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As the 2015-16 school year kicks off, the newly minted Undergraduate Student Government headed by President Rini Sampath and Vice President Jordan Fowler has a multitude of issues on its agenda. With a new USG administration and new provost, Michael Quick, in place, the time to tackle important student concerns and campus issues is now. […]
On April 25, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the small, mountainous country of Nepal. The death toll so far has topped 5,000 and is expected to rise. A poor country with very little infrastructure, Nepal has a long road ahead to rebuild. Not even 10 years have passed since the end of its civil war, and […]
Last week, China released five feminist activists who were arrested on March 8, on International Women’s Day. These women were arrested for attempts to organize protesters and hand out fliers protesting sexual harassment in China. In an autocratic regime like China, it is unsurprising to see dissenters to the status quo censored. What is surprising […]
This week, a natural gas export plant in the Shabwa province of southern Yemen was shut down after being sieged by armed tribesmen. This latest setback after weeks of unrest in Yemen underscores a glaring truth of the Middle East’s poorest country: Yemen is a failed state. For years, many in both academic and popular […]
Last week, Al-Shabaab, the Somali Islamic militant group, carried out an attack on Garissa University College in Kenya, killing 147 students. It seems too commonplace in today’s global narrative that we hear news of a massacre or killing by an extremist group. The volume of attacks, however, doesn’t mitigate the impact they have on a […]
If you were to say you were going to Downtown Los Angeles for dining or entertainment 10 years ago, people would have thought you were crazy. The only reason you went Downtown was for cheap Persian rugs or to get a bargain at a weekend swap-meet. Even five or six years ago, it was still […]
This week, Muhammadu Buhari emerged victorious in Nigeria’s presidential election. Beaten by a 55 to 45 percent margin, incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat to Buhari. Jonathan’s defeat to the former military general is a major step forward for Africa’s most populous country. For the first time, there will be a peaceful transition of power […]
“Rick Caruso, it’s a pleasure. I’ll be right with you, let me just get settled in my office,” Mr. Caruso said as he shook my hand in the lobby of Caruso Affiliated offices at The Grove in Mid-City Los Angeles. Stepping out of the elevator, he was returning from a business meeting and was stepping […]
Next week marks the deadline set last March by government officials to reach an agreement with Iran over its nuclear ambitions. With no framework set yet, it is difficult to imagine that an agreement will be reached between Iran and the West by the end of the month. With Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looking […]
Last week, the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram swore allegiance to the Islamic State. If there’s anything worse than one threatening terrorist organization declaring its loyalty to another, even more hostile group, it is the fact that Boko Haram did so through an audio message shared on Twitter. The arc of many news narratives and […]