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This past spring, students at Tufts University launched a protest against Greek institutions, trying to bring light to issues that they felt the Greek system perpetuated on campus and to raise awareness about other groups on campus.…

By CLAIRE MENDES CHIEF COPY EDITOR This past Friday, the North Country chapter of the Euphrates Institute and the Islamic Culture Club co-hosted a benefit gala to raise money for Syrian refugees in the Syracuse area. They worked…

As February draws to a close, so does Black History Month. Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and the impact they have had on U.S. history and culture. It also coincides with the birthdays of…

Photo courtesy of Caitlin Kelly It is a Tuesday night, and the hall-ways on the upper level of the Noble Center are relatively quiet, but just downstairs the Launders Under-ground is filled with people, and production assistants are…

Photo via CNN This weekend, Halima Aden took historic strides across the stage of the Miss Minnesota USA beauty pageant. The 19-year-old Muslim woman was the first ever contestant to compete while wearing a hijab. She also chose to wear…

Photo via The Guardian This September, thousands of Mexican people marched through the streets in 122 cities across the country to protest a proposed constitutional reform that would legalize queer marriages, according to the LA Times.…

Photo via CNN This summer, Japan experienced its largest mass kill-ing since World War II, and hardly anybody heard about it. According to CNN, at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, Satoshi Uematsu broke into a residential care home…