LEAVES OF DESTITUTION: YEMEN AND QAT
Is Yemen socio-economic stucture poised for a drug induced collapse? By Lori Komshian, Staff Writer
THE POWER OF PERFORMING ARTS ON THE STREETS OF ZAMBIA
The performing arts influence Zambian life in more ways than one. By Michelle Bulterys, Staff Writer
THE ITALIAN ELECTIONS AND THE ASSERTION OF ANTI-POLITICS
Italy's recent elections are indicative of a greater Europen shift toward "anti-politics". By Giovanni Castaldo, Staff Writer
SHE SAID 'NO,' HE HEARD 'YES': AMERICA'S RAPE CULTURE
Recent attention to India's rape culture should not obscure America's own problems with sexual violence. By Sarah Tegenfeldt
ARE UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS REALLY UNIVERSAL?
A look into how honor killings and dowry murders are corrupting the principles of the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. By Will Unger, Staff Writer
INDIA'S INTERMINABLE JOURNEY WITH SEXUAL VIOLENCE
While the recent high-profile rape in New Delhi has triggered a movement for legal reform, the problem is deeper than law. By Sruti Shrivastav
THE SOCIAL CONTRACT AND THE SUB-CONTRACTED
How have Turkish and Vietnamese immigrants been shortchanged by German educational policy? By Harrison Gill, Contributing Writer
HUNGARY AND MEDIA PLURALISM
Freedom of expression and media pluralism in Hungary. By Harrison Gill, Contributing Writer
HUMOR: EGYPT'S REVOLUTIONARY ALLY
A sociological analysis of the use of humor in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. By Satenik Harutyunyan, Contributing Writer
WHY THE DALAI LAMA IS HAVING A SOCIOLOGICAL MOMENT IN THE WEST
Why is The Dalai Lama's rise a recent phenomena and what does this say about intellectual culture? By Nolan Weber, Senior Editor
THE FOREST OF JOY: INSIDE A LEPROSY COLONY
A volunteering trip to rural India teaches a student about the social and medical challenges of leprosy. By Nikhil Nadkarni, Contributing Writer
GLOBAL LAND GRABS AND FOOD INSECURITY
The practice of land grabbing may benefit governments and large companies, but the impact on small-scale communities can be detrimental. By Justin Dewaele, Staff Writer
INTERROGATING CONTRADICTIONS: TOURISM IN THE KOREAN DMZ
Korea’s demilitarized zone: a contradictory symbol as a traumatic remnant of the Cold War as well as a center for tourism in modern society. By Page Law, Contributing Writer.
"THE ONENESS OF HUMANITY": COMPASSION AND COOPERATION IN COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet opened his “Compassion without Borders” tour with a visit to UCSD on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 by encouraging “a sense of global responsibility” in addressing the challenges of climate change. By Megha Ram, Editor-in-Chief, and David Dannecker, Staff Writer
"THE ONENESS OF HUMANITY": COMPASSION AND COOPERATION IN COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet opened his “Compassion without Borders” tour with a visit to UCSD on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 by encouraging “a sense of global responsibility” in addressing the challenges of climate change. By Megha Ram, Editor-in-Chief, and David Dannecker, Staff Writer
A DIFFERENT LIFE
A glimpse into the Southern Sudanese Community Center of San Diego shows its many facets. By Nisha Bhakta, Staff Writer
IMPRESSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS OF THE LAND OF ISRAEL
A UCSD student’s journey through Israel and his observations about a land that represents ancient, traditional society as well as twenty-first century modernity. By David Dannecker, Staff Writer
MORE ISN'T ALWAYS BETTER: THE CONTROVERSY OF INCREASED ACCESS TO EDUCATION IN GUATEMALA
Guatemala’s education reform system seeks to reach out to more individuals in the rural communities and offer equal education. By Harrison Gill, Contributing Writer