March For Our Lives Events Upcoming Nationwide

The Tampa “March For Our Lives” event was hosted from 10 to 12 p.m. at Curtis Hixon Park. The event was organized as a show of solidarity in the wake of recent school shootings, especially the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

“We want to show lawmakers that we are fed up…” junior Pipa Madison said. “We want real, substantial, changes.”

The event, which called for action to stop gun violence on the part of the state and federal governments, drew thousands. Some notable political figures were in attendance, including Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Congresswoman Kathy Castor.

Sex Scandals Engulf White House

The latest controversy to engulf the White House involves a former Playboy model, a pornographic actress, and a former contestant on “The Apprentice.” Karen McDougal, the model, alleges that President Trump attempted to pay her for sex in 2006. President Trump has denied the affair.

“I think these allegations only go to show how unqualified Trump is to be President,” freshman Kayla Verra said. “It would not surprise me if Donald Trump was accused of any sexual misconduct… that would lead to the removal of him from office.”

The other women involved are Stormy Daniels, an adult film star who claims that the President had an affair with her over a decade ago and, just prior to the 2016 election, arranged to pay her $130,000 for her silence on the matter.

Summer Zervos is the final woman. She says that, during her time as a contestant on Trump’s show “The Apprentice,” he sexually harassed her. Zervos’ defamation lawsuit was recently moved forward to a higher level of court.

Facebook Privacy Breach Threatens Data of Millions

A London-based company known as Cambridge Analytica was recently discovered to have accessed the personal information of millions of Facebook users. The scandal does not stop there, as Facebook allegedly found out about the data leak in 2015 and ordered the parties involved to destroy all their data.

“I feel that it’s important for social media companies to keep their word and protect our data and privacy,” sophomore Holly Ekizian said. “I think that now it will always be in the back of my head… but… I don’t think I’ll be using social media any less.”

It appears that the data was not deleted, and now, amidst the controversy, Facebook is supposedly making changes to its data policy to prevent similar events in the future.