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Over the past few years, schools in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities have come under fire for their alleged misuse and neglect of Title IX in the face of harassment, assault and exploitation. John Brown University, one of the members of the CCCU, has its own history of Title IX qualms.
Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law the Parental Rights in Education bill, most commonly referred to as the Don’t Say Gay bill.
As the new generation watches the Ukrainian invasion play out on Tik Tok and Twitter, they are faced with new challenges about how to confront war. For many, finding a way to cope is a near necessity with the other burdens they face in day-to-day life. For others, they have dedicated their time to advocating for Ukraine, spreading information and even taking up arms.
Late last year, Moderna had reported it was working on a vaccine for HIV. Just last month, the vaccine began clinical trials. “We are tremendously excited to be advancing this new direction in HIV vaccine design with Moderna’s mRNA platform. The search for an HIV vaccine has been long and challenging, and having new tools in terms of immunogens and platforms could be the key to making rapid progress toward an urgently needed, effective HIV vaccine,” according to a news release from Moderna.
Russia, who has had over 100,000 troops stationed at the Ukrainian border for over a month, has largely been ambiguous in its messaging on whether the nation would invade, occasionally referring to the notion as ‘hysteria’ while also performing military exercises mere meters from the border for months on end. In response, western nations have imposed numerous warnings, sanctions and penalties.
As an apocalyptic two years of the COVID-19 pandemic comes to a close, Americans are bracing for a third year that is already off to a turbulent start. With some stuck in isolation and many international students facing flight delays, the first week of classes have felt disjointed and disorganized. […]
Over the past few years, universities across the U.S. have seen a spike in sexual assault cases that have caused an uproar amongst students. As investigations rage on, it is becoming clear that the universities themselves are increasingly at fault. Faculty trained in handling such cases are often at the […]
For months, the Gabby Petito case has garnered the attention of millions as the almost unreal experience has unfolded. The murder of the vanlife YouTuber and subsequent disappearance of her fiancé and lead suspect, Brian Laundrie, have dominated the news cycle as America latched onto the case. As new details […]
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Ever since then, the U.S. has been reeling with the social, political and emotional toll that the disease has taken. As America has continually mourned over 638,000 deaths, the divisive standpoints on vaccines, lockdowns and masks widen with […]
The past few months have posed excitement for people in Northwest Arkansas, as a number of new recreational projects have been announced. One of these projects is an expansion to the already popular Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. According to the museum’s website, “the expansion will allow the museum […]