By: Kaitlyn Burns, Staff Writer With the rise of television news broadcasts, internet news sites and social networking services that allow quick and easy access to trending stories, public radio seemed to become an all but an obsolete vehicle for spreading news and supplying entertainment to the American public. However, […]
By: Ian Grecco, Staff Writer As the ever-expanding outlets and users of social media expand, so do new opportunities to use these outlets for the benefit of law. Social media outlets, primarily Facebook and Twitter, have provided a forum for people to post valuable information for both investigations and apprehension […]
By: Justin Bernard, Staff Writer Social media has become the main platform for how most college students communicate with one another. Focusing specifically on college student-athletes, a quandary exists for the NCAA and the educational institutions where these students attend. On one side of the argument, these student-athletes have protected […]
By: Alison Palmeri, Staff Writer Amidst the daily stresses of life, people take solace in the comfort of a loved pet. For many people, however, having a dog involves more than the companionship of a furry friend; it is about having constant assistance in achieving some semblance of normalcy despite […]
By: Thomas Cocchi, Executive Editor Steven Auerbach (L’13) came to the Law School on January 8th to speak with students about The Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis Act (Act). Asserting his belief that the session was the first of its kind that he was aware of, Mr. Auerbach said that the conversation […]
By: Zachary Fleming, Staff Writer If you’re driving down the street and hear the thunderous roar of machine gun fire, you, like most Americans, are likely to ponder the current situation very carefully. You may wonder, “How did I get to this war zone and what is the quickest way […]
By: Morgan Hays, Staff Writer The classic rock band AC DC originally released the album Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap in 1976 in Australia. [1] It is another country, however, where the latest AC DC “dirty deed” news comes from: Phil Rudd, the drummer for the band, was arrested in […]
By: Kelsey Reno, Staff Writer Kaci Hickox, 33, is a nurse from Maine who went to Sierra Leone to help combat Ebola and care for those infected. Hickox returned to the United States on October 24th through Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.[1] When she landed she was quarantined for […]
By: Sarah Weikart, Staff Writer In every state it is illegal to call 9-1-1 without an emergency. This seems as though the vast majority of people in America would understand this concept, however, there seems to be a huge issue with how each individual defines the term “emergency.” This article […]
By: Meghan Collins, Web Editor “Let’s just get an Uber” – party people everywhere. That phrase is so commonly uttered on Friday and Saturday nights that it is no surprise that ride-sharing services offered by companies, like the San Francisco-based Uber and Lyft, have become increasingly popular with Pennsylvania party-goers. […]