The Hong Kong protests gained momentum after footage was released of protesters defending themselves from pepper spray with umbrellas, but Occupy supporters may have a new face for their movement. On Oct. 15, Civic Party protester and social worker Ken Tsang Kin-chiu was filmed being…
Twitter was the target of the ethical controversy in the midst of Ferguson unrest when advertisements, posed to look like actual “tweets,” infiltrated users’ news feed to promote products such as donuts and video games. From the night of the grand jury’s verdict on Nov.…
Time magazine was the focus of a recent Internet debacle over an online poll that allowed readers to select a term used frequently in pop culture that they would like to see disappear. It was not the existence of this poll that caused a stir,…
The United States Senate struck down a bill by one vote that would have allowed for the construction of the remaining 60 percent of the Keystone pipeline, referred to as the Keystone XL expansion. The full pipeline would stretch from Alberta, Canada down to the…
Musician Taylor Swift recently made the decision to remove her music from popular music streaming service, Spotify. The decision is only one incident in a chain of behavior from music artists who have recently spoken out about issues they have with Spotify and other services…
A report published by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in November of last year revealed a definite increase in natural disasters on a global scale. While subjects such as politics and human rights issues claim their rightful spots in front page news, reports…
Citizens of Mexico are mobilizing to protest and, in some instances, avenge the 43 students who disappeared after a clash with police on Sept. 26 in Iguala, about 120 miles southwest of Mexico City. Mexico’s Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam believes Iguala Mayor Jose Luis…
Despite its controversial nature, stem cell research has resulted in a wave of medical science breakthroughs. Stem cells have produced effective results in tests to cure Type 1 diabetes and treat the degenerative brain disease Parkinson’s. Scientists have also engineered stem cells which effectively kill…
Doubling the number of troops training and advising Iraqi and Kurdish forces, President Obama has sent 1500 to Iraq in preparation for a large Iraqi and Kurdish offensive against Islamic State (ISIL) fighters. Islamic State forces have been coming into Iraq through Syria to occupy…
By Leigh Barber With low fall temperatures come even lower gas prices. Students and faculty alike are reveling in the newfound lower costs that have arrived in Sarasota. While a steady decline in prices has been observed since the end of summer, it is…
