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Syria withdrawal reveals consequences on the horizon

Chris Sadrnoori February 14, 2019

In December 2018, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he will begin withdrawing military forces from Syria in early 2019. What started as a multi-national effort to defeat the terrorist organization,...

Political cartoon by Colin Cavanaugh

Global Commentary: Time for U.S. to take the global stage with Russia

Chris Sadrnoori December 5, 2018

Over the last few years, the Russian government has committed acts of war and violence that have not occurred since the late 1930s. Though the Russian government is in our daily news, its behavior has...

Time running out on environmental conservation

Kyle Crozier November 7, 2018

In the last half-century, a period known as the “Great Acceleration,” humankind has seen an explosion of population and economic growth so intense that it has threatened to completely deplete the world’s...

Political Cartoon designed by Colin Cavanaugh

Jamal Khashoggi’s death: A national wake-up call

Nick Viveiros November 7, 2018

On Oct. 2, United States based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey - that was the last day that Khashoggi was seen alive. According to BBC, Turkish officials...

Courtesy of Yui Yamamoto

International perspective: Japanese student makes her way at Suffolk

Yui Yamamoto October 31, 2018

Every morning, countless numbers of people overflow onto the train platform. They walk quickly in lines like a cluster of schooling fish. Their faces are blank. Their eyes are lifeless. I am in the middle...

Colin Cavanaugh/Graphics Editor

Global commentary: Trump’s path to environmental destruction

Amy Koczera, World News Editor October 17, 2018

With industrialization and mass production of greenhouse gases escalating alongside rising water temperatures and natural disasters, many scientific researchers have identified a strong correlation between...

Montreal on break: the Cancun of the north

Jacob Geanous March 28, 2018

As soon as we crossed America’s northern border, our GPS shut off, miles per hour meant nothing, and the sun was began to illuminate the flat Canadian landscape. Five off-duty journalists and I, still...

To leave home behind for a US education

To leave home behind for a US education

Alex Gazzani February 7, 2018
Venezuela used to be one of the most economically and socially thriving countries in South America, where people went to dive into the crystal waters at the beach or to seek adventure within the exotic mysteries of the Amazon Jungle. But the economic and political anarchy we have been facing this past decade plunged our country into its darkest years.

The Feminist Letters: Women around the world need to be treated equally, not just in western culture

Shayla Manning November 8, 2017

In recent years, the topic of feminism has become a loaded conversation in the media. Feminists are often stereotyped as ‘angry liberals’ or ‘man haters,’ when all they are really fighting for...

Commentary: French populism finds its face in Le Pen

Nick Viveiros April 26, 2017

Independent candidate Emmanuel Macron and former National Front leader Marine Le Pen will face off in a historic presidential election in France after their victories in Sunday’s first round of voting. “We...

Commentary: Spicer’s speeches scream incompetence

Amy Koczera April 19, 2017

Just last week during Tuesday’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Sean Spicer compared Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, Spicer’s blundering remark branded him...

Commentary: Trump’s missile strike on Syria was all for show

Jacob Geanous April 12, 2017

This week, America witnessed a new President Trump; a president of swift action in the face of an international atrocity. In one of Trump’s most supported decisions thus far, the United States lobbed...

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