Often, when a major corporation, like a tobacco company or a commercial bank, wants to make a lawsuit go away, it pays the plaintiff to keep quiet. The company then walks away without having to claim any liability or fault, and the plaintiff is compensated with a monetary settlement. Read more...

Last year, around the time she was presented with the opportunity to run for undergraduate student government, Savannah Badalich’s family began experiencing financial trouble. After speaking with her family, she made the decision to run for Student Wellness commissioner anyway. Read more...