By: Maria Hodge As the upcoming 2020 election cycle approached, one issue in particular that is being addressed by democratic primary candidates is environmental justice.  According to a recent Quinnipiac poll, 84 percent of democratic voters believe that climate change is an international emergency.  Furthermore, failures in mitigating environmental hazards, such as the contamination of... Continue Reading →

By: Cecilia Nieto When most children arrive for school, they don’t consider the possibility of being handcuffed and arrested on campus for a minor indiscretion—traditionally disciplined by detention or a trip to the principal’s office. However, the school-to-prison pipeline, a phenomenon creating a gateway between the classroom and incarceration, has been compromising the futures of... Continue Reading →

By: Paul Davis This Fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to hear a challenge to certain provisions of Delaware’s Constitution. The challenged portions had set a limit on the number of justices affiliated with any one political party on the state’s three highest courts. [1] That party could form only “a bare majority,”... Continue Reading →

By: Megha Singh Abusive head trauma (AHT) is an injury to a child's brain as a result of child abuse. AHT is also called shaken baby syndrome (or SBS), inflicted traumatic brain injury, shaken impact syndrome, or whiplash shake syndrome. SBS usually occurs when a parent or other caregiver vigorously shakes a child or strikes the child’s... Continue Reading →

By: Kara Woods Ever have the sense that your phone knows a little too much about you? That maybe Google Voice Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and Siri aren’t only listening for their names? I have had several conversations with friends who were amazed and a little uncomfortable with the fact that one day they were talking... Continue Reading →

By: Caitlyn Heter In 2005, Kanye West stunned the nation when he stated on live television that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” His comment, made in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, got a mixed reception by viewers of A Concert for Hurricane Relief and the millions of people who later viewed the clip... Continue Reading →

By: Oumou Keita As a society, we have come far from the days of clutching our pearls at the idea of pornographic depictions. Pornography is now a multi-billion-dollar industry, and has been professionalized in many ways.[1] The United States Department of Labor has approved the International Adult Entertainment Actors Union (AEAU), the nation’s first official... Continue Reading →

By David Riahi In the first quarter of 2017, 11.3 percent of adults in the United States did not have health insurance. In addition, the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States is due to medical expenses. One study indicated that “about 62 percent of personal bankruptcies in 2007 were reportedly due to medical... Continue Reading →

By: Kathy Johnson Amazon recently unveiled a plan to tackle climate change. While discussing the plans, Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, indicated that Amazon wanted to be a role model in the industry. This type of corporate initiative seems like a win for the environment, but the promise to protect the environment rings empty... Continue Reading →