The Cost of Cable

Customers are finding themselves at the mercy of cable company's high prices. Cable options are limited for people who rent and who live in cable deserts because of the growth of monopolies in the cable market. Residents who rent in Ithaca, NY are limited to three options when they purchase cable, internet or landline phone [...]

What the Health?

Breaking down Tompkin's County's Candidates Healthcare Plans Opinions on healthcare reform during the 2018 congressional race for New York’s 23rd district mirrored disparate partisan views on healthcare nationwide. Exit polls revealed 41 percent of voters felt healthcare was a priority. Republican Tom Reed took 55 percent of the vote in NY-23rd district’s congressional race, beating [...]

CU Accepts 58 Student from UPR to Study at No Cost

KEY POINTS:  Cornell University will host and teach 58 students from Universidad de Puerto Rico at no cost as part of an Interuniversity Relief Program. Puerto Rico expects to have 95 percent of its power restored by the end of February 2018. The government has struggled to stabilize and rebuild the island following the two [...]

India’s Supreme Court Rules Sex With Child Bride is Rape

This Wednesday, India’s Supreme Court made a landmark ruling that quashed a loophole in child rape cases that’s been used to allow perpetrators escape rape allegations without punishment. India’s justice system has always considered rape an illegal act, with one glaring exception. Courts have not, historically, recognized accusations of marital rape except for when the [...]