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ChatGPT: What is it and why does it matter?
By: Vaishnavi Peyyety, Red & Black Current Events Staff Writer APR. 4, 2023 - ChatGPT is a chatbot that allows users to have human-like...
May 2, 20232 min read


Why are we dragging drag shows?
Written By: Vaishnavi Peyyety, Current Events Staff Writer (All Photos Courtesy Regan Carlson). APR. 11, 2023 – Washington & Jefferson...
Apr 20, 20233 min read


New Study Finds Increased Risk Social Frailty in Older Adults
Written by: Vaishnavi Peyyety, Current Events Staff Writer MAR. 21,2023 – After the COVID-19 pandemic many individuals were impacted...
Apr 20, 20232 min read


An Optimistic Biohybrid Approach Discovered for Restoring Function in Paralyzed Limbs
Written by: Vaishnavi Peyyety, Current Events Staff Writer MAR. 29 - Restoring function in paralyzed limbs is a difficult task that has...
Apr 12, 20233 min read


Nashville Elementary School Shooting
Written by: Vaishnavi Peyyety, Current Events Staff Writer On Mar. 28, a mass shooting took place at Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn....
Apr 6, 20232 min read


The Need for Gender-Affirming Care
Written by Vaishnavi Peyyety, Red & Black Current Events Staff Writer MAR. 21 – The World Health Organization defines gender affirming...
Mar 31, 20233 min read


Double Standard of Asylum on Display with Ukrainian Migration Response
Written by Nickolas Bartel, Politics and Current Events Staff Writer MAR. 29 — Entering the second year of the war in Ukraine, Russian...
Mar 30, 20234 min read


An Update on the Nationwide Black Maternal Health Crisis
Written by Vaishnavi Peyyety, Red & Black Current Events Staff Writer FEB. 15, 2023 - Disparities in patientprovider communication...
Mar 18, 20233 min read


Videos Reveal The Shocking Truth Behind the River Spill in East Ohio
By: Vaishnavi Peyyety, Red & Black Current Events Staff Writer FEB. 21, 2023 - Many are concerned with the recent toxic spill that has...
Mar 18, 20233 min read


Remembering Forgotten Female Scientists this Women’s History Month
Written by Vaishnavi Peyyety, Red & Black Current Events Staff Writer MAR. 3,2023 – Internationally, the percentage of women in science,...
Mar 16, 20234 min read


A Tragic Mass Shooting at MSU Takes Three Lives: When will this stop?
Written By Vaishnavi Peyyety, Current Events Staff Writer FEB. 21, 2023 - Last week a gunman killed three people and injured five on the...
Mar 1, 20233 min read


How do Black maternal healthcare disparities affect Pittsburgh communities?
Written by Vaishnavi Peyyety, Red & Black Current Events Staff Writer According to the Pittsburgh Gender Equity Commission, the Black...
Mar 1, 20233 min read


Former Brazilian President Plans to Return Home For Insurrection Investigation
Written by: Nickolas Bartel, Political and Current Event Staff Writer FEB. 11, 2023 - On Jan. 8, supporters of former Brazilian President...
Feb 26, 20234 min read


An Update on Access to Abortion Pills
Written by: Vaishnavi Peyyety, Current Events Staff Writer FEB. 8, 2023 - In June of 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade,...
Feb 26, 20233 min read


The Killing of Tyre Nichols Sparks Protests
Written by: Vaishnavi Peyyety, Red & Black Current Events Imagine you are driving on a motorcycle and pulled over for “reckless driving.”...
Feb 24, 20233 min read


Opioid “Pill Mills” Linked to Thousands of Deaths
Written by: Vaishnavi Peyyety, Current Events Staff Writer FEB. 8, 2023 - Imagine you witness someone walk into the American Pain Clinic...
Feb 24, 20233 min read


New Military Opportunities for Taiwanese Women Provide Glimpse into Gender Equality in Taiwan
Written by: Vaishnavi Peyyety, Current Events Staff Writer A democratic island, Taiwan, is now allowing women to volunteer for the...
Feb 24, 20233 min read


Ramifications of Peru’s Political Crisis
Written by: Vaishnavi Peyyety, Red & Black Contributor For nearly twenty years, Peru’s political system has failed its citizens. As a...
Feb 24, 20232 min read


Recent Investigation into 1983 Disappearance in Vatican City
Vaishnavi Peyyety, Red & Black Current Events Staff Writer JAN.15-In 1983, Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old girl, disappeared. The...
Feb 8, 20232 min read


COVID-19 Surges in China Are Being Underreported
By: Vaishnavi Peyyety, Red & Black Current Events Writer JAN. 15 — A recent surge of COVID-19 has impacted various Chinese cities and...
Feb 8, 20233 min read
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