THE HOFSTRA
HEMPSTEAD, NY VOLUME 91 ISSUE 5
CHRONICLE
TUESDAY April 9, 2024
KEEPING THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1935 PHOTOGRAPHY
On Monday, April 8, Hofstra students witnessed a solar eclipse from campus. This event was special since this has been one of the only times an eclipse has been seen in multiple major cities in North America.
OPINION
You should care about the TikTok ban
Photo courtesy of Nik on Unsplash The potential TikTok ban is concerning for everyone.
By Tom Norman ASSISTA N T O P I N I O N E DI TOR
Recently, the House of Representatives passed a bill to ban TikTok in the United States. They are concerned about the social media app’s parent company, ByteDance, which is based in China. The concern
is that due to Chinese national security laws, ByteDance could theoretically be forced to give up any kind of user data that China may want. The bill has made it to the Senate, and if they pass it, President Biden has said he plans on signing it into law, according to
AP News. The quick passage of this bill should be very alarming to you, as it is to me. I would go as far as to say the bill in question is a direct violation of the First Amendment. Additionally, I doubt that this law would stop at just TikTok. This is not the first time the government has tried to ban TikTok. They have had an ongoing (and so far, losing) battle with the app since former President Donald Trump was in office in 2020. Even last year, the House tried passing the “RESTRICT Act,” which would give the government the power to “identify and mitigate foreign threats to information and communications technology, products and services.” However, according to congress.gov, it has yet to move past simply being introduced.
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SPORTS
Hofstra takes down NC A&T for sixth straight win
By Nick Mongiovi STA FF WR ITER
The Hofstra University softball team won the final game of their three-game series against the North Carolina A&T State University (NC A&T) Aggies 6-3 on Sunday, April 7. With this win, the Pride improved to 13-17 overall and 11-4 in the
Coastal Athletic Association. NC A&T fell to 8-26 overall and 2-13 in the CAA. For the second straight weekend, Hofstra swept their CAA series, improving the team’s winning streak to six straight games. “The confidence is really great,” said Hofstra head coach Adrienne Clark. “We are continuing to build with each game, learn different things, and while we’re still making some mistakes here and there, we’re learning and growing from them. As long as we keep that mindset, I think we’ll continue to build.”
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