Congress Needs to Act on Stafford Loan Rate Congress Needs to Act on Stafford Loan Rate
The current system is by no means perfect. But to make college even less accessible for the poor would have a devastating effect on inequality and upward mobility in this countr...
Apr 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Braden Bernards
Occupiers Take Over UC Land for Farm Occupiers Take Over UC Land for Farm
Student and community activists cleared and tilled the ground and planted hundreds of vegetable starters before setting up tents on the Gill Tract, a plot of land at the corner o...
Apr 23, 2012 / StudentNation / Christopher Yee
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/18/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/18/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Apr 19, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose
A group of thirty San Jose State students recently put their studies into practice and launched a campaign that has gained the support of young labor activists, community group...
Apr 17, 2012 / StudentNation / Amy B. Dean
165,000 Students Strike in Quebec 165,000 Students Strike in Quebec
More than 165,000 students in Quebec, Canada have been on strike for more than nine weeks in response to a Provincial government plan that would raise university tuition rates b...
Apr 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/11/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/11/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Apr 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Columbia Students Protest Stereotypes with “Hoodies and Hijabs” Vigil Columbia Students Protest Stereotypes with “Hoodies and Hijabs” Vigil
Behind their hoodies and hijabs, a diverse section of Columbia students gathered: men and women, black, white, and brown, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and atheist.
Apr 8, 2012 / StudentNation / Janine Balekdjian
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/4/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/4/12)
Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Apr 5, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
My Feminist Harry Potter Tumblr My Feminist Harry Potter Tumblr
The Feminist Harry Potter Tumblr and Hunger Is Not a Game campaign are great examples of how fan activism can influence social change aided by our passions and pursuits.
Apr 4, 2012 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli
Students Push NYU to Sever Ties with JP Morgan Chase Students Push NYU to Sever Ties with JP Morgan Chase
"I’m not okay with being a part of an institution that enables suffering in the community that it inhabits."
Mar 29, 2012 / StudentNation / Lucy Xiong