participants gathered outside Hodson Hall, then moved to Brody to write lawmakers about increased gun regulation.
- The paper reported that organizers worked with Ballots Not Bullets, a national coalition with an informal Hopkins branch involving SGA students and others.
- The article says Caroline West took part to raise awareness of gun violence, while organizers kept the event on the anniversary despite Spring Fair.
- The reporter writes that posters listed people, cities and events affected by mass shootings; SGA Executive Vice President AJ Tsang said the letter-writing aimed to support long-term advocacy.
- According to the article, freshman Benjamin Monteagudo wrote to a New York legislator, supported gun control and said guns should be possessed responsibly rather than taken away.