Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com By David McPeak, Staff Writer Earlier this month, Gov. Tom Wolf signed Executive Order 2019-07 directing the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to develop a proposal for new rules to “abate, control, or limit carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel-fired electric power generators.”[1] The […]
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Hong Kong and China: A Delicate History of “One Country, Two Systems”
Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.com By Samantha Dorn, Staff Writer This past June, the people of Hong Kong took to the streets to protest local legislation that would have permitted mainland China to extradite fugitives residing in Hong Kong.[1] Since then, demonstrations have become violent, and the world has been watching […]
Red Flag Laws: An Important Tool for Public Safety or Infringement on Constitutional Rights?
Photo provided courtesy by Pixabay By Matthew Naum, Staff Writer Red flag laws, also known as Extreme Risk Protection Orders (“ERPOs”), have gained momentum on both the state and national level as a potential way to prevent public mass shootings since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in […]
Freedom of Speech on College Campuses
Photo courtesy of Pixaby By Stephen Hodzic, Staff Writer Freedom of speech is considered one of the most fundamental rights of a citizen of the United States.[1] The First Amendment of the Constitution specifically prevents an infringement of those rights by any branch government, with exceptions for threats, blackmail, […]
Problems Facing a Nationally Enforced Gun Buyback in the United States
Photo Provided Courtesy of Pixaby By Joshua Larkin, Staff Writer As most Americans know, there is a debate going on in our political arena today regarding the right to bear arms. In response to mass shootings that have occurred in recent years, a significant amount of the American […]
Former Dallas Police Officer Found Guilty of Murder
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay By Matthew Minard, Staff Writer On Tuesday, October 1, 2019, former Dallas Police Office Amber Guyger was found guilty of murder in the killing of Dallas resident Botham Jean.[1] The trial was of high national interest as discourse regarding killings of black […]
Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace: Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Experience and the Law Intended to Protect All Pregnant Women
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay By: Kirstin Kennedy, Staff Writer When presidential hopeful Senator Elizabeth Warren recently suggested that she was terminated from her position as a school teacher in the early 1970s as a result of her pregnancy, women flocked to social media to share similar stories of pregnancy […]
Candy Flavored Cancer: How Did We Get Here?
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By: Elizabeth Fitch, Staff Writer When smoking tobacco cigarettes first became customary in the 1600’s, it was because advertisements portrayed cigarettes as a symbol of glamour, status, and wealth. Smoking was popular. It was encouraged. The negative effects of tobacco were either unknown or […]
Hefty False Advertisement Fine Upheld by Circuit Court
By: Donald Shelton, Staff Writer In September 2019, after a decade and a half court battle, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the district court’s order of contempt and $40 million sanctions against Warner Laboratories, Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Inc., and individual officers.[1] In 2004, the Federal Trade […]
Name, Image, and Likeness: Who Should Benefit – The Athlete or the NCAA?
By: Christina Pici, Staff Writer California’s Fair Pay to Play Act, scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2023, will make it illegal for California colleges and universities to deny their student athletes the ability to hire agents or gain any form of compensation for the use of their […]
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