Pop Culture as 21st Century News
Asim Qureshi
November 9, 2016 • 387 views
Filed under Global: So What?
With every era there are positives and negatives: it balances humanity. One of those is most definitely the political climate of the world. At this time, the world seems to be on the verge of another world war. The civil war in Syria seems to be worsening every day with no resolve seeming imminent. Te...
#YoSoyNisman
Dylan Majsiak
June 11, 2015 • 2,801 views
Filed under Global: So What?, Opinion
Friends and former colleagues gathered around the charcoal-hued box in the center of the dim-lit room. The crowd was sealed silent with a dark and somber stitching. A courier walked into the room bearing two wreaths, transforming the silent mourning into an indignant protest. The wreaths expresse...
Englewood Understands
Dylan Majsiak
March 19, 2015 • 787 views
Filed under Global: So What?, Opinion
In the past months, the news has been painted with various police brutality cases against black Americans. In Ferguson, Missouri, Michael Brown, a black eighteen year old, was gunned down in the streets by police officer Darren Wilson. Charged were dropped and the man was not indicted by a grand jury,...
Understandable Fear Spawns Unjustified Ignorance: ISIS Further Stigmatizes Muslim Americans
Dylan Majsiak
October 9, 2014 • 3,878 views
Filed under Global: So What?, Opinion, Showcase
The actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or ISIS have been a trending topic amongst most major media outlets. Though the Islamic extremist group has existed since as early as 2003, its actions have severely intensified upon its acquisition of land in western Iraq. The self-proclaimed cali...