Contract Killers in NCAA

By: Emmett Lynch

Over the past decade, collegiate athletics has grown to become a worldwide phenomenon. As generations pass, the pursuit to the professional league is ruthless and may even be inequitable. The college sports system is orchestrated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The NCAA defines themselves as a ‘non-profit organization’, their job is to regulate athletes of 1,281 institutions, conferences, and most importantly, individuals. This system sets rules and boundaries of everything them, as a company can gain, and everything the players cannot gain. There have been many accusations that suggest the NCAA and the college sports system takes advantage of players in many ways.

This topic is inevitably relevant and will continue be for decades to come. The U.S .culture of Collegiate Sports will always be timely and eye catching, especially since we are now living in the Digital & Social Media age. The relevance of corruption in NCAA Sports will forever be fresh because it is a cycle where new kids by the thousand are sorted out and bought by the NCAA annually. The NCAA gives the coach or owners enough money to go buy whatever player they choose and they choose them by height, weight, speed, and strength. All of the things that are beneficial to them and their brand of men and women. The player is often bought out with none other than a full ride scholarship that guarantees them carefree college & freedom from their parents.

What the "Bit" is Bitcoin?

By: Preston Jensen

People are making a lot of money from cryptocurrency especially on one, Bitcoin. 

            So, what is Bitcoin?  After asking several people, nobody really had a clear idea of what it was.  When I asked Nick Kinzebach, manager of an auto shop in Cedar Falls, who is an investor in Bitcoin, he said, “I am not really sure, I’ve done some research on it, and all I know is that is computers mining other computers.   22 year-old UNI student Miranda Koch said, “I have no idea what that even is.”  24 year-old Logan Fritz, an employee of Steege’s Meat Market, referred to Bitcoin as, “Mickey Mouse” because he doesn’t think it really exists.  22 year-old UNI student Connor Nolan student said, “It’s computer’s mining software from other computers.”

      

Human Trafficking Legislation versus Big Tech Companies

By Leziga Barikor

            On Aug. 1 of 2017, the U.S. Congress Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) sponsored the bill Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act or SESTA, and fellow Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) who is a former sex crimes prosecutor is another major cosponsor to the bill along with John McCain (R-Arizona).

Calling the Shots

By Jennifer Crumrine 

More and more students attend school every day without vaccinations. And parents have a lot of questions, including should the government be able to mandate what goes in a person’s body? Are children unprotected against illness they’ve had vaccinations for while they’re at school because of unvaccinated children? What can schools do to protect themselves against issues that could arise as a result of unvaccinated students? These are hot button issues in the world of education and parenting, and misinformation is widespread.

Being Asian in America

By Sofia Legaspi

At the 2016 Oscars, Chris Rock’s monologue about Hollywood racism provoked backlash and prompted the Academy to issue an apology. Bringing three suit-clad and briefcase-bearing Asian children on stage, he perpetuated three stereotypes about Asians and Asian Americans: STEM geniuses, child laborers, and timid immigrants.

Today is the age of political correctness—often in excess, some might argue. People tiptoe around marginalized and underrepresented groups, careful not to be labeled “offensive.” So why is it still acceptable to make fun of Asians?

This News Just In: Fake Or Mistake

By Sydney Hauer

From the moment the inauguration took place, President Donald Trump has been at war with the media.

According to Scott Peters, associate professor of political science at the University of Northern Iowa, the whole idea of fake news in America was fabricated by President Trump because he doesn’t like how the media reports about him, even though the information is reported accurately.

The Disease That Is Changing The Game

By Jaylin James

Football is known to be one of the most dangerous and fast-paced sports in the world. From sore legs to cuts and bruises to broken bones, injuries are always probable when on the football field. The main concern of injuries currently is the continuous amount of concussions that appear in athletes. To be able to understand and develop more research and findings about head trauma and concussions, will help for the sport of not only football, but all contact sports.