Author: Dani Saad
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Close encounters
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Last week, a car bomb went off in a suburb of South Beirut, Lebanon’s capital city. The area, known as Harat Hreik, is the…
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Wage debate takes new turn
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While the debate over raising the minimum wage continues in the United States, after Obama expressed his support for a raise to $10.10 an…
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Problems with our education experience
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Last year, I started university, and since then, I’ve gained an entirely new perspective on education. Well, university education anyway. Don’t get me wrong,…
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The fundamentals of the Syrian conflict
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The Syrian conflict, which began as an uprising against President Bashir al-Assad’s long-standing regime, has developed into an immensely complicated and deadly civil war…
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Talking Mental Heath: Preparation
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‘Tis the season of midterms and finals and in past years, perhaps you have procrastinated, pulled all-nighters and, in a frazzled state, consumed a…
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The Weigh In – Walking on the Hawk
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For the hawk – Dani Saad A few years back, the hawk on the floor of the FNCC was tiled over. Then, it was…
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Students should rally behind contract staff
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Unfortunately, many at WLU are completely unaware of the contract staff issues that have been arising for months. CAS have been in reconciliation for…
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Iran nuclear talks collapse — here’s why
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When former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s term ended and was replaced by moderate cleric and former diplomat Hassan Rouhani, hopes were high for a…
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PINK sends wrong message
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Last week, I walked through campus cutting through the concourse to get to my class, and I came face-to-face with a cardboard cut out…
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We are all to blame for Ford scandal
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One of the worst parts of a political scandal, besides those hurt by the scandal itself, is the tendency it has to overshadow. Scandal…
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