By Nate West News Editor “This case is about a doctor who killed babies and endangered women. What we mean is that he regularly and illegally delivered live, viable babies in the third trimester of pregnancy — and then murdered these newborns by severing their spinal cords with scissors.” That is the opening paragraph of…
By: Gwen Furmanek Assistant Opinion Editor If you have a weak stomach, hold on tight because a monstrous doctor has committed an atrocity of unspeakable depths. Kermit Gosnell, a 72-year-old Philadelphia doctor, is being charged with four possible first-degree murder charges for the deaths of four infants, according to an April 24 CNN story. In…
By Callahan McBride Contributing Writer It is undeniable that we worship professional athletes much like ancient Romans worshiped their gods. We spend Sundays watching them, choose them over studying on weeknights and buy countless items with their name and team branded on them, thus branding ourselves. This is all well and good, as it is…
By Emily Sullivan Associate Editor The world is an ugly place. On Sept. 29, 1998, a man named Steven Smith raped and killed his girlfriend’s daughter, Autumn Carter. He walked into girlfriend Kaysha Frye’s bedroom with Autumn in his arms and placed her next to Frye. She realized Autumn wasn’t breathing and told Smith he…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor In the early morning hours of Jan. 30, 2000, a limousine rented by Ray Lewis pulled away from an Atlanta nightclub as Richard Lollar, 24, and Jacinth Baker, 21, lay on the sidewalk, bleeding to death. On Jan. 2, Lewis announced he would retire from the NFL after this…