Art by Sacha Irick Lil Jon, First Lady Michelle Obama, Fred Armisen and more have spoken up about spreading excitement for the Nov. 4 midterm elections. Midterm elections are right around the corner, but what are they exactly? From deduction, one could guess they are elections in the middle of a president’s term, which is […]
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Fight for Your Democratic Rights and Freedom
Art by Sacha Irick At age 17, what were you doing? I know when I was at the peak of adolescence I was worried about what college I was going to, hanging out with my friends as much as I could, buying a prom dress and graduating from high school — pretty normal 17-year-old activities. […]
Democracy is Not a Will of the West
Photos Courtesy of Ryan Osborn Everything you need to know about what is happening in Hong Kong right now When Britain “returned” Hong Kong back to China on July 1, 1997, a principle of “one country, two systems” was implemented. Hong Kong would not practice China’s socialist system, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region […]
Now I know what freedom feels like
Art by Sacha Irick After two days of violent demonstrations in Venezuela, I am proud to say I have lived in freedom. The night was colder than usual. Groups of people rushed into the parking lot as the time approached for the election results to be announced. Some college students walked around wearing red shirts […]
