By Evan Stein, Staff Writer As the 2024 presidential election drew to a close, the influence of the electoral votes of a few key states became more pronounced than ever. Many states had been established as either red or blue, pushing candidates to focus their campaigns on about eight states, […]
By: Delaney Szekely, Staff Writer In August 2019, Taylor Swift once again altered the music world when she announced her intention to re-record her first six albums. The re-recordings, denoted with “Taylor’s Version,” were an attempt for Swift to reclaim her art and ownership rights. Under copyright law, a song […]
By: Deanna Hall, Staff Writer On October 4, 2024, two 19 year-old women, Ayşenur Halil and İkbal Uzuner, were brutally murdered by 19 year-old Semih Çelik in Istanbul. Çelik first murdered Halil in Eyüpsultan by slitting her throat and less than half an hour later murdered Uzuner on top of […]
By Grayson Jones, Staff Writer Last Thursday, Professor Martha Minow was awarded the prestigious John Murray Award for Scholarship by Duquesne University President Ken Gormley. She has dedicated her life to public service and academic excellence, writing several books and giving keynote speeches around the world as she focused her […]
By Abigail Palotas, Staff Writer On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule imposing new requirements on companies with subscriptions, autorenewals, and other similar services that obligate consumers to make recurring purchases unless they take affirmative steps to cancel.[1] These business practices are referred to as […]
By M.K. Swartsfager, Staff Writer For many young veterans like the Marine reservists I serve with, November is an especially busy and emotionally complicated month, especially since the Marine Corps Birthday is celebrated on November 10, just one day before Veterans Day. November calls for a reconciliation of our experiences […]
By Amber Tindall, Staff Writer In 1934, during the long cleanup of the stock market crash of 1929, the United States Legislature enacted the Securities Exchange Act (The “SEA”) to regulate the aftermarket sale of securities.[1] The SEA created the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to regulate securities exchanges by promulgating and […]
By: Cassidy Crawford, Staff Writer It is few and far between to find someone that does not partake in at least some form of social media. Whether your app of choice is Facebook, or you find yourself gravitating more towards the likes of TikTok, it is likely that you engage […]
By: Danielle Reeves, Staff Writer While access to books is growing in accessibility for the public, prisons continue to ban books, restricting access to the content of their choosing. Some book bans secure the safety of the prison and the inmates, while others are banned for unknown reasons. Across the […]
By: Deanna Hall, Staff Writer On September 24, 2024, Marcellus Williams was executed by the state of Missouri using lethal injection. Williams was convicted in 2001 for the murder of a news reporter, Felicia Gayle, in 1998. However, there were many who doubted his guilt, including prosecutors in St. Louis. […]
