October 16, 2012
The San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain. Photo by UCSD student Dilara Onur.
LAND MINES AND HUMAN RIGHTS
In the autonomous region between Armenia and Azerbejian, there exists a gross afront to universal human rights. By Lori Komshian, Staff Writer
THE TERMINAL DISEASE IN HEALTH CARE
Why Political Incentives, Generational Conflict and United States History Will Propagate The Health Care Quagmire Until We Encounter A Systemic Failure to Perform. By Nolan Weber, Senior Editor
A MANUAL FOR COMBATING TERRORISM
How should legitimized force coerce delegitimized force? By Lori Yeni-Komshian, Staff Writer
THE TROUBLE WITH CHANGE
Why the 2012 election might not make much difference. By Tyler Sheets, Staff Writer
INSIDE THE MIND OF A CRIMINAL
Do our brains really compare? By Sarah Montgomery, Staff Writer
MONTESQUIEU'S SOCIO-POLITICAL CLIMATE THEORY
The rupture in early Orientalist depictions of Islam, the Prophet Muhammad, and the Koran. Natalie Fowler, Contributing Writer
E-WASTE AND YOU: A DAILY CHOICE
The disposal of our electronic gadgets is causing worldwide health problems. By Catherine Martini, Contributing Writer
CHALLENGING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN TURKEY
An evaluation of the extent to which existing policies have effectively punished and prevented domestic violence in Turkey and specific policy recommendations for further action. By Soomin Park, Contributing Writer
INDIGENOUS REPRESENTATION IN LATIN AMERICA
Throughout Latin America, indigenous people hold little political power. By Mireya Pinell-Cruz, Contributing Writer
HUNGARY AND MEDIA PLURALISM
Freedom of expression and media pluralism in Hungary. By Harrison Gill, Contributing Writer
GUN CONTROL: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Gun control: a need for small changes with big impact or ineffective and counterproductive? By Satenik Harutyunyan, Staff Writer and Chase Donnally, Contributing Writer
CONSUMER CHOICE
One must go beyond ethical consumerism to solve global issues. By Justin Dewaele, Staff 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
EVALUATING THE CUBAN EMBARGO
Over several decades, the United States' embargo of Cuba has done little to improve human rights in that nation. By Brandon Amash, Contributing Writer