In Other News

On Thursday, Nov. 12, the School of Communication and Media welcomed Todd Franko to speak to students about student’s roles in news in the Golisano Center for Student Success. Franko is an editor for State University of New York (SUNY) Institute of Local News and a project manager at the Center for Community News. This conversation continued the “Shaping Democracy” series that the School of Communication and Media began this semester.

Alaina Kunes and two of her friends walked by three black Ole Miss students, and were making racist gestures as one of them was beating on her chest and the other was making ape noises. Kunes claimed that she was unaware of the students’ races, stating “to the women I offended and to the Ole Miss community, I sincerely apologize, I recognize my actions were insensitive, inappropriate and deeply harmful.”

On Nov. 11, a building in Brooklyn on Flatbush Ave. collapsed into a nearby construction site on Bedford Ave., killing eight and injuring 18 so far. The cause of the destruction is still unknown and as of Nov. 12th, rescuers are still rushing to find survivors in the area.

Republican congressman Thomas Massie forces a vote in the House of Representatives, calling for the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie states “By engaging in hostilities in Iran for more than 90 days without congressional authorisation, Secretary Hegseth is breaking the law and must be held accountable.” The House voted 211 to 204 to end the impeachment resolution against Hegseth.

Massie also had enough votes to pass a legislation that will release the remaining Epstein files. Over the summer, Massie issued a petition to force a vote on the bill known as the Epstein Files Transparency Act II. This allows Congress members, attorneys and Epstein survivors to sue to the Justice Department for failing to comply with the Epstein Transparency Act.

United Students Association’s (USA) Justice Committee and Public Health Committee are backing an initiative led by Samantha Gozdalski to open a dedicated period pantry as a subsection of Petey’s Pantry, with the goal of creating an order-online pickup system inside the student life office. They’re trying to gather feedback to better understand student needs and make a strong case for expanding these resources. The survey is completely anonymous. The flyer is attached (which includes the QR code).