BY JASON LITTLE – Ebola, also known as the hemorrhagic fever is a rare and lethal disease caused by an infection of the Filoviridae virus.[1] Ebola originated in isolated villages in Central Africa, with the current outbreak migrating to countries in West Africa.[2] The virus can be contracted from wild animals with high rates of human-to-human transmission.[3] […]
BY LAUREN GALLAGHER – “People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty…I have yet to see a death case among the dozens coming to the Supreme Court on eve-of-execution stay applications in which the defendant was well represented at trial.” – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg[1] Despite an international campaign urging a reprieve, twenty-six-year-old […]
BY TRIET LEMINH – On Tuesday, October 28, 2014, the United Nations General Assembly will try yet again to urge the United States to end the 52-year-old trade embargo against its Caribbean neighbor. Amid strong opposition in the assembly, with last year’s vote at 188-2[1], the United States looks to remain steadfast in keeping the embargo. […]
BY TRACY BURTS – Brittany Maynard has captured the ear – and the heart – of America recently, as word quickly spread across various media outlets about her unusual story. Although she is only 29 years old, Maynard expects that the last few days of this already waning month of October will probably be her last.[1] Her […]
