Half a year after the problematic referendum for independence in the Spanish region of Catalonia, it is fair to call into question what is going to happen next. As a Spaniard studying abroad this …
Racial slurs on campus: The first amendment and freedom of the press By : John Blake Stayton @ The University of Memphis
On March 16th 2018, I participated in a philanthropy hosted by a sorority on campus. The event was a lip sync and dance routine that was attended by over 900 members of the campus community. …
Silence in Memphis: Rethinking Group Polarization and its Impact on Society by Hannah Shelton @ The University of Memphis
On March 19, 2018, I walked into the University Center expecting the status quo. Instead, I found students from across the university protesting a racial slur that had been said during a charity …
Kenya’s Latest Election Posing Serious Risks To Its Democracy by Wyeth Taylor @ Skidmore College
The Republic of Kenya has a long and contentious past, and since it became independent from Great Britain in 1963 it has struggled to become a free and fair democracy. Freedom House, an organization …
Lebanon: Caught in the Crossfire by Jillian Seigel @Skidmore College
International relations between countries come with very high stakes. The geopolitical climate of the Middle East has perpetuated conflict to spread throughout the world but has also receive the brunt …
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Could curing Ebola also cure backsliding in Sierra Leone? by Wallace Anne Cloud @ Skidmore College
Sierra Leone has made a dramatic leap of progress towards democracy with peaceful transitions of power over the past couple of decades since the end of the civil war. Freedom House had even awarded …