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Brielle Loveland
Staff Writer TikTok faced the threat of a ban in the United states, where over 170 million United States users supposably will lose access on January 19th, 2025. The TikTok ban has been a continuous issue in recent years with significant political, social, and economic implications. In 2020,the Trump administration had concerns over national security and data privacy, arguing that TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, could potentially share user data with the Chinese government showing a threat to the US National Security. This sparked the debate on the balance between National Security and freedom of expression. The Supreme Court recently brought up the decision to weigh in on the tiktok ban; this was a movement on the ongoing idea from 2020. Ultimately, they decided to block the ban citing insignificant evidence of an intermediate threat to National Security and expressed concerns over the potential violation of First Amendment rights. The Supreme court brought up the issue again and brought in the CEO of the company, and he decided to just temporarily ban the app until Trump entered office to “save TikTok.” Many users online were upset about this decision and stated that it was a violation of their first amendment rights. Others were just upset that they were not going to be able to use the app in general, while some users genuinely did not care at all. UPDATE: On January 19th, the app sent a notification declaring a temporary ban around 8:00 p.m. That night the app was unable to be used. On January 20th, about 12 to 15 hours later the app was made accessible by American users. Many people have experienced that if they have deleted the app they will not be able to find TikTok in the app store, due to unknown reasons this caused a multitude of people to start selling their old phones that still have tik tok installed and putting them on ebay and other websites.
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Almaise Le Gall
Staff Writer At the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, over 55 volunteers have joined to help patients and staff members provide quality healthcare. If a person wants to help their community and meet new people, they can become a volunteer. In order to volunteer, applicants must be at least 14 years of age, pass background and immunization checks, and commit to a minimum time requirement. EIRMC asks the volunteers to make at least a shift per week, which is 4 hours. Because of the hospital’s specific needs and available positions, volunteers are highly encouraged to commit to a minimum of 100 hours. However, if a person is unable to make the full commitment, the hospital is flexible as long as enough hours are fulfilled. People can apply online at eirmc.com/volunteers. Coleen Niemann is responsible for the hospital’s communication, in media and hospital’s social media, and works alongside the volunteer coordinator to oversee the program. For those interested in discovering the healthcare world, meeting new people, or helping the community, Niemman invites them to volunteer at EIRMC. She explains that volunteers are very helpful in the hospital, both for the patients and staff by offering comfort and assistance.Typically, high-school-age volunteers work at the front desk to guide people through the hospital, or give information to visitors such as a room number. However, some of the volunteers also work in the ER, where they mostly provide comfort and help for patients. Niemann indicates that the hospital tries to make the volunteers do what they are most interested in, in correlation with the schedules they can have. Niemann explains how this volunteer program is more than just an experience at the hospital or an extracurricular activity. She shared the example of a volunteer, who is 90 years old and has served at EIRMC for 40 years. This volunteer loves to do this, mostly because she adores the other volunteers on her shift. She created strong friendships and considers the hospital as her family. According to Niemann, people decide to volunteer for a variety of reasons. Some people just want to discover how the healthcare system works. However, most people who start volunteering want to build a community, meet new people, and serve more than themselves. |
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