UN investigates war crimes in Yemen
Fletcher Brooks, Staff Writer
October 5, 2018
The United Nations has just approved the continuation of an investigation into the possible war crimes committed by belligerents in the Yemeni Civil War. An ongoing operation begun in September of 2017, when the United Nations passed Resolution 36/31. This measure was implemented after three years of...
Diya Abdo presents dialogue on refugee crisis
Sofia Pavone and Ethan Santana
September 28, 2018
On Monday, Sept. 24, Associate Professor of English Dr. Diya Abdo hosted a talk in Dana Auditorium where she discussed refugee settlement and the refugee communities at Guilford. She spoke about her work with Every Campus a Refuge, explaining the process of taking in refugees from across the globe and...
Amnesty International speaks on Myanmar
Ari Smith, Staff Writer
September 21, 2018
He was waiting in a railway station when strangers forced him to enlist in the army, separating him from his family. Twelve years later, he went on a radio show to talk about his experiences and was arrested for speaking out. This is the story Aung Ko Htwe, who was kidnapped by the Myanmar military...
Every Campus a Refuge recommended by UN
Kathleen Herbst, Opinion Editor
January 26, 2018
Every Campus a Refuge was represented and recognized by the United Nations at the U.N. Together Campaign Summit in New York on Jan. 9. The event sought to promote refugee resettlement efforts and the alleviation of problems that refugees face, specifically in a college setting. 10 colleges and universities,...
Letter to the Editor
September 22, 2017
I walked away from the Sept. 4 panel on North Korea’s nuclear activity with more concerns than answers. Foremost of these was on the alternative perspective on the relationship between the United States and the secluded state that was presented by some of the panel, most memorable being Professor Zhihong...
News in Brief
September 22, 2017
Mexico Over 116 people have died in a magnitude 7.1 earthquake affecting Mexcio City and nearby states, as of Sept. 19. 3.8 million central Mexico residents have experienced a disruption in electricity services, and public schools have been closed in Puebla, Mexico City and Guerrero until further...
United Nations issue early warning to the US
Daezia Rolling, Staff Writer
September 8, 2017
On Aug. 18, the United Nations issued an early warning to the United States, based on recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia. During the rally in Charlottesville, VA, a car collided with a group of opposing protesters, injuring 19 and killing one. Following Burundi, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan...
Piracy resurges off Somalian coast
Abe Kenmore, Opinion Editor
May 5, 2017
Piracy may have returned to the coast of Somalia. In a press conference at Camp Lemonnier, a U.S. naval base in Djibouti and the only U.S. military base in Africa, Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Marine General Thomas Waldhauser announced that they were monitoring an increase in recent instances...
Difficulties in sustainable tourism
Sonia McLamb, Staff Writer
February 10, 2017
According to the U.N., 2017 is the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development,” a year dedicated to changing the ways people go about tourism. The resolution adopted on Dec. 22, 2015, is the latest in a long line of international years that bring light to specific worldwide issues,...
