Marisa SloanStaff Writer The image of a lab rat in a cage is familiar to many people. Now, that image might change. In a signed memo made public on Sept. 10, the Environmental Protection Agency stated their intent to reduce requests and funding for toxicity testing with live animals. The EPA’s administer, Andrew Wheeler, aims to reduce animal testing by 30 percent by 2025, and … Continue reading EPA to Change Animal Testing Regulations
Tyra HilliardStaff Writer Residents of Greensboro now have an increased chance to have their voices heard in the municipal government. Citizens that reside in within the limits of the five Greensboro City Council districts are now able to weigh in on how the city of Greensboro will invest $100,000 in their district. This act is labeled “participatory budgeting.” Participatory budgeting is an excellent way to … Continue reading Greensboro Residents Can Now Vote on City Investment Proposals
Marisa Sloan Staff Writer Amidst the wave of marijuana legalization in 2016, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, led by Alexander Star and Ervin Sejdic, began working on a device to detect THC in breath. Star, a chemistry professor, and Sejdic, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, announced in August that their marijuana breathalyzer is almost ready for mass production. THC, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, is … Continue reading Breathalyzer for Marijuana Close to Being Ready for Production
Hannah AstinStaff Writer The California state legislature will vote on a bill in the next few weeks that would require public university student health centers to provide medication abortions at all 34 state campuses. Currently, state health centers do not preform abortions. But if SB 24 passes, it would be the first legislation of its kind in the nation. Jessy Rosales, a recent graduate of … Continue reading Advocates Hope to Make Abortion Pills Available at California Public Colleges
Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer After a North Carolina legislative map was sent for legal review due to allegations of partisan manipulation, courts ruled that the districts drawn corresponded with gerrymandering and that the Republican legislature was therefore in violation of the state constitution. The maps were thrown out by the court and must be redrawn. As of Sept. 3, Republicans have expressed that they will comply … Continue reading North Carolina Republicans to Comply with Gerrymandering Ruling
Luciano GonzalezStaff Writer A series of astonishing revelations rocked the internet after President Donald J. Trump took to Twitter to reveal that he had invited leaders of the infamous terror group known as the Taliban to Camp David on Saturday, Sept. 7. He was doing this for the purpose of furthering peace talks between the United States and the terrorist organization. He revealed this while … Continue reading President Trump Invited Taliban Representatives to Camp David
Myra Bari Staff Writer After a recent mental health evaluation, a former High Point University student is being involuntarily committed to a Central Regional Hospital. The student, Paul Arnold Steber, is a nineteen-year-old from Boston. A former freshman, he was recently charged with communicating threats and multiple counts of having a gun on educational property. Judge Marcus Shields of the Guilford County District Court decreased … Continue reading Student Accused of Planning Shooting at High Point University Committed to Psychiatric Hospital
Sarah M. Lansesarah@greensboropride.org GREENSBORO, NC — The 2019 Greensboro Pride Festival will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Alternative Resources of the Triad, which organizes the festival, will create its own Stonewall Stone Wall to honor the event which served as a catalyst for the modern Gay Rights Movement. The Greensboro Pride Festival, presented by Ralph Lauren, takes place on Sunday, September 15 … Continue reading NEWS RELEASE: Greensboro Pride Festival to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Riots
Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer Mere hours after being dismissed from his job as a trucker, a man with an assault-style weapon wreaked havoc on two West Texas towns, leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase that ultimately resulted in the death of eight people, including the gunman. West Texan police initially refused to name the shooter, with Odessa police chief Michael Gerke saying that the man … Continue reading Shooting Occurs in Texas Four Weeks After El Paso Shooting
Marisa Sloan Staff Writer Clusters of human brain cells known as organoids have been successfully grown in a lab, according to a report researchers published in the journal “Cell Stem Cell” on Aug. 29. These organoids, popularly known as “minibrains,” start as just a few stem cells in a petri dish. Over a period of months, they then grow into spheres the size of a … Continue reading Lab-Grown “Minibrains” Raise Questions of Morality
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