Outside the Bubble

By MASON STEHLE STAFF WRITER Torrential rains provoked flash flooding and a landslide in the Colombian city of Mocoa, home to nearly 40,000 residents, early in the morning on Saturday, April 21st. Mocoa’s three tributaries were…

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 week the Colombian people rejected a peace deal brokered between the national government and the leaders of FARC, or Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, who have been in a state of consistent armed…

Photo: Courtesy of abcnews.com   Being a conservative Republican during this election is a tricky dance. Everyone is interested in who you plan to vote for because the only Republican candidate is, well, kind of an idiot. If you say…

Photo via Fox News The first presidential debate saw both candidates spar over issues regarding jobs, race, security, and personal scandals. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump’s first debate was the most …

Photo via telgraph.co.uk Since December of last year, Spain has dealt with an ongoing stalemate in their political system. In last year’s elections, a new parliament was voted in that resulted in neither major party winning a majority of…

Photo via BBC Despite antagonizing the international community with a fifth missile test this week, North Korea has begun receiving aid for what they say is the “heaviest downpour” since 1945, which has caused massive flooding, per CNN.…

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…