Climate concerns raised in U.S. report
Roman Raies, World and Nation Editor
November 30, 2018
Filed under In Print, World & Nation
The Trump administration’s denial of climate change has not stopped government researchers from publishing their findings. The U.S. Global Change Research Program released its National Climate Assessment on Nov. 23. Containing contributions from over a dozen U.S. federal agencies and 300 authors, the...
Global income gap continues to grow
Roman Raies, World and Nation Editor
November 16, 2018
Filed under In Print, World & Nation
According to a 2017 Oxfam report, the eight richest people in the world own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world. The report blamed aggressive wage restraint, tax dodging and the squeezing of producers by companies as the principal causes for the inequality. Many in the academic community...
North America sees NAFTA replacement
Ryan Brown, Staff Writer
November 2, 2018
Filed under World & Nation
After nearly 25 years as the outline for trade in North America, NAFTA is set to be replaced by the newly negotiated United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). The result of a campaign promise by President Donald Trump to renegotiate NAFTA, the USMCA was in the works for over a year before its announcement...
As middle class falls, crime rises in Latin America
Peter Zheng, Staff Writer
October 26, 2018
Filed under In Print, World & Nation
According to the Pew Research Center, the crime rate has fallen in the United States over the past 25 years. However, while rates of violent crime have dropped in the United States, they have stayed high in Latin America. With just eight percent of the world’s population, Latin America accounts for...
Rohingya face difficulty in Myanmar
Juliana Avery and Tibaria Alnouri
April 6, 2018
Filed under Features, In Print
The Rohingya are an ethnic minority, the majority of which are Muslim. They primarily reside in the Rakhine state of western Myanmar. The state of Myanmar reflects the larger ethnic Burmese attitude that perceives Rohingyas as illegal Bengali settlers. However, evidence of Rohingya’s migration into...
Global economic impact could lead to recession
Dalton Kern, Staff Writer
February 19, 2016
Filed under World & Nation
What do the domino effect and global economics have in common? In the same manner that one Communist nation can politically affect a neighboring government, an economic expansion or contraction in one country can affect the prosperity of another. Economies around the world are so intertwined that you must ...
The cost of global climate change: dollars and natural disasters
June Park, Staff Writer
October 23, 2015
Filed under World & Nation
$1.2 trillion this year. $369 trillion by the end of the next century. The price-tag on climate change is enormous. This May, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration reached a global record of 400 parts per million, the highest it has ever been in history. This summer, Arctic sea ice reached a...
Economic changes okay for China, bad for US
Yahya Salih, Staff Writer
September 18, 2015
Filed under World & Nation
China has long been the fastest growing economy and the most desirable to invest in. Now, as a result of an economic crash, their once amazing economic growth has downgraded. Starting in June, the Chinese stock market dropped over 30 percent. This may seem alarming, but the economy is actually doing ju...
Jeremy Lin, reviving the Knicks & NBA and making history

Haejin Song, Staff Writer
March 20, 2012
Filed under Sports
May the Best Man Lin. Lincredible. Lin your Face. The headlines are at it again… Linsanity, that is. Fans from all across the nation chant his name, #17 New York Knicks jersey sales are off the charts, and Madison Square Garden is buzzing with the new sensation in town. “MVP, MVP, MVP,” roared...