Most students I recently surveyed have no idea what FERPA is, or have even really heard of it. FERPA is The Family Educational Right and Privacy Act. There are four parts to this act. Once a student is 18 years old and/or attending college, he or she becomes an “eligible student,” and all rights formerly […]
“You’re telling me that a king of a third world country is running around in a catsuit?” Yes, I am, but the new Black Panther isn’t just that. This movie is a fresh take on the Marvel hero Black Panther, and how his story fits with the rest of Marvel’s cinematic universe. Set after the […]
On Feb. 20, President Donald Trump proposed a regulatory ban on devices that “turn weapons into machine guns.” After the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, the U.S. government has worked to revamp legalities revolving around bump stocks and other “full auto” gun modifications. Bump stocks, or bump fire stocks, are a modification for a semi-automatic rifle. […]
Team U.S.A. was sent to Pyeongchang with high expectations of winning medals, but they fell short. They sent a record of 244 Olympians to this winter games, however the high number of athletes did not help them win a high number of medals. Team U.S.A. sat fourth on the leaderboard with a total of 23 […]
On Tuesday, Jan. 9, a federal judge ruled to block the Trump administration’s decision to end DACA. The federal judge also called for the administration to resume receiving DACA renewals after stating the program was necessary and that “our country has a strong interest in the uniform application of immigration law and policy.” This ruling […]
The Super Bowl took place Sunday, Feb. 4. It was a very close game all the way through, but the Eagles were consistent throughout and ended the game with their first Super Bowl victory. The Patriots started to make a comeback in the fourth quarter, but Brandon Graham worked his way into the pocket and […]
On Friday, the 2018 Winter Olympics will begin and last through Sunday, Feb. 25. The events will be held in PyeongChang, South Korea, its first Winter Olympic Games. With over 90 countries participating in over 100 sporting events, and six new nations making their Winter Olympics debut, the PyeongChang Olympics will be one of the […]
It’s that time of year again: the cameras flashing, the pearly whites are smiling, dresses are glittering, and fans everywhere are screaming. That’s right, it’s award season. And the Grammys did not disappoint this year. The 60th Annual Grammy Awards premiered Sunday, January 28. Hosted by the great James Corden, the awards show was recorded […]
An Amtrak train carrying Republican congressmen and their families to a GOP retreat crashed into a truck on Jan. 31. There were a few minor injuries, one serious injury and one death reported. On board the train were Milligan’s former first lady Clarinda Jeanes Roe and her husband, Phil Roe, who is the representative for […]
This past December, 20th Century Fox released a new movie that combined history, fantasy, struggle and singing into one spectacular package. I’m talking, of course, of the musical “The Greatest Showman,” a story about P. T. Barnum and the birth of the circus. The movie follows Barnum, played by Hugh Jackman, from rags to riches […]