Sruthi Katakam February 27, 2023 I walked into Salle XIX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, immediately dwarfed by the vaunted ceilings and endless rows of desks. As delegates filed in, taking their seats behind placards bearing their…
Why Does Genocide Still Happen? The Lessons I Learned at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Sydney Kakuk December 23, 2022 When I was in middle school, my mother gave me a copy of the Diary of Anne Frank. I remember…
Shakiba Mashayekhi August 30, 2022 Transferring from community college to the University of California at Berkeley to study Peace and Conflict, Philosophy, and Arabic was not only a transformative experience, but a surreal one. Pursuing a university degree was neither…
Rachel Santarsiero July 20, 2022 For as long as I can remember, I have been a collector—not of precious rocks or playing cards—but of words, ideas, and information. As a kid, I filled journals with new words I didn’t know,…
