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Published on behalf of author Natasha Pillai My mother is from Negombo, a heretofore little known fishing town in Sri Lanka. I have only been twice. It is difficult to overstate how easily family and cultural ties are eroded in a diaspora. But as Sri Lanka seemed to grow past Read More
Sudan faces its latest round of political unrest after major protests which began in Dec. 2018. The Guardian reports that on Apr. 6, thousands of demonstrators held a sit-in outside of a major military installation in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, which also houses the president’s mansion, while smaller demonstrations Read More
On Apr. 9, Israel recently held elections which decided the nation’s ruling coalition and consequently the future prime minister. Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel, and he won a fifth term in office. He is now the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history. CNN reports that Read More
Letter published on behalf of Emily Gorham In the March 20th edition, The Point News ran an opinion piece defending Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN), dismissing accusations of anti-semitism against the freshman lawmaker. The author cites two of Omar’s comments concerning “dual loyalty,” writing that her remarks were not aimed solely Read More
Published on behalf of Eddie Tor C’mon you guys, seriously? We get it. We write about controversial things. We write about the Staff Union. We write about the lights being sabotaged. We write about the poop guy. You think we WANTED to write about the poop guy? No. But we Read More
Is it just me or have people at St. Mary’s been acting strange lately? Like any rational person I carry a spoon on my person at all times in case I ever have a spoon related emergency. As a busy twenty-year-old, I sometimes need to eat a full bowl of Read More
Published on behalf of Zach Mossburg One of the most controversial topics in foreign policy both within the United States and with our allies is our relationship with Israel and their treatment of Palestinians. One of the only people who has dared to step up and criticize Israel in any manner Read More