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  • The quest to success: A Romanian graduate student’s insight

    Photo taken by Jack Peeples All international students need a place to fit in and call home. They need a community that allows them to succeed in many facets of life, such as school, work, relationships, etc. Filip Serban, a graduate student at the University of Oregon studying prevention science, certainly found a place where

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  • Italy acts as a platform for violence against women

    Violence against women is a problem that has received more attention in the past century. Third-wave feminism has allowed more women to speak up about their experience with sexual violence or intimate partner violence. Most of the early waves of feminism that date back to the beginning of the 20th century focused on women’s rights

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  • Portugal’s prime minister resigns from serious corruption charges

    2 November 2022; Antonio Costa, Prime Minister, Government of Portugal during day one of Web Summit 2022 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Web Summit via Sportsfile https://flickr.com/photos/74711243@N06/52472414338 Corruption has no long-term benefits. Even the most powerful authority figure suffers the consequences. António Costa, the prime minister of Portugal, has been

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  • Uncertainty arises along with unemployment: infographics from a global perspective

     In a world where there is an abundance of information, sometimes it can be challenging to recognize the credibility of the sources. As an international communicator, one must ensure they are telling the truth. One of the best ways to tell the truth is through data on an infographic. An infographic can display data in

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  • Why the Panama Canal is in decline

    Climate change is now becoming the captain of international trade. The Panama Canal will not be able to take a number of ships for a while due to a drought. This drought caused by El Niño, the climate catastrophe that is centered around the equator, has made it almost impossible for any large shipments to

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  • The devastation of Hurricane Otis on Acapulco

    Destruction and chaos have reigned over the city of Acapulco. On October 25, a hurricane with the strongest winds of 205 mph hit Acapulco. The storm had intensified just as it was about to hit the coast of Mexico. People who reside in the city were not prepared for the intensity of the storm. The

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  • LGBTQ rights: The aftermath of Japan ruling  the sterilization requirement unconstitutional

    In recent years, Japan has questioned the legitimacy of the sterilization process one goes through to switch genders. For over 20 years, everyone who wanted to change their gender had to go through surgery. Those who changed gender needed to have organs that represented the opposite sex and not be able to reproduce. These rules

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  • Huawei: The corporation that practices CSR through sustainability

    Imagine a world where communication is smooth, quick, and consistent. Huawei is a Chinese telecommunications company that sets these high standards. Established in 1987 by the former PLA officer Ren Zhengfi, this company has been at the forefront of telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, smart devices and solar energy. Not Just in China but all over

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  • The New Referendum: Australia rejects the indigenous community

    Imagine living in a time where a person’s background and identity are being wiped off the map. Suppose an indigenous person was living in Australia in 1803. In that case, any memories or cultural artifacts belonging to that person’s life are out of the picture as no one will acknowledge them. Any land that was

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  • UNICEF: An organization determined to save humanity’s future

    Many people look for a savior in some areas of the world that are bleak and full of large-scale violence that doesn’t end. Poverty, wars, famine, and many other issues affect the lives of children for their entire lifetime. Whether the children in Israel and Palestine are victims of the battles between the two nations

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