Blogs
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Aquaculture: Farm the Fish to Save the Seas
Franklin R. Halprin | September 9, 2014While venturing out toward the stars may be the final frontier, the vast depths of the Earth’s oceans remain...
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New York Review of Books Retracts Defamation Error
Joseph Perry | September 8, 2014On August 21, 2014, Pulitzer Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid, who designed the stadium for the 2022 World Cup, sued...
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Stop Glorifying Undeserving Celebrities Like Joan Rivers When They Die
Trevor Smith | September 8, 2014Before she died, Joan Rivers was recorded on camera saying that Palestinians "deserved to die," because they elected Hamas...
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The Death Penalty is the Easy Way Out
Hannah Kaye | September 8, 2014Justin Ross Harris was indicted on September 4 by a grand jury on eight counts for the murder of...
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The Role of Religion in Scientific Innovation
Jake Ephros | September 8, 2014Conflict between religion and science is nothing new; starting in the seventeenth century, Enlightenment philosophers began to criticize religious...
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Response: Let’s Stop with the Republican Bashing
Allison Dawson | September 5, 2014Hey y’all! This is going to be a fun one! Some of y’all know a while ago I was...
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Managing Stress in a Stressful Legal Career
Peter Davidson II | September 5, 2014A couple of months ago, I was so overwhelmed with projects at work and life that it kept me...
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Uniformity Isn’t the Only Reason Organizations Enforce Dress Codes
Morgan McMurray | September 5, 2014I was recently married, and my husband is in the armed services. While military life isn't quite what Army...
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August Recess is No Match for Rep. John Dingell on Twitter
Chelsey D. Goff | September 5, 2014In case you missed our first post about Rep. John Dingell's breakout summer on Twitter, you're in luck! He...
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LADIES: Vote Republican and You’ll Get the D
Hannah R. Winsten | September 4, 2014According to a recent leaked report, 49 percent of women hold a negative view of the Republican Party.
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Obama’s Tan Suit Proves He Has Given Up
Katherine Fabian | September 4, 2014You've probably heard about the tan suit President Obama wore to a press conference.
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Free Advice: Oral Contracts Don’t Apply When You’re Held at Knifepoint
Ashley Shaw | September 4, 2014A criminal recently learned that the hard way.
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45 Years Later, a Reflection on the Manson Family Murders
Allison Dawson | September 3, 2014All of the Manson family murderers continue to live in prison with the opportunities for parole
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Marijuana DUIs: How Much Weed is Too Much to Drive?
Anneliese Mahoney | September 3, 2014How do you define under the influence as it relates to marijuana?
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Brad Paisley is a Rebel With Some Moonshine in His Trunk
| September 3, 2014Every country music fan knows Brad Paisley to be the funny guy.
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“Hood Pranks” Are Racist Attacks on the Community
Trevor Smith | September 3, 2014There is a very thin line between a tasteful joke and a offensive joke.
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Having Faith in Politics
Jake Ephros | September 2, 2014Religion isn't entirely absent from the political conversation, but its place is static and stale.
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Climate Change, Melting Glaciers, and the Future of Alaskan Tourism
Franklin R. Halprin | September 2, 2014Human-induced climate change is killing the killing Alaskan glaciers.
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Millennials: Don’t Let Job Descriptions Discourage You
Natasha Paulmeno | September 1, 2014WIth so many requirements, Millennials often feel discouraged just by reading job descriptions.
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Military Sexual Assault Remains a Major National Embarrassment
Hannah Kaye | September 1, 2014If you have seen the eye-opening documentary 'The Invisible War,' then you know that it raised awareness for the...
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Sherlock Holmes: A Winner for Book Publishers
Joseph Perry | September 1, 2014Publishing industry Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts scored big this month.
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The Best Legal Tweets of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | August 29, 2014Don't miss out on the best legal tweets of the week.
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The Bootstraps are Broken
Anneliese Mahoney | August 29, 2014A dominant narrative in the United States is that we can pull ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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Big Data, Little Privacy
Teerah Goodrum | August 29, 2014Facebook is not the only outlet that uses, collects, and has the ability to manipulate Big Data.
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Beyonce’s Feminist Message Receives Praise…And Ridicule?
Morgan McMurray | August 28, 2014Beyonce had a powerful message in her VMA performance.
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The Votes Are In: Lena Dunham Wins Most Controversial Emmy Dress
Katherine Fabian | August 28, 2014On Monday night, designer Christian Siriano posted a throwback photo on Instagram of one of the designs from his...
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White Cop, Bad Cop: Idiot Is Not a Protected Southern Class
Ashley Shaw | August 28, 2014Though I have spent the last few years living in the great state of New Jersey, in all reality...
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Good News! Your Tax Dollars Go to Bad Wikipedia Edits
Anneliese Mahoney | August 27, 2014Guess who's making bad, and often offensive, edits to Wikipedia pages during slow times at work? Congressional staffers. That's...
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Race Double Standards – It’s the American Way
Allison Dawson | August 27, 2014We've all seen the news coverage about the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. Not just the shooting, but...
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Little League is Big Business
Andrew Blancato | August 27, 2014On August 20, 5 million people tuned in to watch a summer baseball game, a pretty impressive figure considering MLB...