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Fealess Friday: Kelsey Chapman, Christina L. Bassler
Fealess Friday: Kelsey Chapman, Christina L. Bassler
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Kelsey Chapman ’15 fearlessly advocates for human rights, peace, and justice, focusing on the Middle East. An economics major and Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS) minor, Kelsey is the house leader for the MEIS House, an Arabic PLA, and the founder of Gettysburg’s chapter of J Street U. [excerpt]
Bootstrap Blues, Hannah M. Frantz
Bootstrap Blues, Hannah M. Frantz
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Meet David*. In mid-January, he came to the small town Iowa elementary school where I work. David has attended more schools in the two years since he started school than I have in my lifetime. In fact, the school he just moved from only has four days of attendance listed on his record. David moves so often because he’s homeless. His situation is not what we may stereotypically think of as “homeless”—you wouldn’t see him on the streets or even in soup kitchens. Instead, David stays with his mother, and they couch surf from one home to another from week …
Are Some Rights Wrong?, Megan A. Fenrich
Are Some Rights Wrong?, Megan A. Fenrich
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“When the time came, I did it. I had to.” – Seung-Hui Cho
Even though it’s been more than six years since April 16, 2007, I still find myself watching the YouTube videos and glimpsing the pictures my parents tried so hard to conceal me from. Words dripping with hatred, guns and other weapons pointed at the viewer. I can understand why my parents didn't want a seventh grader to view these. [excerpt]