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List of Papers (Total 32)

Firehouse Books / Chocolaterie Stam / Ames British Foods (Business Spotlight)

Walk into Firehouse Books and one thing is obvious, its proprietor has a genuine love for books. Shelves are overfl owing, books are piled knee-high, and there is not a single fl at vacant surface. Drawers of 50-cent books are crammed into corners. Walking around this tiny store, books of course proven to be more worthy of space than people, you need to look down in order to not...

Pussy Riot

In the face of a suppressive government and the Russian Orthodox Church, the band Pussy Riot has managed to become an iconoclastic beacon of free expression.

Student origins

This is a representation of the International Undergraduate students here at Iowa State University. We believe that it’s important to understand where people come from and how it infl uences people’s lives and their beliefs. We hope that this adds another dimension and perspective for the students that are here at ISU.

Mountain top removal

Mountaintop removal can be defined as an invasive form of coal mining in which the soil, rock and plant life of a mountain is destroyed and removed through the use of explosives in order to mine the coal seams underneath.

Recipe for scandal

So, you’re a young, ambitious, politically-inclined individual hoping to take the post-graduate world by storm, but you’re not sure how to do that? The answer is simple: be part of a SCANDAL. How do I be a part of a scandal? It’s simple:

Gender pay gap

For years feminists have been fi ghting for equal rights among women and minorities. Although many of these battles have been won, equal pay in the workplace continues to cause problems regardless of the legisla- tion in place to counter it.

I have a Dream Act

With election season just behind us and Obama re-elected for a second term, change is in the air. One change has the potential to affect more than 1.4 million people living in the United States. This group of individuals is the US population of undocumented persons, often incorrectly referred to as “illegal immigrants.” Laws, acts, bills, and amendments to change the situation of...

A nation divided a nation decided

Happy post–November 6th to you all! Now that the election is over and you no longer have to deal with the never-ending stream of election campaigns on whatever media you listen to or watch. However we want everyone to know the final results of the election — so here we go!

The war between nature & science continues

Genetically modified (GM) plants are a growing science in the Midwest. Corn and other items commonly found in your local produce section are being genetically modified to withstand droughts, floods, and insects/insecticides. Though these seem like momentous breakthroughs in the farming community, recent discoveries suggest that GM corn may not be the best for our water supply.

Dr. Brianna Burke (Student Spotlight)

This year UHURU took on a new advisor, Dr. Brianna Burke. Burke is an Assistant Professor of English and focuses on environmental justice, ecocriticism, Native American literature, and multi-cultural 20th Century American literature.

Tiffani Nguyen (Student Spotlight)

Tiffani Nguyễn has spent most of her life living in the United States. Her parents immigrated with their family to the US in 1994 in hopes to give their children more opportunities than they would have had back in Vietnam. When asked what social justice issues are most important to her, Nguyễn answers, “I think that’s something that I’m still trying to figure out.

Social justice

Social Justice, as dictionary. com defi nes it, is “the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within a society.” What exactly does that mean, you might ask; and why should I care?

Political Hunger Games

Welcome to the Political Hunger Games. “May the odds be ever in your favor.”(Th is is a completely satirical and fake version of the Hunger Games for shits and giggles. Th e order and the winner of the Political Hunger Games was Voted on by the Uhuru staff . Enjoy!)

Prince Harry vs William

Constantly in competition for the most desirable Prince, Harry and William are neck and neck. But who is consistently in the lead? Let’s take a look at their successes and faux pas.

April 12, 2012: First Amendment Day

Silence is a symptom of submission. First Amendment Day is an annual, national-level celebration of action. The first amendment of the U.S. constitution guarantees our ability to shape the world by fighting what we oppose and promoting what we support. Yet surveys show that many Americans take these freedoms for granted or even complain that the first amendment grants too much...

Banned Books

Look at your bookshelf, or think of the books you have at home. Do you have anything by the following authors: Judy Blume, J K Rowling, Phillip Pullman, Sherman Alexie, Suzanne Collins, Laurie Halse Anderson, John Steinbeck, Mark Twain, Toni Morrison, Lois Lowry, Gary Paulson or Stephan Chbosky? If you do, you are harboring a work that has been either challenged or banned in the...

Islamic America

After the events of September 11, 2001, this population came more into the public eye than ever before. As a native American, I have noticed a certain stigma attached to the faith by several of my peers. Being shoved into the spotlight by a small group of believers has forced the Muslim culture to adapt in a country that associates the whole with the part. In this tense and...

The Occupy Movement

Even if you avoid the media at all costs and spend you days locked in your room, you have heard of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) by now. However, you may not have all the facts.

Student Spotlights: Michael Belding

The First Amendment guarantees our most basic rights: free speech, freedom of religion, and the right to assemble. We, as a people, do not have to face jail time, or even death, for shouting our opinions or practicing a religion. Even though more people in today’s day and age share their thoughts anonymously on the internet, these thoughts and feelings are still enshrined in the...

Student Spotlights: Orla Murray

Órla Murray is a fourth year student studying sociology and politics at the University of Edinburgh. Like many college students around the world, she made time in her busy university course schedule to study abroad in America at University of California – San Diego.

Riots in London

The chaos all started from a police shooting which occurred in Tottenham on Thursday, August 4, 2011. Twenty-nine-year-old Mark Duggan was part of a pre-planned police operation under Trident, a unit which investigates gun crime in the African and Caribbean communities of England. The police were trying to stop Duggan’s car to arrest him when gun-fire began. Duggan was shot and...

Just 'Cuz You Can Doesn't Mean You Should

What is ability? The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘ability’ as “The quality in a person or thing which makes an action possible; suitable or sufficient power or proficiency; capability, capacity to do, or (now rare) of doing something.

Countries Without First Amendment Rights

To Americans, the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment may seem to be a simple demand of a country’s citizens, but in many cases, it is a luxury that does not exist outside of America.