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Trump Administration Attempts to Narrow the Federal Definition of Gender

Hannah Astin Staff Writer The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is sponsoring a campaign to establish a legal definition of sex under Title IX. Title IX is the federal civil rights law that bans gender discrimination in education programs that receive federal funds. With this definition, the Trump administration is attempting to define gender as a biological, immutable condition determined at birth that … Continue reading Trump Administration Attempts to Narrow the Federal Definition of Gender

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2018 Republican Candidates Struggling to Find Midterm Support

Peyton Upchurch Staff Writer As Nov. 6 approaches, Republican office holders and G.O.P. leaders are beginning to get nervous in regards to the future of their political control. Conservative candidates for governor and the Senate in Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and other “prized” G.O.P. states are noticeably in trouble. They are not polling as highly as party leaders have hoped, and there is concern that these … Continue reading 2018 Republican Candidates Struggling to Find Midterm Support

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Dire Conditions For Guilford County Schools

Luciano Gonzalez Staff Writer A group of consultants recently went through Guilford county schools and inspected how well equipped the schools are for the challenges of modern education, as well as the overall conditions of the buildings. The findings were not good news for Guilford County teachers, nor for the students throughout the county. On Thursday, Oct. 11, consultants held a meeting to go over … Continue reading Dire Conditions For Guilford County Schools

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Civil Rights Groups Sue Georgia Secretary of State Over Held Up Voter Applications

Laura Ashley Powell Staff Writer Georgia’s Secretary of State Brian Kemp is being sued by multiple civil rights groups after approximately 53,000 voter applications have been put on hold in the state three weeks before election day. An overwhelming amount of those applications belong to African American individuals. Kemp, who holds jurisdiction over voting in the state, is also Georgia’s Republican nominee for Governor in … Continue reading Civil Rights Groups Sue Georgia Secretary of State Over Held Up Voter Applications

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Pastor Freed After Two Years in Turkish Custody

Alicia Connelly Staff Writer On Friday, Oct. 12, a former pastor for a small evangelical presbyterian congregation in Izmir, Turkey, was released from Turkish prison after roughly two years. Andrew Brunson was originally detained and charged with support of a terrorist organization and political or military espionage. Brunson’s release is being conceptualized by many news sources as a symbol of relief from the tension that … Continue reading Pastor Freed After Two Years in Turkish Custody

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Report Detailing Arrests of Hundreds of Border Patrol Agents Released

Hannah Astin Staff Writer Hundreds of United States Border Agency employees have been arrested over the past two years. Over 500 employees of the border security agency have been charged with accepting bribes, trafficking drugs and a variety of other crimes, according to reports released on Oct. 12 by Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Human Resource Management and its Office of Professional Responsibility. These … Continue reading Report Detailing Arrests of Hundreds of Border Patrol Agents Released

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U.S. College Student Apprehended in Israel over Boycott Movement

Peyton Upchurch Staff Writer 22-year-old University of Florida student Lara Alqasem was detained upon her arrival to the Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel last week. Alqasem was preparing to begin her studies in the human rights field at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem but was instead prevented from entering the country. Although the student visa she provided officials with was valid, Alqasem faced accusations … Continue reading U.S. College Student Apprehended in Israel over Boycott Movement

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U.S. Plans to Expand Tent Camp In Texas For Unaccompanied Migrant Children

Tyra Hilliard Staff Writer Towering over a cotton field ready for picking are the giant tents located right beside a border crossing used for salvage cars arriving in Mexico. Any outsiders would never know that those tents serve as temporary shelters for migrant children. On Friday, Oct. 12, reporters were granted access inside the facility. When it first opened in June, it was home to … Continue reading U.S. Plans to Expand Tent Camp In Texas For Unaccompanied Migrant Children

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Chicago Police Officer Found Guilty of Murder

Laura Ashley Powell Staff Writer A Chicago police officer has been found guilty of the murder of 16-year-old Laquan McDonald. Jason Van Dyke was convicted of second degree murder and is awaiting his sentence after shooting McDonald 16 times in 2015. Numerous protests erupted after the incident came to light. What made the outcry greater was the fact that the police department refused to release … Continue reading Chicago Police Officer Found Guilty of Murder

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United Nations Release Grim Prediction of Climate Change

Luciano Gonzalez Staff Writer A new report by the United Nations (UN) scientific panel on climate change, known as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has changed the conversation on climate change and vastly accelerated the timetable on climate disaster. A report published by the panel suggests that the consequences of inaction around climate change will just not be visible in generations, as previously believed, … Continue reading United Nations Release Grim Prediction of Climate Change

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