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The Tremors of War: Syria’s Aid Crisis
Photo Credit: Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano By Kurt JohnstonStaff Writer Author’s note: The GoFundMe set up by the Turkish Student Association at UC San Diego is linked here for readers who want to donate towards earthquake relief. Even prior to the February 6th earthquake, northwestern Syria was ravaged by disease and razed by war. The Idlib province,…
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Earthquake Wreaks Havoc in Turkey and Syria
Photo Credit: Murad Sezer By Harshita DevavarapuStaff Writer In the early hours of February 6th 2023, a major earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit the town of Gaziantep. Located in southeastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, Gaziantep and the surrounding areas were reduced to rubble in the wake of the earthquake and intense aftershocks. This particular…
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THREE GORGES DAM: REFLECTIONS AND CONTROVERSY
Staff Writer Siru (Rose) Zhu explores Three Gorges Dam—one of the largest engineering feats of modern history—and the controversy that still simmers.