The emergency room’s position as the nation’s healthcare safety net makes it more vulnerable to mistakes, and the high-stakes, high-speed nature of the care it provides makes these mistakes more dangerous to patients.
The Republican Party has recently fought amongst itself to the detriment of the American people on two crucial issues: the House Select Committee on Benghazi and the upcoming selection of a Speaker of the House to replace Rep. John Boehner.
If the pro-life movement wants to reduce the over 300,000 abortions Planned Parenthood performs each year, they should start by eroding Planned Parenthood’s popular support by loudly and consistently rebuking the 3 percent and mammogram myths.
While a 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. shift more than bookends a general socializing timeline and certain extra days are built in to this system, it is insufficient to hold coverage on Friday and Saturday nights, and not on Thursday nights.
There is a considerable amount of crap produced in the publish-or-perish hyperactive anxiety of online journalism, that humming gerbil wheel of digital production. This absence of time online allows for the pervasiveness of the nerve-wracking “in case you missed it” or ICYMI section, where articles from past days or weeks are featured.
While I respect the rights of citizens to choose who they want to represent them, it is detrimental to public policy and the proper functioning of democracy when a small group of families holds so much control over certain regions or states.
When considering Sullivan’s leadership, it is important to take into account the entire context of her presidency, which has only lasted five years so far. Sullivan’s leadership has seen highs and lows — and, largely due to chance, more lows than highs.
Why is U.S. foreign policy so unresponsive to public opinion? It all lies in the fact that effective foreign policy power is held by the executive branch.
Many lower-income and first-generation college students never complete their degree because they end up dropping out of college even if they receive significant financial aid. Why does this happen?
Developments at Stone Mountain raise questions of how physical space should be altered when its history is problematic. However, erasure or removal of historical monuments or spaces which evoke painful and dark moments in history is problematic.
Some administrations have attempted to skirt the issue altogether by actively kicking out students who show signs of mental illness under the guise of “extended medical leave.”
A strong slate of guest columns also helps cement a newspaper’s role as a hub of public discourse. If your friend has written a column in today’s paper, you’re more likely to read and discuss it.
With a University program sponsoring free Uber rides, the administration would eliminate the financial barrier between students and a safe, quick and effective ride home.
The most important factor one really does consider when giving a tip is the amount of the check, and not how attentive the server was. If tips are not completely related to service, what are they based on?
One element of the University that makes inclusion particularly difficult is the physical layout of our school; for students, faculty, administrators or visitors who have accessibility needs, navigating the University’s terrain can often prove difficult.
We as students may not have the power to effectuate change within local law enforcement systems. But we can use our resources to make other members of the community safer by making them more aware of their legal rights when encountering police officers.
Upper extremity conditions often create a necessity for automatic functionality, as simple tasks — such as opening a heavy door or operating the various knobs and handles in a bathroom — can become practically impossible for those whose conditions have seriously limited their strength or dexterity.
Specifically, Imam neglects to take into account that the University’s size is vastly larger than the universities mentioned in her column, which is crucial because large schools need a more efficient means of predicting collegiate success amongst their thousands of applicants.
Clearly, attempting to restrict access to abortion is not the answer to limiting its presence. This means that in order for the pro-life movement to see true success in its efforts, it must somehow shift its focus to other factors contributing to abortions.
Programs like the Bard Prison Initiative say they might actually save the United States money in the long run. According to the initiative’s website, the United States spends over $200 billion on the criminal justice system each year, averaging almost $30,000 per prisoner.
