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Peter Park, after passing the California Bar exam at the age of 17, making him possibly the youngest person to do so. (Associated Press — Dec. 8, 2023)
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How much 46 percent of teens said they used the Internet last year, nearly double the share a decade ago. Nearly all teens said they have access to a smartphone regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity or economic background. (The Hill — Dec. 11, 2023)
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Irene Mulvey, president of the American Association of University Professors, regarding the University of Nebraska’s proposal to spend $450 million on a renovation of its football stadium in Lincoln, while also looking to cut millions of dollars from the university’s academic system. The renovation to Memorial Stadium was given preliminary approval this fall, while the four-campus University of Nebraska system faces a $58 million budget shortfall that threatens to cut staff and academic programs. (Associated Press — Dec. 8, 2023)
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Carlos Eduardo Espina, a law student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who received an active shooter alert after having just finished one of his last final exams of the semester. More than 630 mass shootings have occurred across the U.S. this year and one in six Americans say that they have personally witnessed a shooting. For Espina, being involved in a mass shooting was just a matter of when, not if, it would occur. Wednesday’s shooting at UNLV killed three people and left another critically injured. (NPR — Dec. 7, 2023)
