March 15, 2019, Brenton Tarrant of Australia gunned down 50 people and injured 50 others in their place of worship. For the sake of solidarity with New Zealand, his name will not be mentioned again in this article. The basics of his beliefs will be given for the sake of this opinion piece and he Read More
Column by John Muenzberg, Lecturer of philosophy This past week the world experienced another horrific terrorist attack that killed dozens of civilians. I am, of course, talking about the suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan last weekend. At least 65 people, mostly women and children, were killed. This attack came just days after another terrorist attack that Read More
Column by John Muenzberg, Lecturer of philosophy After major terrorist attacks the most common reaction is fear. Individuals become fearful for their lives, governments fear instability and disorder, investors fear monetary losses. Actions taken while in fear are rarely based on facts or sound policy. They are usually designed to assuage our emotions regardless of the Read More
Column by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor The world suffered a tragedy on Friday. Lives of brothers and sisters were lost, and heartache was felt around the world. Ultimately, there was grief. No one is allowed to undermine that. No one. No one ever said other countries aren’t suffering due to ISIS. The media does not neglect Read More
Column by John Muenzberg, Lecturer of philosophy On June 17, 2015, nine people were killed in an Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The suspect in the case allegedly told police he committed the act to try and ignite a race war. Angry about race relations, he went into a church with a Read More