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College-Athletes Seek Unionization With NLRB

by: Alexander Hyder, 2L Contributor Last Tuesday, January 28, a group of Northwestern football players petitioned to the National Labor Relations Board seeking approval as a labor union. The move was the latest in a series of events aimed at rectifying the current amateurism rules governing major college sports—an industry […]

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Pennsylvania Judge Rules Act 18 Unconstitutional

by: Kevin Lorello, 2L Contributor Less than a month after the state Supreme Court invalidated significant portions of the Act 13 drilling statute, the Commonwealth Court found another important policy initiative to be unconstitutional in Applewhite v. Commonwealth. In an opinion by Judge Bernard McGinley, the court struck down Act […]

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Members of the 1976 Yale crew (from left): Anne Warner, Chris Ernst, Lynn Baker, Lynne Alvarez, Elaine Mathies, Cathy Pew, Chris Stowe and Jennie Kiesling. (Photo courtesy of ESPN.com)

Title IX: Is It Time for Reform?

by: Meghan Collins, Graphic Designer “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance…”[1] Title IX has been a monumental force for […]

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Judicial Retention: A ‘Yay’ or ‘Nay’ Vote

by: Jamie Inferrera, Staff Writer   In the most recent election in Pennsylvania, voter turnout was abysmal. Pennsylvania has over 8 million voters and fewer than one million votes were cast this November. While the ballots were primarily made up of local candidates, two state Supreme Court justices and two […]

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