A record number of attendees came to the third and final Senior Research Forum at the Roosevelt House; guests consisted generally of those who attended SRFs in the past, as well as a handful who attended for the first time. Potential members of the SRF team for 2014 also attended. “It was really great to […]
Tag: United States
United Nations Vote Recognizes Palestinian Statehood
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to recognize Palestine as a non-member observer state on November 30. Out of the 193 member states of the GA, 138 voted in favor of Palestine, with 41 abstentions and 9 votes against the measure, including the United States and Israel. What is perhaps most surprising about the […]
The Disgruntled Voter
And so we have come to a time for choosing. In what is rarely a commonplace occurrence among the nations of the Earth, America has prided itself in the peaceful transfer of authority. Every four years, the duty of selecting our next Commander-in-Chief falls on the shoulders of none other than We the People. We […]
Uproar in the Middle East After the Release of Anti-Muslim Film
Four Americans were killed, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, when the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked in a premeditated and calculated assault on September 11, 2012. Initially shrouded in mystery, details have been unearthed in the week following the attack. Libyan President el-Megarif has declared that the attack was in fact […]
Macaulay and ASU Unite for Immigration Reform
The case in support of undocumented immigrants opportunities in the United States will be made during the First Annual Macaulay Students for Immigration Education Reform (S.I.E.R.) Conference. The conference, in collaboration with Arizona State University’s Barrett Honors College, will address the state of unauthorized immigrants in higher education. ASU hosted its own conference during the […]
Libya at a Glance: Crisis, Intervention and Diplomacy
The situation on the ground in Libya has been in constant flux since violence and protests broke out in mid-February. In the air, Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi assaulted civilians in a slew of bombings and shootings roughly a week after the start of the protests. These attacks came after escalating violence against civilians by mercenaries, and […]
