Clock Kid: Creative Mind or Potential Threat By Andrew Urko, Staff Writer Ever since September 11th, 2001, there has obviously been a heightened sense of awareness of the possibility of another terrorist attack. It has likely been evidenced to you anytime you try to board a plane or attend […]
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The Internet of Things Takes Over: Are We Sacrificing Our Privacy and Security for Convenience?
The Internet of Things Takes Over: Are We Sacrificing Our Privacy and Security for Convenience? By Ian Grecco, Staff Writer How society uses the Internet is constantly transforming. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a relatively new concept and uses the Internet to control objects for people’s everyday life. […]
ACLU Seeks to hold Post-9/11 Torture Program Accountable
ACLU Seeks to hold Post-9/11 Torture Program Accountable By Zachary J. Zabawa, Staff Writer In the immediate post-9/11 world, the United States Government was forced to push the legal boundaries of arrest, detention and interrogation to their brink. To help combat the threat of Al Qaeda, the Central Intelligence Agency […]
Did He or Didn’t He: Did Shakespeare Study Law? That is the Question
Did He or Didn’t He: Did Shakespeare Study Law? That is the Question By Melissa Sarnicke Considered the greatest dramatist of all time, William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor who published approximately 37 plays and 154 sonnets in his lifetime [1]. However, there is controversy over […]
Outer Space: Within Legal Reach
Outer Space: Within Legal Reach By William Shields, Staff Writer Mars. It may just seem like a red speck on the night horizon, rising on the start of its arc across the sky. It is, however, not going to remain that red speck for too long. Within the next few […]
EPA’s Water Grab Thwarted
EPA’s Water Grab Thwarted By Kathryn VanDeveer, Staff Writer The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – loved by environmentalists and cursed by industry & business. This gross oversimplification is nothing compared to the reach that the federal regulatory agency has recently attempted to extend over the “waters of the United States.” […]
A Kings Duel: Law vs. Fantasy Sports
A Kings Duel: Law vs. Fantasy Sports By Anthony Bianco, Staff Writer and Cognoscenti of Sports Unless you do not watch television, you have almost certainly seen an advertisement for either DraftKings or FanDuel. Both of these companies have spent millions upon millions of dollars advertising as they each fight […]
What Makes a Parent a Parent?
What Makes a Parent a Parent? By Gina Robinson, Staff Writer As reproductive technology continues to advance, the question of parentage is perhaps more prevalent in our generation than ever before. Whereas our predecessors may have discussed the definition of a parent in the privacy of their homes when […]
House Select Committee on Benghazi: Will it Fall like a House of Cards?
House Select Committee on Benghazi: Will it Fall like a House of Cards? By Katie Burns, Staff Writer For people who watch the burgeoning Netflix series House of Cards, fictitious politician Frank Underwood’s words that “there’s no better way to overpower a trickle of doubt than with a flood […]
Game On: Fair Play and Fair Use
Game On: Fair Play and Fair Use By Nicole Prieto, Staff Writer It was October 2013 when everyone gathered in my dorm’s common area for the big game. If memory serves rights, a projector was set up alongside someone’s laptop and speakers. The room was abuzz with talk on who’d […]