As a college student, living on your own in a new place for the very first time can be confusing and overwhelming. Even though YOUR priorities might include juggling your studies while exercising your various social…
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently announced that they would reconsider downgrading the scheduling of marijuana, which is currently a Schedule I drug- the highest level of control. Under the Controlled Substances Act, Schedule I substances…
To college students, dorm rooms are typically viewed as one’s ‘home away from home’- a haven to escape the often chaotic and tiring life or academia. Despite this sentiment, universities don’t treat dorm rooms as homes,…
Maya Weinstein recently joined Wu, Grohovsky, & Whipple as an intern, where she is responsible for assisting attorneys with case law research, investigative tasks, client relations, and keeping up with current events. Weinstein previously worked with…
On December 8th, 2013, Chun ‘Michael’ Deng, 19, was at an unsanctioned Pi Delta Psi fraternity event in the Pocono Mountains in the Tunkhannock Township in Pennsylvania. One day later, on December 9, 2013, he was…
Jesse Matthew was linked by video evidence to the disappearance of UVA student Hannah Graham, and linked by DNA evidence to the murder of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington. Police investigators say DNA evidence in the…
Lists abound about what you need to tell your children before they leave for college. But no “Top 3” or “Top 25” list can ever address the infinite worries, hopes and fears that accompany your children…
The recent White House Task Force report on campus sexual assaults, “NOT ALONE The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault”, recommends that colleges and universities consider using a “single investigator”…
The April 2014 release of “NOT ALONE The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault” recommends colleges and universities seek answers to the question of how campus sexual assault investigations…
The word emergency comes from the Latin “emerge” – bring to light. College and university policies for the emergency transport of students in danger of being alcohol poisoned could use a dose of light and transparency….
