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Pala: Why TikTok is really at risk of being banned in the U.S.

Nigel Pala April 5, 2023

Just a few weeks ago, the world watched TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew testify in front of a hostile courtroom about Chinese supervision on his app. In American society, there are very few causes that have...

SirMichael Cianci shakes hands with Rory Newman. - Photo / Connor Brown

RCHGHR Student Association hosts “A Critique of Realism in International Relations” panel

Connor Brown November 30, 2022

On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Rowan Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Student Association (RCHGHR) hosted “A Critique of Realism in International Relations,” a student-led panel...

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Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok Following Executive Order

Luke Garcia September 16, 2020

It was announced on Sunday that Oracle Corporation won the bidding for U.S. operations of the video sharing app TikTok. This does not mean that Oracle will have majority ownership of the app, but they...

Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering building. - File Photo / Justin Decker

Coronavirus dangers lead to cancellation of engineering trip to China

Dmitri Torpey March 11, 2020

A planned trip to China for the “Engineering in a Global Context” class has been cancelled after the country has been battered by the COVID-19 virus. COVID-19, a disease spread by a novel coronavirus...

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Word on the Street: Hong Kong protests and American companies response to it

Dmitri Torpey October 16, 2019

For the past four months Hong Kong citizens have been protesting, often violently, a now-withdrawn bill that would allow the extradition of criminals to China under certain circumstances. Hong Kong...

The Voice of Free Thinkers: North Korea’s inevitable fall

Anthony Messina February 10, 2016

According to recent news reports, China might place sanctions on North Korea. The news of possible sanctions against the neighboring country, while not a pressing issue, is extremely important....

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