Julie Airey Staff Writer Ten years ago Sudan signed an historic agreement during a special meeting of the United Nations Security Council, with the aim of ending the civil war in the Sudan by January of 2014. The leaders of the factions involved in the conflict, Vice President Sudan Ali Osman Mohamed Taha and leader…
The Aftershock of the 2004 South Asian Tsunami
By Vincent de Ruiter Staff Writer On December 26, 2004, the lives of those who call the Indian Ocean home were dramatically changed in merely seven minutes. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake, with its epicenter in the west coast of Sumatra (an Indonesia island), had as much force as 23,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs. This shift in…
A Look Back: Ten Years of Political Scandals
By Anonymous Staff Writer As UCR has grown, many global developments around the world have regressed. With newspapers on the hunt for scandal, it is not surprising that such events are always gracing the headlines. Each year, there is a standout scandal that rocked the world with shocking, often detailed, reports. With the many choice…
Corruption in Sochi
By Nikolay Shiderov UCR Class of 2015 Because the Winter Olympics are only held every four years, it is understandable that there has been much excitement and anticipation leading up to the event. The location, Sochi, Russia has been the focus of much discussion. The Russian city is a beach resort off the coast of…
The Democratization of Creation
By Nicolas Castellon UCR Alumnus, Class of 2013 3D printing is the next step in human evolution. Never before has mankind been able to extract forms from their minds in the most abstract ways and insert the input into a device to get a real physical object closely resembling the idea in our heads. Creative…
Riots in Ukraine: Peaceful Demonstration or Mass Violence?
By Halyna Aleksandrovych UCR Class of 2015 The 22nd of November, Kiev experienced a flashback to the start of the Orange Revolution, nine years ago to the day. Tens of thousands went into the streets to protest the Ukrainian government’s sudden decision to halt negotiations with the EU to establish a free trade zone with…
The Next Chapter: Iran’s Path to End the Nuclear Problem
By Erisa Nuku Staff Writer On November 24th Iran and the P5+1 delegates, led by the EU’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, signed a historic agreement that will curb Iran’s nuclear enrichment program for an interim period of six months. The deal was made in the third round of the Geneva negotiations following lengthy, confidential…
Winter is Coming
By Jaïr van der Stelt UCR Alumnus, Class of 2013 On November 29, 2013, European leaders gathered in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. By most standards, the purpose of the meeting was a reason to celebrate: the European Union was strengthening its Eastern Partnership ties with Moldova, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The atmosphere at the gathering, however,…
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: Is he for real? Or is he just… completely cracked?
By Eva Jousset Arts & Culture Section Editor