Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Christina Pici, Staff Writer In a world where technology is at the forefront of people’s everyday lives, data protection has become an unavoidable topic. Data protection is the process of safeguarding important information from corruption, compromise, or loss.[1] In general, data security refers specifically […]
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Christina Pici, Staff Writer The coronavirus, COVID-19, has sparked concerns of individuals across the globe with cases arising in almost every region, including Africa, the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, Europe, South-East Asia, and the Western Pacific. [1] The number of cases has grown to […]
By Christina Pici, Staff Writer During my internship with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office I had the opportunity to witness how the two-part consent law protects an individual, even though my initial reaction was to question why anyone would consent to such recording. Pennsylvania’s “two-party consent” law makes it […]
By: Christina Pici, Staff Writer California’s Fair Pay to Play Act, scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2023, will make it illegal for California colleges and universities to deny their student athletes the ability to hire agents or gain any form of compensation for the use of their […]
By: Christina Pici, Staff Writer The high-profile Jussie Smollett case is again making headlines in light of the prosecution shockingly deciding to drop all sixteen felony charges that were brought against him.[1] One of the commonly cited reasons for dropping the charges is Smollett’s agreement to forfeit the […]
By: Christina Pici, Staff Writer As June 30th, 2019 approaches more articles and news stories are sure to come out concerning the long deliberated split between two of Pittsburgh’s largest health care providers, University of Pittsburgh’s Medical Center [“UPMC”] and Highmark.[1] June 30 is the day that the consent […]
By Christina Pici, Staff Writer A long awaited Ultimate Fighting Championship [UFC] match commenced on Saturday, October 7th between Khabib Nurmagomedov, the defending UFC Lightweight Champion with the longest undefeated streak in mixed martial arts [MMA] history, and Conor McGregor, who was the first MMA fighter in UFC […]
