Tag: Global
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Deadly Indonesia floods spark conversations on campus awareness, deforestation, corruption
Catastrophic flooding and landslides in Indonesia in late November have killed more than a thousand people, making it among the worst natural disasters in the world this year. The disaster, which has displaced more than a million people in Indonesia and injured thousands, tore across Sumatra island, burying entire villages under mud. Debris from the…
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Sudan roundtable event raises awareness about war, genocide
NoirUnited International, a 501(c)(3) global development organization focused on mobilizing the African diaspora, hosted a Sudan Roundtable in collaboration with multiple student organizations, including Sudanese Student Association, African Student Association, African Students United for Progress, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Helping Hand for Relief and Development on Thursday, Nov. 6. The roundtable featured a…
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“We stand in firm solidarity”: Boycott Israel Fest in photos
Enclosed in a circular frame of silver fences, students and faculty stood side-by-side in Hornbake Plaza for a counter-demonstration against the annual “Israel Fest” on May 6. The protest, hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), called for the campus community to boycott the festival, referring to it as a celebration of a settler…
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Afghan girls’ education relied on USAID. Now, it’s at risk of shutting down.
On a frigid Tuesday afternoon, maintenance crews removed the silver-coated letters from the organization’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. This wasn’t just signage being taken down from a federal building — it was the erasure of a symbol imprinted on thousands of tents, bags of food, and humanitarian resources that millions across the globe relied on…
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Palestine’s struggle: A history and context of Israel’s occupation
Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed at least 46,600 Palestinians, over half of whom are women, children, and the elderly, over the past 15 months. Sources such as the Yale School of Public Health suggest the true death toll may be higher. A conservative estimate from The Lancet, a medical journal, indicates that over 186,000…
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