international affairs

March Madness is upon us

Yes, the annual NCAA college basketball tournament — better known as March Madness — is well underway. For those who might be unfamiliar with the…




International News Briefs

Dog food meal sends frat pledge to hospital A student from the University of Virginia was rushed to the hospital after eating a meal made…



Egypt down, Libya to go

You have definitely heard of Egypt’s democracy movement. Now it’s Libya’s turn. The countries are right beside each other and share a lot of their…



International News Briefs

Basketball player kicked off team for having premarital sex A basketball player at the Mormon Brigham Young University was removed from his team after violating…



The red herring of apartheid

Language can be a strangely powerful tool. A single word may reference a whole range of cultural phenomena and inspire happiness, shock, anger and everything…