On March 16th 2018, I participated in a philanthropy hosted by a sorority on campus. The event was a lip sync and dance routine that was attended by over 900 members of the campus community. …
Silence in Memphis: Rethinking Group Polarization and its Impact on Society by Hannah Shelton @ The University of Memphis
On March 19, 2018, I walked into the University Center expecting the status quo. Instead, I found students from across the university protesting a racial slur that had been said during a charity …
Kasim Hafeez: From Hate to Hope @ University of Memphis
On April 9th I attended From Hate to Hope with Kasim Hafeez at the University of Memphis. Kasim Hafeez is a man who was born to Pakistani Muslim parents in the U.K. He was raised to hate the state of …
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Repealing Net Neutrality Reduces Freedom of Speech by Ronald Schaming @ University of Memphis
December 14, 2017: Federal Communications Commission voted to allow the creation of ‘Internet Fast-Lanes’ by repealing Obama Administration Net Neutrality policies. The former policy prevented …
Protests Do Nothing to Stop Violence Against Ukraine Journalists by Chelsea Bartley @ University of Memphis
In 2000, only four years after Ukraine adopted the Constitution that protected the rights of the press, a scandal broke out. Known as “tapegate”, former President Kuchma was recorded ordering the …
Donald Trump is a Threat to Democracy by Erica Garcia @Memphis University
Trump is a Threat to Democracy Could Donald Trump be the end of American Democracy? Only time will tell if the elected president’s term in office has in fact weakened the democracy of the United …
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Israeli – Gaza Border Protests @ University of Memphis
Throughout history, the use of force by the state of Israel for self-defense has long been controversial. Just in the past week, peaceful Palestinian protestors took to the Israeli-Gaza border. Also …
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“Is President Xi threat to democracy?” by Ethan Watson @ University of Memphis
Simply put yes, President Xi has formed a China into a "Frankenstate" in which his power is growing. On March 11th 2018, China's legislative body, the National People's Congress, voted to get rid of …