Unconventional Conventions?

Phoebe Warren
At the end of each of my posts I include a countdown until the general election. It’s easy to write off this number as it is still in the hundreds. However, much sooner dates are those of the 2016 Republican & Democratic National…
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‘No Lost Generation’

Natalie LaMarche
The Syrian war is inescapable. We see it everywhere in the media. We hear of the violence taking place, with indiscriminate killings. We hear of the refugees pouring into Europe by the thousands. We hear of the thousands more who live in…
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The Opposite of Poetry

Ryan Mernin
As many as 24 million people at once have tuned in live for the election debates this year, which have brought the attention of the public to the speaking skills of each competing candidate. Some of the candidates, like Marco Rubio, are…
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Joint Action Plan?

Kathryn Schmidt
You have to understand, that no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land… London-based poet Warsan Shire’s “Home” has captured audiences around the world. Each stanza is poignant, carefully crafted…
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Bernie & the Great Lakes State

Phoebe Warren
Welcome back from Reading Week! This is a short post as I am sick with the flu, but I had to comment quickly on my thoughts after the events of this week. In an unexpected upset, Bernie Sanders won the Michigan primary on March 8th with…
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ALBA, Morales, and the Referendum

Julia Bugiel
It seems as if today's media is locked into the fervour of American politics. While the train wreck that is the GOP continues to dominate coverage, important goings-on in other parts of the world can get lost in the hubbub. It is perhaps in…
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