Gay teen should not be gay, says principal

MIAMI — Heather Gillman, a teen student at Ponce De Leon High School is suing the Board of Education and her principal, David Davis. Allegedly, Davis suspended several students for showing “gay pride” as well as told Gillman’s cousin, an admitted lesbian, she should not be gay. The suspensions took place between September 21st and […]

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Europe may be illegal downloader’s dream

Earlier this week, the EU Court of Justice ruled that internet service providers should not share the identities of their customers when concerning civil lawsuits regarding illegal downloading. This serves as a major blow for the recording and movie industry as they lose virtually all chance of obtaining the identity of persons who are illegally […]

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Brown is not clean, Study-abroad program being investigated

New York’s attorney general Andrew Cuomo is currently investigating Brown’s study-abroad program as well as those of many other schools. Claims are being made that schools choose study-abroad partners based on personal motivation on school officials, i.e. bribes, and not on how much the program will eventually cost a student or other benefits of the […]

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People want their tissues, Wash U will not comply

Last week, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis sided with Washington University in a battle with Dr. Catalona. Catalona is one of the U.S.’s most prominent prostate cancer researchers and recently moved to Northwestern University. He and his patients requested the tissue samples from Washington University so that he can continue […]

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Harvard v. RIAA: Harvard tells schools to not give in to RIAA demands

Yesterday, the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School released a statement to all other schools. It was entitled “Universities to RIAA: Take a Hike.” For those too pure to know what the RIAA is, let me explain. The Recording Industry Association of America is a company that works all kind of […]

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