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universities who found common ground between both race-conscious policies such as affirmative action and race-blind policies (The Texas Tribune, “Top 10 Percent Rule”). The Top Ten percent plan allows “all Texas high school students who finished in the top 10 percent of their graduating class to be guaranteed admission at any public university in the state” (The Texas Tribune, “Top 10 Percent Rule”) which usually fills up about 70 to 80 percent of public universities incoming classes. This…

With Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s signature as the final piece for House Bill 11 to be amended now completed the efforts during the 84th legislature to bolster the ranks of state police on the border is one step closer to fruition. “Here in Houston, there are more than 20,000 dangerous gang members that are associated with cross border traffic-related crime.” Said Governor Abbott as he was asked about one of his many reasons for signing the bill. 310 million dollars will immediately be spent on…

point in which democracy seems to begin to limit the power of the senate. In 494 B.C.E. when the Plebeians threatened to secede from Rome and establish their own state, the Senate was forced to establish the Tribune of the Plebs; a body of Plebeians representative of the popular interests. Tribunes possessed the authority of the absolute veto except in the area of military policy, and under dictatorial rule. Essentially compromising with the people…

With this controversial topic comes many discussions that we as people have and discuss a lot, humans think about the pros and cons of every situation. However, in this topic especially can have great effect on The United States, like in Chicago a Tribune analysis showed shootings citywide were also up from last year 73 percent, totally 727 reported. This stat is just terrifying to see that people in Chicago are dying, which brings up the topic of gun control. This leads to people thinking to…

The investigation is however still ongoing but recent changed may have sparked a hold. Attorney General Loretta Lynch stepped down without the Justice Department having charged or cleared police officers in the death of Eric Garner. The Chicago Tribune posted an article from the Washington Post concerning the attorney. Lynch authorized the department to continue with the investigation but made the decision so late in her tenure that lawyers and investigators could not take all the necessary…

He indicates that most of the reports and studies completed regarding cameras causing a reduction in crashes are funded by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or researchers funded by them. (Rispo, 2009) While insurance rates do not increase based on red light tickets, they do increase when there is an accident, so insurance companies benefit from red light cameras as well. Rispo interviewed professor and chair of health policy and management of University of South…

The Bill Johnstone Memorial Park, a small activity filled park located near the heart of Sackville on Main Street next to apartment buildings and down the street from Sackville’s favorite dining places. A park that offers a place for the town’s residents to take their pets for walks, hang out in the gazebo or picnic tables, play sports, indulge in markets and events, splash in the water pad, and more, all with the comfortability of park Wi-Fi and security of cameras. With accessibility to many…

There were two tribunes of the plebs, M. Fundanius and L. Valerius who wanted to repeal the Oppian Law. This law was set up during the after effects of the 2nd Punic War where they hardships were felt after the defeat of Carthage. The consulship of Q. Fabius and Tiberius…

representative to the needs of the Patrician class and ignored the needs of the lower class plebeians. Plebeians had gained more representation through a unoffical body called the Concilium Plebis. The Concilium Plebis was a group of plebeian officials called Tribunes who safeguarded the interests of the plebeians and negotiated with the consuls and the Senate. Rome’s law had remained unwritten…

President Obama recently announced in a speech at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee, “Community college should be as free and universal in America as high school is today”. Community college in Tennessee is currently tuition free and saves students $3,800 in annual tuition costs as mentioned in the PBS. In the first year that Tennessee offered the tuition free college 57,000 high school seniors signed up for the programs that include counseling and mentors (PBS).…