Web sites protest SOPA by blacking out their pages

Emily Brown, Opinion Editor
January 20, 2012

This Wednesday, Wikipedia blacked out its Web pages in a global protest against the anti-piracy legalisation going through Congress. Google also blacked out the word “Google” on its home page. The particular bills, Stop Online Piracy Act [SOPA] and Protect Intellectual Property Act, would attempt... Read more »

Occupy Wall Street Movement

Kelly Cordingley, Emily Brown, News Editor, Opinion Editor
October 17, 2011

The Occupy Wall Street protest movement for economic justice started on Aug. 17, 2011, when thousands of people marched up Lower Manhattan and Broadway. The people marched to spark conversation of the general economic issues plaguing the county: the high unemployment rate (currently at 9.1 percent),... Read more »

Summer National News Catchup

Emily Brown, Opinion Editor
August 22, 2011

*On July 5, Casey Anthony was found not guilty of murder in the death of her child, Caylee. Instead, she was charged with four misdemeanors for lying to law enforcement about her daughter’s whereabouts. She was released almost a week later and went into hiding to ensure her safety. Much of the American... Read more »