Rohan Sinha (’23) is currently the Vol. 59 News Editor for The Lancer. He was a Staff Writer for Vol. 58.
FBI collects app user locations
by Rohan Sinha (’23) | March 31, 2023 In a hearing before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on March 8, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray admitted to lawmakers that his agency has purchased the location data of US citizens from marketing companies without a warrant. Although Wray pointed out that…
The shifting influence of the EPA
by Rohan Sinha (’23) | March 10, 2023 After the train derailment in early February in East Palestine, Ohio, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was one of the first government agencies tasked with responding to the regional contamination crisis. The Biden administration has pointed to the Trump-era rollback of EPA safety regulations on transportation as…
Coding “upside down”: LancerHacks VI
by Rohan Sinha (’23) and Katherine Winton (’25) | March 10, 2023 On February 11, Saint Francis welcomed around 120 students to participate in LancerHacks VI, the sixth annual 12-hour hackathon hosted by the Programming Club. The coding competition welcomed students of all programming backgrounds to collaborate on projects. With the theme “Upside Down,” LancerHacks…
Semiconductor production: the latest front of a 21st-Century Cold War
by Rohan Sinha (’23) | February 3, 2023 Since the 1990s, semiconductor manufacturing has moved from the United States to locations overseas, including Taiwan. Reversing this departure is the premise for a new Cold War-style arms race between the U.S. and China. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has argued that the significance of this…
Long-awaited Eggers Innovation Center finally opens
by Aanya Mittu (’25) and Rohan Sinha (’23) | February 3, 2023 After long hours of sitting in classrooms with the faint sound of construction in the background, Lancer faculty and students finally walked the hallowed halls of the new Eggers Innovation Center. Opening ceremonies, tours, and prayers reminded students that joining Saint Francis does…
“Odd Sense of Unity”: Lancer Science Olympiad attends first in-person invitational in three years
by Rohan Sinha (’23) | February 3, 2023 On January 14, Lancer Science Olympiad competed in its first in-person tournament in almost three years at the Aggie Invitational, a tournament hosted by student organizers at UC Davis. With two teams of approximately thirty students embarking on an early morning trip to attend the competition, this…
Hackers target overlooked group of small businesses
by Rohan Sinha (’23) | November 18, 2022 The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack in May 2021 was a wake-up call to many government and corporate officials. DarkSide, a criminal hacking group, had conducted a ransomware attack on a pipeline transporting gasoline, shutting down a major source of fuel along the East Coast. To many experts, the…
The fallout from the Pentagon’s clandestine social media operations
by Rohan Sinha (’23) | October 7, 2022 In September 2022, news outlets reported the White House’s concern about social media operations launched by the Pentagon promoting pro-American content abroad. After the White House voiced its worries about this conduct to the U.S. Department of Defense, the Pentagon began auditing its own clandestine social media…
Connection Days offer Class of 2026 a preview of student life
by Rohan Sinha (’23) | October 7, 2022 From August 8 to 9, Saint Francis faculty and students gathered on campus for the first-ever Freshman Connection Days, an event to welcome the Class of 2026. This new addition to freshman programming enabled the newest members of the Lancer community to explore campus opportunities before the…
Media coverage of Ukraine-Russia conflict highlights double standard
By Rohan Sinha (’23) | April 8, 2022 When Russian forces began their invasion of Ukraine in late February, the international community hastened to demonstrate solidarity with the Ukrainian people. The day after Russia began its invasion, Paris’s Eiffel Tower was lit with Ukraine’s national colors. Protesters around the world, from Buenos Aires to Istanbul,…
Scientists uncover the damaging carbon footprint of astronomy research
by Rohan Sinha (’23) | April 8, 2022 In a study recently published in Nature Astronomy, scientists have revealed astronomical research’s contribution to climate change—also called its carbon footprint. According to their findings, the carbon footprint of research in the field of astronomy stands out from that of research in other fields. Lead author of…
Big Tech intervenes in Russian-Ukrainian conflict
by Rohan Sinha (’23) | March 21, 2022 On February 24, on the orders of President Putin, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since the invasion, Russia has found itself increasingly isolated: the international community has imposed sanctions on the country, with the United States and European Union even sanctioning Putin himself. With Russia already receiving nearly universal…
Indonesia’s capital falls below sea level
by Rohan Sinha (’23) | February 14, 2022 The capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, is swiftly being submerged by surrounding waters. While the megacity has been sinking at an average rate of half an inch per year, some areas are descending by more than eight inches in the same amount of time. Nearly half of the…
Who’s to blame for the crisis at the EU-Belarus border?
by Rohan Sinha (’23) | February 14, 2022 Last July, a crisis emerged at the border between Belarus and the European Union (EU), when thousands of migrants, many from the Middle East, sought to arrive in the EU by crossing from Belarus into three EU member states—Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland. Polish border guards used tear…
“A dystopian metaverse”: what does “Meta” rebranding mean for Facebook?
by Rohan Sinha (’23) | November 19, 2021 The futuristic concept of a “metaverse” is not new; it comes from Neal Stephenson’s 30-year-old novel Snow Crash, where a digital universe allows for a perilous escape from a dystopian world. On October 28th, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg potentially made fiction reality when he announced that his…
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