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Alexei Navalny, Russia's only hope for a democratic opposition to Vladimir Putin, has died after previously surviving chemical burns and poisoning.

Alexei Navalny’s Death: Further Proof That Putin Is an Existential Threat to Democracy

Emmanuelle Desmet, Opinion Editor Feb 20, 2024

Alexei Navalny, a prominent political dissident of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died on Feb. 16 in a Russian prison at age 47. The anticorruption activist had previously been poisoned with Novichok,...

The Australian Open always attracts mass attention because of the incredible tennis, however. This year a new wave of viewers are tuning in to determine if Novak Djokovic's being given an unfair advantage.

Novak Djokovic’s Vaccine Exemption Battle: Science and Common Sense Prevail

Emmanuelle Desmet, Staff Writer Jan 26, 2022

The current number one in the world for men’s tennis Novak Djokovic has been embroiled in controversy over the past couple of months due to his staunch refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Though the...

International travelers are able to enter the United States if they are fully vaccinated.

The U.S. Welcomes Back the Fully Vaccinated

Laura Ridoux, Staff Writer Nov 10, 2021

As pandemic-era restrictions are lifted, the United States has opened its international borders once again to foreign visitors. The assistant press secretary of the White House, Kevin Munoz, announced...

Rising senior Benjamin Pla,  founded the Student International Pathways Program to help students looking for internships in international affairs.

Benjamin Pla: Keeping It International

Maria Odio, Staff Writer May 31, 2021

As the year comes to a close, rising seniors continue to be involved in both academics and their respective communities. Among these Cavaliers is future Model United Nations president Benjamin Pla. Since...

A group of Chilean Protesters in front of a fire

Violence Erupts in Chilean Protests

Alexander Tabares, Staff Writer Oct 20, 2019

Chile's president Sebastian Pinera declared the nation's first state of emergency since the 2010 earthquake on Oct. 19, 2019, when protests in the Chilean capital of Santiago grew into a nationwide protest...

Trump's Camp David peace deals were cancelled, and fortunately so as they were poorly managed and organized, offering greater risk than reward.

A Desperate Attempt at Peace in Afghanistan

Alexander Tabares, Staff Writer Sep 23, 2019

The Camp David Deal - a secretive deal completely separate from the 1978 Camp David Accords - was created to take American troops out of Afghanistan. It would also give the Taliban land. This was the...

Guaidó’s rise to power has led to resistance from the communist Venezuelan government and Maduro’s regime.

Is Encouraging Violent Rioting a Good Way to Begin a Presidency?

Maia Berthier, Staff Writer May 5, 2019

For the past few months, Venezuelans have been on edge about the state of their government. Juan Guaidó, an opposition leader to Maduro’s communist regime, previously claimed the title as interim president...

Citizens of Burma enjoy the celebration of elections!

Myanmar’s Road to Democracy

Maria Estrada, Spanish Editor Nov 23, 2015

The nation of Myanmar took their first political step torwards democracy on Monday, Nov. 8, 2015 when general elections for Members of Assembly to seats in both the Upper House (the House of Nationalities) and...

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