A shared sense of anger and revulsion was felt by the majority of Arabs earlier this week after the Islamic State published a video of the execution by burning of Muath Kasasbeh, a young Jordanian pilot. Lt. Kasasbeh’s murder sparked an overall outrage; the Syrian Government denounced ISIS and so did Al-Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood […]
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Fun fact: Groundhogs and woodchucks are actually the same animal. Before writing this article, I thought they were two related but separate animals. Of course, you all know the tradition behind Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, comes out of his burrow on Feb. 2 every year. If he sees his shadow, we get […]
Wheaton College is a very weird place. I think we can all agree on that. It’s a wonderful, weird, very small and unique place. Coming back to Wheaton after being abroad is a uniquely horrible experience; I also think that is something that everyone who has done it can agree on. The transition back to […]
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Saudi Arabia capital, Riyadh, last Tuesday in order to pay his respects to the late Saudi King Abdullah. This visit was unplanned and had interrupted the president’s busy trip to India, reflecting the importance of Saudi-American economic and political relations. The visit took place under […]
Earlier last week, Rita Marley, Bob Marley’s wife, announced that the Reggae legend’s name will be associated with a range of cannabis products. Rita, the guardian of Marley’s legacy, has taken the worst action regarding Marley’s credibility and name; instead of being remembered for the musical genius he was, he will now be remembered as […]
In a symbolic attempt to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Palestinians living in the West Bank have broken through the Separation Wall standing on the unofficial borders between the Israeli State and the Palestinian Territories. Construction of the Wall was started in 2002 in an attempt to include the […]
Earlier this past week, TIME published a poll asking its audience to vote on which “mainstream” word should be eliminated from our vocabularies in the upcoming 2015 year. The common “om nom nom”, “sorry not sorry”, and “obvi” are to be expected, targeting the many elitist young adults that prioritize their time in criticizing some […]
Upon returning to Wheaton this fall, one of the things I was looking forward to most was waking up early to grab The New York Times and reading it from a window table in Emerson. The first few weeks the paper wasn’t there, and I figured that its arrival had been delayed, and it would […]
There are many myths surrounding domestic violence. There are misconceptions that people who either perpetrate or experience abuse are from poor families, are mentally unstable, are not religious, or are uneducated, among others. These myths are just that: myths. Anyone can experience domestic violence regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, or age. It […]
The fact that we have, by far, the most prisoners out of any country in the world is a problem. We incarcerate more people than huge autocratic nations like China, have more than double the amount of the strict Putin-led Russia, and imprison more than 2.5 times the amount of criminals than Mexico, Poland, England, […]