FIRST PERSON: At Trump rally in Chicago, a student is silent no more
“There are more Chicagoans willing to stand against Trump than there are willing to stand with him,” I thought. “What if I went and protested?”
OPINION: Take it from a high school student — Trump campaign hitting low point
By Lisa Shen GSS Correspondent WALNUT, Calif. — Take it from a 17-year-old: American politics has regressed into the kind of bare-knuckle campaigning and self-inflicted wounds that wouldn’t be tolerated at my high school, much less a race for high…
Rally by rally: A timeline of Trump talk
Amid rising tensions at political rallies held by GOP presidential contender Donald Trump last weekend, I compiled this video timeline of statements made by Trump on the right to protest, #blacklivesmatter, and what he intends to do both for his supporters and against those who protest at his rallies.
Had Enough Hate? Join #IStandWithMuslims
Two students. Between us, 690 miles, six states, and two religions. One tweet. And then, suddenly, one voice.
Transcript of Obama’s address to Islamic Society of Baltimore
President Obama spoke at a Baltimore mosque today, describing "one American family" whose history includes Muslims in virtually all walks of American life, from inspiring the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom penned by Thomas Jefferson, to working on the car assembly lines created…
Opinion: Obama must move beyond platitudes in addressing Muslims
By Matthew Kimani GSS Correspondent STOCKTON, California — Seven years into his presidency, President Barack Obama’s visit Feb. 3 to the Islamic Society of Baltimore was a much needed gesture of friendship and solidarity with American Muslims. Since 9/11, Muslim…
Opinion: America must move forward on gun control
By Jonah Zigman, GSS correspondent PARIS — I'm an Oregonian, and I’m proud. Until I moved to Paris last year, I'd never lived anywhere I remember other than Portland. Oregon is a pretty quiet state that is known for a few things:…
Opinion: U.S. should holster its weapons forever
By Lea Blix and Nicholas Abraham, GSS Correspondents REDWOOD CITY, California — As you’re reading this, a child in the United States could be dying from a gunshot. There have been over 300 mass shootings so far in 2015, 45 of…
My Take: Keep cops in schools — but respect students’ rights
By Celine Lopez, GSS correspondent As more and more videos circulate on social media exposing cases of police brutality, many citizens have questioned how they are treated at the hands of those on the thin blue line. Typically, we'd associate the presence…
California students suffer impact of national teacher shortage
By Carmen Vescia, GSS correspondent REDWOOD CITY, California — Squinting at his schedule, the freshman thinks there must be a mistake: there’s a blank space where his English teacher’s name should be. But it’s not a mistake, it’s simply a symptom of…