By: Abigail Palotas, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Pixabay.com In July 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Opill tablet for nonprescription use to prevent pregnancy.[1] Opill is the first daily oral contraceptive approved for nonprescription use in the U.S.[2] Opill is a progestin-only as opposed to an […]
By Erin Keen, Staff Writer In the absence of comprehensive federal legislation on Artificial Intelligence (AI), California leads as a frontier on AI safety issues. On September 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 53, known as the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act. SB 53 is the […]
By: Sofia Bennett, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Unsplash In business you often hear the adage, “the customer is always right.” But what happens when the customer wants to steal the business’ intellectual property rights? Such is the case currently between a local Pittsburgh company, Matthews International (Matthews), and its […]
By Elica Semnani, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Elica Semnani As I rush to catch my bus early on Friday mornings, I pass by a group walking the opposite way towards Sidney Street. Every Friday without fail, the group is equipped with signs and banners reading “Due Process 4 Immigrants” […]
By Abigail Palotas, Staff Writer On March 31, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the first of three religious rights cases on the docket for the 2024-25 term.[1] This first case, Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, could significantly shift the bounds of which organizations receive […]
By Abigail Palotas, Staff Writer The second Trump administration, through newly approved Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., plans to crack down on food additives.[1] But what food additives are at issue, why are they in our food in the first place, and how […]
By Amisha Patel, Staff Writer On March 15, 2025, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 for the first time since World War II.[1] The decision to invoke this act was made in part with the aim to deport individuals allegedly associated with the Venezuelan gang, Tren de […]
By Amisha Patel, Staff Writer Multiple Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar delivered a groundbreaking 13-minute performance at the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. The show has now become the most watched Super Bowl halftime performance in history, gaining 133.5 million viewers and surpassing the viewer totals for Michael […]
By Cassidy Crawford, Staff Writer With March comes St. Patrick’s Day and all things green. While many enjoy the shamrocks and golden coins that come with this cultural holiday, they do not get to enjoy this day as a federally recognized holiday. [1] The current list of federal holidays in the United […]
By: Delaney Szekely, Staff Writer Since the first book ban in 1637 there has been a steady increase to 4,240 unique titles challenged in 2023 in the United States. New English Canaan, the first book to be banned in what would become the United States, challenged the Puritan treatment of […]