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Sophomore gets a lesson in nuclear proliferation
With Iran getting increasingly close to nuclear capabilities, weapons of mass destruction are more and more a concern in modern-day politics. Sophomore Parsa Bastani, president of Wash. U.’s Global Zero chapter and regional team leader of the Midwest, just returned from an international conference in Paris, France, dealing with the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
The president who has it both ways
Who is President Barack Obama? Some characterize him as the champion of the Left. Others cast him as a shrewd moderate, cunningly attempting to implement practical policies that would work for America.
The decade in review at Wash. U.
Critics have already dubbed this past decade as the decade from hell. While many of the flagship events of this decade were certainly characterized by hardship, violence and struggle, headlines alone can never tell a whole story.
Irony and the current American Moment
While we wait and see if the Obama presidency was worth all the trouble, we can distract ourselves with the sheer strangeness that pervades the current political moment, perhaps best typified by the spate of right-wing demonstrations that are such a source of consternation for all those not involved in them, Republicans included.
Environmental action should not end with Powershift
Over the weekend of Fall Break, I was part of a group from Wash. U. that attended the Missouri Powershift Summit, an environmental conference for students from around the state.
Bill aims to boost funding for Pell Grants by $40 billion
Moving forward on hispledge to transform America into the most educated country in the world by 2020, President Barack Obama hopes to pump an additional $40 billion into the Pell Grant program over the next decade.
Together to stop Iran
Did you know the original peace sign was a symbol for nuclear disarmament and the logo for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)?
Hell hath no fury like a party scorned
Nobody likes losing something that they really want, and sometimes they react in ways that are self-destructive. High school guys lose friendships over a girl that both want to take to prom. The unchosen one gets bitter and grows to hate both the guy and the girl even after he no longer cares about prom. Too often, we sabotage those who beat us out of spite to make ourselves feel better, but what happens when something bigger than a friendship is at stake?
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Several weeks ago, senior David Dresner approached a military recruitment table at a University career fair, announced that he was gay and asked for an application. He was promptly denied.
The moment was not an extraordinary one.
The peacemaker
President Obama is on a roll. He’s won the most powerful position in the world, a healthy amount of attention and numerous critics. He owns a range of titles, including Person of the Year, Enemy of Humanity, Leader of the Free World and Racist in Chief. And now you can add Nobel Peace Laureate to the list.
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