BLACHMAN: A TV SHOW'S CONTROVERSIAL DESEXUALIZATION OF THE FEMALE BODY
Staff Writer Rebecca Benest discusses how Denmark's new T.V. hit is combating gender norms regarding the female body.
MYANMAR ETHNIC RECONCILIATION: IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT CHINESE COOPERATION
Does China have a bit of chicanery in store for Myanmar's political future? By Will Yale, Contributing Writer
ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE IN INDIA
A human right violation, a hindrance to the country’s development. By Anouck Dubois, Contributing Writer
RHINO HORNS, GYPSIES, AND ASIAN MEDICINE: THE MEDICINAL BLACK MARKET
A museum heist in Ireland leads Staff Writer Rebecca Benest to investigate the development of a thriving black market.
LEAVES OF DESTITUTION: YEMEN AND QAT
Is Yemen socio-economic stucture poised for a drug induced collapse? By Lori Komshian, Staff Writer
THE POWER OF PERFORMING ARTS ON THE STREETS OF ZAMBIA
The performing arts influence Zambian life in more ways than one. By Michelle Bulterys, Staff Writer
THE ITALIAN ELECTIONS AND THE ASSERTION OF ANTI-POLITICS
Italy's recent elections are indicative of a greater Europen shift toward "anti-politics". By Giovanni Castaldo, Staff Writer
SHE SAID 'NO,' HE HEARD 'YES': AMERICA'S RAPE CULTURE
Recent attention to India's rape culture should not obscure America's own problems with sexual violence. By Sarah Tegenfeldt
ARE UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS REALLY UNIVERSAL?
A look into how honor killings and dowry murders are corrupting the principles of the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. By Will Unger, Staff Writer
INDIA'S INTERMINABLE JOURNEY WITH SEXUAL VIOLENCE
While the recent high-profile rape in New Delhi has triggered a movement for legal reform, the problem is deeper than law. By Sruti Shrivastav
THE SOCIAL CONTRACT AND THE SUB-CONTRACTED
How have Turkish and Vietnamese immigrants been shortchanged by German educational policy? By Harrison Gill, Contributing Writer
HUNGARY AND MEDIA PLURALISM
Freedom of expression and media pluralism in Hungary. By Harrison Gill, Contributing Writer
HUMOR: EGYPT'S REVOLUTIONARY ALLY
A sociological analysis of the use of humor in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. By Satenik Harutyunyan, Contributing Writer
WHY THE DALAI LAMA IS HAVING A SOCIOLOGICAL MOMENT IN THE WEST
Why is The Dalai Lama's rise a recent phenomena and what does this say about intellectual culture? By Nolan Weber, Senior Editor
THE FOREST OF JOY: INSIDE A LEPROSY COLONY
A volunteering trip to rural India teaches a student about the social and medical challenges of leprosy. By Nikhil Nadkarni, Contributing Writer
GLOBAL LAND GRABS AND FOOD INSECURITY
The practice of land grabbing may benefit governments and large companies, but the impact on small-scale communities can be detrimental. By Justin Dewaele, Staff Writer
INTERROGATING CONTRADICTIONS: TOURISM IN THE KOREAN DMZ
Korea’s demilitarized zone: a contradictory symbol as a traumatic remnant of the Cold War as well as a center for tourism in modern society. By Page Law, Contributing Writer.
"THE ONENESS OF HUMANITY": COMPASSION AND COOPERATION IN COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet opened his “Compassion without Borders” tour with a visit to UCSD on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 by encouraging “a sense of global responsibility” in addressing the challenges of climate change. By Megha Ram, Editor-in-Chief, and David Dannecker, Staff Writer