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The Svalbard Seed Vault: Humanity’s Ultimate Safeguard
Photo Credit: Frode Bjorshol By Alex RossStaff Writer In the high arctic tundra of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, a steel facility holds the food insurance policy for all of humanity: 1,214,827 seed samples from almost every country in the world. Although it sounds like something out of an 80’s science fiction movie, this operation is no…
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Digital Linguistic Extinction: The Icelandic Counter-Effort
Photo Credit: Max Hanger By Drew FrankStaff Writer The digital era has been largely successful at facilitating interconnectedness: the ability to send an email or update friends about life with a few mere taps on a keyboard is unprecedented in its reach and its accessibility. But in a near-paradoxical way, the digital era has also…
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A Pattern Emerges With Sanna Marin’s Election Defeat
Photo Credit: Politico By Molly Ruebe-HaigStaff Writer Sanna Marin lost the Finnish elections on April 2nd to the country’s center-right party, the National Coalition Party, whose campaign spoke to the nation’s economic concerns. She endured a close loss, with the National Coalition winning 20.8%, the Populists 20.0%, and Marin’s party, the Social Democrats, winning only…