By Bethany Ao, GSS correspondent PARIS — In the wake of terrorist attacks in this city less than two weeks ago that stunned the world and threatened to sideline a long-awaited summit on the environment, some 5,000 young people descended today on…
By Celine Lopez, GSS correspondent Islam is not synonymous with terrorism. ISIS and al-Qaida are not Muslim groups. The Quran is not a book of extremist principles. So why every time there is a terrorist attack, we are quick to blame Muslims?…
By Bethany Ao and Jonah Zigman, GSS correspondents PARIS — As the world responds to last Friday’s terror attacks in Paris, Paris itself seems determined to go forward with the epic climate change conference known as COP21, beginning with a Conference of…
By Jack Hennessy, GSS correspondent STANFORD, California — As the world continues to mourn for Paris in the wake of last Friday’s terror attacks, students at a vigil held at Stanford University on Sunday questioned why the show of solidarity did not extend…
STOCKTON, California — President Obama, GOP presidential candidates, and U.S. governors spoke out today on the subject of Islam and Muslim migrants today amid growing calls for restrictions on refugee flows. In a press conference in Antalya, Turkey, where he attended a…
By Jack Hennessy, GSS correspondent STANFORD, California — Approximately 100 students, faculty and staff at Stanford University gathered in White Plaza on Sunday to sing, light candles, read poems, and speak out in support of Paris after a night of terrorist bombings and…
By Sarah Choi, GSS correspondent SONGDO, South Korea — When we think of world-class golfers, often images of them holding trophies and prize money pop up in our heads. Winning just one competition can guarantee they’ll be comfortable in their lives…
PARIS — Friday, Nov. 13 was a very long night, for all of us as journalists, but also as Parisians, as we stood witness to atrocities our city has never suffered. This morning, we wake up to a changed city,…
By Kiran Dwivedi, GSS correspondent It’s only four kilometers wide and 160 kilometers long, but it’s one of the most militarized, mysterious and ultimately meaningful borders in the world — the Demilitarized Zone that divides North and South Korea. Before I moved…
When it comes to visualizing change, infographics, logos, and editorial cartoons can be a push towards thinking outside the lines and finding solutions to problems — even one as big as erasing a footprint equal to 50 tons of carbon emissions.…