Arizona voters have approved the medical marijuana law, CNN reported Monday. The vote made Arizona the 15th state to pass a medical marijuana law since 1996.† The law allows patients with debilitating medical conditions to use cannabis if they have a recommendation from their physician.† …
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Whales suffer from sunburn in Mexico
According to CNN, whales in Mexico’s Gulf of California are showing† signs of sunburns.† Scientists from UK’s Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Mexico’s Interdisciplinary Marine Science Center collected skin samples from multiple blue whales, fin whales and sperm whales.† The samples revealed blisters and …
Political crisis worsens in Italy
Four members of Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s cabinet have resigned. The New York Times reported that losing these four members will deepen Italy’s political crisis and is expected to bring down the government in a matter of weeks as well as lead to early …
Midterm elections create changes in political sphere
Tuesday, Nov. 2 marked the midterm elections, which denotes the halfway point in the Presidential term of Barack Obama. These elections were incredibly important to both Republicans and Democrats and produced a variety of results. This election saw shifts in many different directions, initiated new …
Major flaws in P.E.C. pool call for updates
Although the pool at the Physical Education Center has been causing swimmers health problems and leaking for an indefinite number of years, there are currently no plans for a new pool in the Scot Center. In 2008, Head Swimming Coach Rob Harrington had a hunch …
Wired Scot to receive six new computers
Campus Council reported this past week that six new computers have been approved for the Wired Scot and are expected to be installed to the 24-hour lab by the end of the semester. All of the computers will be equipped with Windows 7. This improvement …