Pakistani Hindus: Hopeless, Homeless, Stateless
The 1947 partition of India and Pakistan was anything but a clean divide. Based largely along religious lines, the move was meant to place the large population of muslims into Pakistan. Muslims in India have had a well documented history of discrimination, but are the conditions for Pakistani Hindus any different?
China, Hong Kong, and Basketball: How One Tweet Started a Firestorm in the NBA
How much responsibility do companies bear in speaking out on politically salient issues? What happens when speaking out has a direct impact on their profits? Staff writer Nicholas Kishaba on the recent case of China and the NBA.
THE ART OF HEALING: RECONCILING THE PAST THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
Staff Writer Hector Guzman explores the roles of art in nation healing following the Rwandan genocide and the Srebrenica massacre.
THE CLOWN ON THE CROSS: ISRAEL'S NEWEST ART INSTILLATION GARNERS SPECULATION
Staff writer Hector Guzman explores the controversy around Finnish artist Jani Leinonen's recently exhibited art piece "McJesus," its commentary on faith and implications on artistic censorship.
MAN VERSUS NATURE: JAIR BOLSONARO AGAINST THE AMAZON
Staff Writer Ariana Roshanzaer sheds light on how Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's policies are threatening both the environment and the indigenous tribes of the Amazon.
THE SHAPING OF A GLOBAL CITIZEN
Staff Writer Deborah Jeong reviews the Global Forum event meant to help students explore global citizenship through two guest speakers discussing travel, working abroad and getting involved in your host community.
ERASING THE PAST: ISIS'S DELIBERATE DESTRUCTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
Staff Writer Hector Guzman looks into the motivations and repercussions of the destruction of art by and cultural artifacts in the Middle East.
DIGITAL INDIA: GROWTH AND CHALLENGES OF INDIA'S TECHNOLOGICAL BOOM
Staff Writer Pankhuri Prasad covers a GPS event on India's technological advancement.
PORTUGAL, U.S. AND MEXICO: LESSONS FROM DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION (PART TWO)
Editor in Chief Mekalyn Rose discusses the racial and political origins of U.S. drug policies and their consequential role in shaping the growing opioid crisis.
ERADICATING THE PRACTICE OF FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING ON YOUNG GIRLS IN SIERRA LEONE
Contributing Writer Ami Bhakta proposes educational initiatives to end female genital cutting in Sierra Leone.
SILICON VALLEY'S CHINA PARADOX: EVENT SUMMARY
Staff Writer Bailey Marsheck reviews a GPS 21st Century China Center Event
GLOBAL FORUM REVIEW: ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS AND A DIVIDED JERUSALEM
Staff Writer Sneha Naren reports on the discussion over Israeli settlements and annexation of Jerusalem at I-House's Global Forum
The Travel Ban: The Politics of Immigration in the U.S. (I-House Global Forum Review)
Staff Writer Sneha Naren reviews the I-House Global Forum event on Oct. 26.
REHEARSING FOR THE REVOLUTION: AN OVERVIEW OF THEATER OF THE OPPRESSED
Editor-in-Chief Liliana Torpey gives an overview of participatory theater known as "Theater of the Oppressed" and explores the importance of art in social transformation.
THE COLOR BEHIND THE BLACKLIST
Staff Writer Sneha Naren explores the cultural richness of Middle Eastern countries targeted by Trump's travel ban.
INTERSECTIONS AND INSIGHT: INTERVIEWS WITH UCSD'S THIRD CULTURE KIDS
Staff Writer Madisen Ro interviews UCSD students about their international backgrounds and identities
CRISIS IN OUR CLOSETS: THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FAST FASHION
Staff Writer Veronika Michels shines light on the environmentally damaging effects of modern fast fashion
OP-ED: URGING UCSD TO HELP REFUGEES THROUGH A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
UCSD Student Aisha Subhan explains in an op-ed why UCSD should help Syrian refugees.
CITY OF CARAVANS: KEEPING CULTURE ALIVE IN A STATE OF UNCERTAINTY
Staff Writer Veronika Michels takes a glance at the art projects breathing humanity back into Syrian refugee camps