By Samantha Cook, Feature Editor AncestryDNA® (“Ancestry”) and its competitors, like 23andMe® (“23andMe”), provide users with a fascinating look at their genealogies and help to connect them with distant relatives. I thought it would be an interesting experiment to give my parents Ancestry DNA kits for Christmas, but the idea […]
By: Claude Ngatchou, Staff Writer On March 26, 2018, the European Union (“EU”) Parliament voted to approve the controversial amendments to the EU Copyright Directive, Articles 11 and 13.[1] The amendments have sparked outrage from large companies, as well as individuals in the European population, resulting in demonstrations against […]
By: Brandon Schall, Staff Writer Since 2018, the United States (U.S.) and China have been at odds over cybersecurity concerns with Huawei.[1] In December 2018, Canada arrested Huawei Chief Financial Officer (C.F.O.) Meng Wanzhou for extradition to the United States.[2] Those concerns escalated further when it was reported that Federal […]
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: Giulia Schaub, Staff Writer A group of students and parents filed a lawsuit against the University of Southern California, Yale University, and other colleges involved in the massive college admissions scandal, now called “Operation Varsity Blues.”[1] In addition to the colleges, the lawsuit names the mastermind behind […]
By: Elizabeth Fitch, Staff Writer On March 15, 2019, “the nation witnessed a terrorist attack that demonstrated the weakness of New Zealand’s gun laws,” Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern stated.[1] A self-proclaimed white supremacist stole the lives of fifty people at two mosques using two legally purchased […]
By: Rachel Pressdee, Staff Writer In 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to create a custom cake for the wedding of a same-sex couple. The baker believed doing so would violate his religious beliefs.[1] Once again, the […]
By: Claude Ngatchou, Staff Writer On February 15, during a news conference in the White House Rose Garden, President Trump announced that he would sign a spending bill to prevent another government shutdown and declared a national emergency to fund construction of a wall along the southern border.[1] […]
By: Amanda Leonard, Staff Writer On International Women’s Day 2019, twenty-eight players of the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) filed a gender discrimination claim against the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in the U.S. district court of California.[1] The complaint alleges violations of the Equal Pay Act […]
By: Samantha Dorn, Staff Writer Earlier this month, Purdue Pharma LP lost a bid to delay a trial set to begin in May.[1] The company is being sued by Oklahoma’s attorney general, who accuses the company of exacerbating opioid abuse and overdoses within Oklahoma.[2] Purdue Pharma produces OxyContin, an opioid-based painkiller […]