Allie Skarka '12

Editor-in-Chief

Europeans Finally Leaving on a Jet Plane

The BBC reported on Wednesday that about 80% of European flights were scheduled to resume after a weeklong flight ban spanning the continent.

Marriages of Convenience Not So Convenient

The Christian Science Monitor reported on Tuesday about the ever-growing epidemic of marriages of convenience, called a xingshi marriage, for gays and lesbians in China.

Elian Gonzalez’s Not-So-Sweet 16

While checking my email this week, a headline and photo from the Associated Press struck my eye of a boy I couldn’t place from a time long ago. The picture turned out to be of a grown-up Elian Gonzalez, whose story was splashed across international newspapers nearly a decade ago. In 2000, Elian, then 6, [...]

China’s Deadly Secret

On Tuesday, Amnesty International called on the Chinese government to release the number of citizens condemned to death and executed last year.

Canada Too Hot for Ann Coulter

This week an appearance by Ann Coulter was canceled after 200 student protestors gathered outside the auditorium where the event was to be held.

The US Doesn’t Appreciate Depreciation

This week, Al Jazeera reported that President Wen Jiaobao issued a statement denying US claims that the Chinese government is manipulating the yuan by allowing it to depreciate in an effort to unbalance global trade in its favor.

Legal Theory from the School of Hard Knox

American and European opinions on the Amanda Knox case vary greatly; a cause perhaps of their different legal systems.

Baby’s Going to Afghanistan in the Fall

The US Marine Corps has created “female engagement teams” in an effort to reach out to Afghani women.

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