Recently, the 111th United States Congress passed a historic act repealing the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which banned gays and lesbians from openly…
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WHAT’S HAPPENING: History Should Be Gayer
by Adam Polaski December 23, 2010In middle school and grade school, our history classes spend a lot of time discussing the injustices that people faced and how they banded together,…
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WHAT’S HAPPENING: DADT Repeal Passes! Now everyone’s equal?!
by Adam Polaski December 19, 2010By now, I’m sure, you’ve heard about the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” that pesky policy in the U.S. military that bans gays and…
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WHAT’S HAPPENING: Obama’s “It Gets Better” Vid
by Adam Polaski October 25, 2010It Gets Better. Maybe Not Under My Administration, But Eventually, K? By Adam Polaski “It gets better,” Barack Obama tells all of those gay teenagers…
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As I learn more and more about New Orleans and the effects of Hurricane Katrina, I keep asking myself, what is wrong with humanity? By…
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WHAT’S HAPPENING: “New” Ideas for “Guest” Worker
by Briana Kerensky April 15, 2010On March 18, Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) unveiled a new, bi-partisan plan for immigration reform. How nice. Right? Not really. The…
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WHAT’S HAPPENING: Chinese Control in Africa
by Julissa Trevino November 23, 2009By Julissa Treviño Photo illustration by Plamen Petkov for Fast Company. In the past few years, China has become the most aggressive investor in Africa,…
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WHAT’S HAPPENING: Election and War in Afghanistan
by Julissa Trevino November 4, 2009By Julissa Treviño There has been a lot of speculation and suspicion about corruption and illegitimacy surrounding the re-election of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. President…
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WHAT’S HAPPENING: Immigration in North and South America
by Julissa Trevino October 28, 2009By Julissa Treviño Honduras After Honduran President Manuel Zelay was ousted by the army, and voted out of office by the Honduran Congress, in June…
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WHAT’S HAPPENING: Greek Brothers- Like Zeus and Hades, but Friendlier.
by Adam Polaski October 16, 2009You’ve seen Animal House. Or maybe you haven’t and simply want to nod your head and pretend that you totally understand these key pop culture references that you encounter at least a few times a year, like me. Either way, you may have never thought about it this way, but Greek organizations like fraternities and sororities are more like families than you may expect. Here’s why: an adequately brief look at surrogate big brothers, communal living and scary skeletons in the closets of those old, party-weathered frat houses.