News relevant to foreign countries or international policy.
The War on Drugs
With the war between narcotics and law enforcement continuing as well as advances in technology, it has become more difficult to stop narcotics from entering America. Usually there are only…
The Roman Catholic Church: Contracepted
The Catholic church outlaws contraception as it believes that forms of birth control are associated with promiscuity and adultery. But with the rise of Zika virus,a mosquito-borne virus which is most prominent in Latin…
Haiti: Six Years Post Earthquake
On Jan. 12, 2010 at approximately 5:00 PM, a tragic earthquake eradicated thousands of homes and buildings and killed an estimated 200,000 people in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The earthquake had…
OPINION: The Media’s View of Beauty
By ASHLEY LEUNG The media plays a large role in today’s society, especially with the easy accessibility of media with television, the Internet and magazines. These sources of mass media…
OPINION: A Nation on Fire ( བོད་རང་བཙན )
By TENZIN DORJEE What is self-immolation? It is an extreme act of protest by lighting oneself on fire when all other methods of resistance seem futile. The first self-immolation in…
The Loss of a Legend: Nelson Mandela
By CANDELA DIAS, FELICIA FALLANO, and JULIA PARKER Nelson Mandela was well known to the world as a brave and generous man who changed South Africa and the hearts of…
2013: Keeping Memories Alive
By CHAIMAE EL ADLOUNI and ASHLEY LEUNG Many of the stars the world once knew and admired have left the world, and although that sounds depressing, it gives the world…
Malala Wakes Up to Change
Malala Yousafzai has been an inspiration to the world since her fight to live after the Taliban shot her in the head and neck made international news one year ago.…
In Review: Week of 11/16-11/22
POLITICS: Sen. Kirsten Gillibran (D-NY) faces opposition from fellow senators in gaining support for her proposed bill aimed towards giving sexual assault victims in the military an alternate route to reporting…
In Review (2013): Week of 10/27 – 11/01
By JESSICA LYNN DEPAULA This week’s news: POLITICS Hawaii State Senate passes same-sex marriage bill President Obama speaks at Fanueil Hall in Boston, Mass., in defense of the Affordable Care…