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Five Years Have Gone, the Issues Remain the Same
By Jono Kinkade
After being imprisoned for three-and-a-half years and severely tortured by his own government, the “Warrior,” a former special forces officer under Saddam Hussein, vowed never to return to the military. Then, when the American forces entered Iraq, he rejoined his unit and has since been a leader in the Iraqi resistance.
This is [...]
Published on: Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Category: Other Stories
Tags: Volume 42 Issue 20, World/National
Haitians Gather to Sing Change Out Loud
By Sheli DeNola
From the blood of revolution, Haiti was born, its independence the result of the world’s first successful slave revolt. Ever since this turbulent beginning, Haiti has been no stranger to violent rebellions and political unrest, and this constant resurrection of political strife has lead Haitian youth to express their political dissent through [...]
Published on: Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Category: Other Stories
Tags: Volume 42 Issue 19, World/National
Carbon Emissions Contribute to Overfishing
By John Harley
The next time you shiver and shuffle into the ocean wishing it was a few degrees warmer, you might want to bite your chattering lip.
The latest threat to ocean ecosystems to join the usual suspects of pollution and overfishing is none other than global warming and the absorption of excess carbon dioxide [...]
Published on: Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Category: Other Stories
Tags: Volume 42 Issue 19, World/National
By Nick Winnie
This particular tragedy has become all too common and too rarely discussed.
A young veteran of the Iraq war returns home safely from what may be his or her first, second or third tour of duty with many invisible scars.
The soldier has or will soon develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Having survived Iraq’s [...]
Published on: Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Category: Other Stories
Tags: Volume 42 Issue 19, World/National
Invisible Children Opens Eyes at UCSC
By John Harley
“This generation is here to change the world.”
It’s amazing how confidently these words slid off Julie Lockwood’s tongue. Lockwood, along with a group of her peers, arrived last Thursday at UC Santa Cruz to show students “Sunday,” the latest short documentary film from Invisible Children, a nonprofit group working to help orphaned [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Category: Other Stories
Tags: Volume 42 Issue 18, World/National
Their War, Our War: Signs of Life from America’s Youth
By Nick Winnie
On a temperate, late-autumn day a few months ago, my father and I climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to look at the most patriotic of American landscapes. The reflecting pool, the National WWII Memorial, the Washington Monument and the United States Capitol lined up like a row of standing soldiers.
“It’s been [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Category: Other Stories
Tags: Volume 42 Issue 18, World/National
By Nick Winnie
*LAHORE, PAKISTAN*: Pakistan’s highly anticipated parliamentary elections, held Monday in the shadow of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination and growing instability in the country, delivered defeat to the party of President Musharraf and ushered in what many envision to be a more moderate and democratic era of Pakistani politics.
Tuesday’s results handed the majority of [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Category: Other Stories
Tags: Volume 42 Issue 17, World/National
Iraq War Index: Bringing the War Budget Home
By John Harley
Blink. In the moments before you next bat your eyes, the United States will spend over $15,000 on the war in Iraq.
Two weeks ago, the White House announced its proposed military spending for 2009, which includes a $70 billion emergency allowance to support the Global War on Terror for only the [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Category: Other Stories
Tags: Volume 42 Issue 16, World/National
By Nick Winnie
*Primary Update*: In another twist in the Democratic primary, Sen. Barack Obama appears poised to sweep the rest of this month’s election calendar, recapturing momentum from Sen. Hillary Clinton. Obama’s string of victories last weekend in Washington, Nebraska, Louisiana and Maine brought him closer to Clinton in the race for delegates and [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Category: Other Stories
Tags: Volume 42 Issue 16, World/National
America’s Schools Try to Beat the Heat
By John Harley
Think UC Santa Cruz is the only school that cares about solutions to global warming?
Texas A&M and Western Wyoming Community College beg to differ.
In fact, over 1,700 other schools across all 50 states came together Jan. 31 to participate in a nationwide climate solutions forum, with schools from Harvard University to [...]
Published on: Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Category: Other Stories
Tags: Volume 42 Issue 15, World/National