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Florida’s Uncovered Racist Past Following Trayvon Murder

Vanessa Estime April 18, 2012

By now, the unfortunate murder of Trayvon Martin by his assailant George Zimmerman has made headlines on every local and major media outlet. The tragic story – 17 year old African American Trayvon Martin...

Occupy New Haven Coming Apart

Vanessa Estime April 11, 2012

According to the New Haven Register, it looks as if Occupy New Haven is ending its almost six month encampment at the New Haven Green. Despite no official termination, a few members of Occupy New Haven...

Occupy New Haven Told to Leave Green

Vanessa Estime March 21, 2012

Occupy New Haven, a collective and protesting group of citizens fighting for economic equality in New Haven, Connecticut, has been camping at and occupying the Upper New Haven Green since October...

Muslim Students Monitored by NYPD

Vanessa Estime February 29, 2012

In a surprising admission, the New York Police Department has been reported as monitoring college students—Muslim college students—across the Northeast. The surveillance of Muslim student associations...

Gaddafi’s Son Trial: Location to be Determined

Vanessa Estime February 1, 2012

For his involvement in persecuting and killing protestors during the Libyan Revolution in 2011, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will be tried. The problem: no one knows where just yet. The country of Libya and...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembered

Vanessa Estime January 25, 2012

On January 16, 2012 the United States stopped, took a moment, and thought about the legacy Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. left behind to each individual person and America as a whole. Spreading a message...

UNH Celebrates Kwanzaa

Vanessa Estime December 7, 2011

On December 1, the Black Student Union, Caribbean Student Association, and National Society of Black Engineers hosted a Kwanzaa Celebration for the whole University of New Haven community. Despite the...

France Bans Face-Covering Islamic Veil

Vanessa Estime April 20, 2011

On the eleventh of April, France made history by becoming the first nation to outlaw Islamic veils anywhere in public for French citizens and visitors as well. It all started two years ago when French...

Haitian President Confirms 3-Month Term Extension

Vanessa Estime February 16, 2011

Instead of leaving office on his scheduled departure date of February 7, Haitian President Rene Preval will stay in power for another three months as Haiti finally selects a successor in an election...

Iran Summons American Woman for Feb 6 Trial

Vanessa Estime February 9, 2011

Iran wants Sarah Shourd back. The American woman captured in Iran will have to come back to the very country that detained her to stand trial on February 6 alongside Shane Bauer, her fiancé, and Joshua...

“Honor Killing” Trial Starts Monday in Phoenix, Arizona

Vanessa Estime February 2, 2011

On October 20, 2009, Faleh Hassan Almaleki, an Iraqi immigrant, crashed his Jeep into his 20 year old daughter, Noor Almaleki, and a family friend as they were crossing a parking lot. What was the reason...

Haiti’s “Baby Doc” Surprise Return From Exile

Vanessa Estime January 26, 2011

After a tumultuous year of trying to rebuild Haiti from the ground up following the devastating January 12 earthquake, an on-going controversial general election, and a shocking cholera outbreak...

5 Controversial U.S. Military Bases Not in Iraq or Afghanistan

Vanessa Estime October 13, 2010

When one thinks of U.S. Military bases, the first instinct is to think of one place where they could be located—the Middle East. Believe it or not, the U.S. Defense Department is occupying forty six...

Austrailians Charged with Civilian Deaths

Vanessa Estime October 6, 2010

In February of 2009, three Australian soldiers raided a residential compound in the province of Uruzgan, where a Taliban leader was said to be hiding. Unfortunately, the soldiers did not get the right...

“…By a vote of 6-0…”

Vanessa Estime August 25, 2010

The summer may be winding down and school is back in session, but CBS’ most anticipated summer hit, Big Brother, is just getting started. The 12th season of Big Brother returned to the airwaves on July...

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