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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Film on the Dolphin Hunt Stirs Outrage in Japan
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Asia Said to Be Leading the Globe Out of Crisis
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
A Harvest of Golf Courses From Vietnam’s Farmland
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Guest Speaker: Marianne Giordano
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Egyptian Demands on Return of Nefertiti Statue Mar Reopening of Berlin Museum
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
Russia’s Leaders See China as Template for Ruling
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Monday, October 12, 2009
Pipe Bursts, Floods Dorm
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October 13, 2009
Guest Speaker: David Frank
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In Paris Without Papers, and Seeking Visibility
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The US isn't the only nation with immigration high on the political agenda, with thousands of African, Turks, Pakistanis, and Chinese inhabiting the camps in the outskirts of Paris. But, unlike the immigrants of America that try to keep their presence concealed, these immigrants march and protest for citizenship on a regular basis, disregarding the risk of deportation. The main reason for this difference lies in the fact that the Parisian police do not do regular checks in common immigrant settlements and perform subsequent deportations like they used to do in America. Event under President Obama's recent measures, deportations and direct attacks on common immigrant sites are also becoming less regular. In Paris, though, one or two residency permits are cranked out every day at a consistent rate, awarding 150,000 immigrants citizenship yearly, the second highest in Europe. Some believe that it is actually the prevalence of these immigrants that keeps them safe from government deportation, since common national opinion on the subject would lead to nation-wide resentment if this were to occur.
Surprise Nobel for Obama Stirs Praise and Doubts
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When it was announced that Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, I was confused as to how such a new president could already earn the great honor. But it became clear that the award was less about President Obama's accomplishments and more about the hope for his future success in limiting the stockpiling of nuclear weaponry around the globe. The committee noted specifically the president's increased emphasis on diplomacy. Republicans question if it is not Obama's charisma that has won the award, and Democrats too wonder if the president has really earned this award. Leaders of many Middle Eastern nations, most notable Iran, are fuming over the committees decision. The committee assured those confused by their decision by admitting when considering their nominees, they think about who has made the most effort in the past year to enhance world peace, and they came up with Barack Obama's name. The $1.4 million prize money will be donated to charity. Since the award is more of an expectation rather than a congratulatory award, a lot of pressure will be placed on Obama in the future years of his presidency to make global peace a reality.
Former UF Employee Arrested for Molesting
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October 7, 2009
When is an article's contents considered too obscene to be shown on the front page of a newspaper? This was one of the first questions I asked myself when I picked up the most recent Alligator newspaper. There on the front page was a short article about the UF engineering employee, 53-year-old David Blankenship, who was arrested for lewd and lascivious conduct involving a young girl. The topic is one that is not new to popular newspaper headlines. Rather, the specificity upon which this article took when describing the man's act was what I found to be obscene. In only the fourth sentence of the article on the front page of the newspaper, the author Katherine Bein explicitly lays out the finer details of the young girl's molestation. Bein outright describes how Blankenship "touched [the girl's] genitals under her clothes and penetrated her with his fingers". Something like this should be found in a newspaper, even on the front page. But details such as these which some may find offensive or traumatizing belong on the inside of the newspaper. A topic such as this is not being treated respectfully if the intimate details are being immediately put up front.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Guidelines in England for Assisted Suicide
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
Dancing Into the Evening, Brazil Celebrates Arrival on World Stage
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