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Gobble, Gobble: A Pardon for Turkeys, But Not for Snowden
November 21, 2016Archives . Authors . Blog News . Feature . Feature Img . News Stories 2014-2015 . Notes . Recent Stories . Student Blogs ArticleBy: Francis Cullo On November 23, the day before Thanksgiving, President Obama will pardon a turkey (or two) for the eighth and final time in his presidency. This lighthearted tradition dates back to the Truman White House, although some trace the practice back to Lincoln’s clemency of a turkey all the way back in
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Mass Government Surveillance: The Price of a Secure Nation?
November 7, 2016Archives . Authors . Blog News . Feature . Feature Img . Recent Stories ArticleBy: Danny Ho Mass government surveillance is a unique issue of concern in our increasingly technological era. Mass surveillance refers to the government’s indiscriminate monitoring of a large group of people through collection of large sets of data such as telephone records, emails, and internet activity. This issue gained public attention in 2013 when Edward