Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/3/2013) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/3/2013)
This week, Nation interns look back on May Days past, Western imperialism present (but ignored) and the tech world of the future.
May 3, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
RISD Students Stage First Fossil Fuel Divestment Sit-In RISD Students Stage First Fossil Fuel Divestment Sit-In
Student activists are demanding that President Maeda endorse divestment from the coal, gas, and oil industries and commit to presenting the case for divestment to the Board of Trus...
Apr 29, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Chilean Students Run For Congress Chilean Students Run For Congress
Several former Chilean student leaders are capitalizing on their high approval ratings to run for Congress and challenge Chile binomial voting system.
Apr 28, 2013 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson and StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/28/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/28/13)
Gender segmentation still prevails in the workplace, the greenery of West Virginia hides the scars of strip mining and Canada's border service holds off on capturing terror sus...
Apr 28, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Ohio and Macalester Sit-In, Chicago and Wittenberg Walk Out Ohio and Macalester Sit-In, Chicago and Wittenberg Walk Out
This week, Chicago and Wittenberg walk out, Ohio and Macalester sit-in and Michigan blocks the street for tuition equality. Nationwide, students demand that immigration reform incl...
Apr 26, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
California, CUNY and MOOCs California, CUNY and MOOCs
MOOCs are the latest craze in higher education’s push to reinvent itself.
Apr 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Michael Busch and StudentNation
How the Honor Roll Cheats Students and Divides Schools How the Honor Roll Cheats Students and Divides Schools
The honor roll is an indefensible obstacle to student progress.
Apr 24, 2013 / StudentNation / Tommy Raskin and StudentNation
Oberlin Students Speak Out Against Hate Oberlin Students Speak Out Against Hate
Testimonies by Aaron Braun, Tiesha Cassel, Amber Marie Felton, Chinwe Okona.
Apr 24, 2013 / StudentNation / Andrea Jones and StudentNation
Breaking Tradition, Cooper Union to Start Charging Tuition Breaking Tradition, Cooper Union to Start Charging Tuition
As the school year draws to an end, activists fear that this tuition decision marks the end of free higher education in the United States.
Apr 23, 2013 / StudentNation / Isabelle Nastasia and StudentNation
NYU Divest Meets With Senior Administrators, Calls For Climate Justice NYU Divest Meets With Senior Administrators, Calls For Climate Justice
NYU’s Divest campaign met with senior university administrators, providing a faint glimpse of hope for a movement that’s been spreading quickly at other unive...
Apr 18, 2013 / StudentNation / Melissa Cronin and StudentNation