[JERUSALEM, ISRAEL] When Qusay Muzassar was a teenager in East Jerusalem, growing up in the tense climate of the Second Intifada, he was regularly exposed to demonstrations and riots. Though he tried to avoid them himself, expressions of hatred and frustration by both Arabs and Jews were hard to escape. A few years ago, … Read more
Earlier this summer, a force of approximately ten militants attacked Pakistan’s Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. The death toll from the attack, including the ten attackers, was approximately 38. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating it was a response to the death of one of their leaders during an American … Read more
A brand new Whole Foods at the end of the street. High-rise condos built alongside subsidized housing projects. Groundbreaking for a mega athletic stadium in the neighborhood. Each of these new additions to low-income and previously neglected neighborhoods trigger claims about urban policy’s latest hot topic: gentrification. Though multiple definitions are used to describe this … Read more
Gym class—the sharp sound of sneakers squeaking against a newly waxed gymnasium floor, the slowness with which time passes during schoolyard drafts, the musky scent of discarded sneakers and sweaty shirts in an old, tiled locker room—is, for many American K-12 students, a normal part of life. Yet the institution of gym class is precariously … Read more
This photo essay is an addition to the article “Exercise in Body Image,” which discusses the Harvard rugby team’s promotion of positive self-body image. HOT WON’T STOP BIG SQUAT MASTER #feeling HUGE HEY QUADS Open Heart graceful POWERFUL … Read more
Imagine a world in which every college-aged woman comes home from class in the afternoon, looks in the mirror, and thinks to herself “My body looks so strong and beautiful.” The reader will likely recognize how far away this world is from where we are today. 86% of female students surveyed reported the existence of … Read more
On Monday, June 9, President Obama signed an executive order to expand the Pay As You Earn program enacted in 2010. The order extended the current system that caps monthly payments from student loan borrowers at 10 percent of their discretionary income. According to the new iteration of the program, the government will forgive the … Read more
In his widely-criticized column, George Will recently bemoaned how sexual assault victims are endowed with “a coveted status that confers privileges” due to academia’s progressivism and government interference. According to Will, the Obama administration “vows to excavate equities from the ambiguities of the hookup culture, this cocktail of hormones, alcohol and the faux sophistication of today’s … Read more
The recently published article entitled “Redefining Anorexia” challenges readers to expand their understanding of the causes behind the eating disorder. Indeed, as the author suggests, the roots of anorexia reach far beyond our cultural obsession with body image. The overwhelming urge for control, the obsession with being the “best” – these, too, are crucial components … Read more
It’s been a bumpy few months for pornography in America. In early September 2013, three performers in a row were “quarantined” within the industry after reportedly contracting HIV on the job. In a press conference, the performers—Cameron Bay and Rod Daily, along with Patrick Stone, who had also recently tested positive for HIV—gave an emotional … Read more