The Prime Minister of New Zealand is working to prevent the Christchurch shooter from gaining the notoriety that many mass shooters attempt to gain after their heinous actions. In a statement days after the shooting, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed to never publicly speak the name of the man who murdered 50 and injured 34 Muslims in two Christchurch mosques. “He sought many things from his act of terror, but one was notoriety, and that is why you will never hear me mentio

Muslim Student Association is hosting Islamic Awareness Week from Monday, March 18 to Thursday, March 21 at various locations on campus. The event is a series of relaxing activities that promote diversity and religious unity for the student body on campus. The events are free and open to all students. A fashion show was originally scheduled for the Wednesday, March 20 event, but in light of the shooting in New Zealand on March 15 that claimed 50 Muslim lives, the event has be

The Office for Diversity and Inclusion and the Department of Political Science and Public Administration co-sponsored a formal debate about U.S. gun control on April 5 entitled Gun Control: A Civil Discussion on a Loaded Topic. The debate was held on the second floor of the Oxendine Science Building. Dr. Kevin Freeman moderated the discussion. Debaters Chapell Brock, senior history major, and Omar Torres, junior physics major, traded facts and statistics on guns in the U.S.,