Interview – Page 2 – Global Student Square

Call her eco-friendly: Six questions for the Green Climate Fund’s Carolina Fuentes

February 8, 2018
Beatrice
Environment, Interview, Mexico, News, Politics, Science & Tech, South Korea, Top Stories

On that cold, rainy November day, Fuentes expressed optimism about the challenge of climate change, talking about the need to preserve green space in Songdo and her own favorite garden back in her native Mexico.

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Muslim high school students in Manhattan react after recent West Side terror attack

January 9, 2018
Izzie Ramirez
Crisis & Conflicts, Interview, News, Politics, Top Stories, USA

As individuals post messages that target and degrade women who wear hijabs and Muslims in general, Muslim students at Stuyvesant, who are no different from any other student who witnessed these attacks are forced to defend their religious faith and humanity.

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VIDEO: High school custodian explains job difficulties

Though academics, food, sports and the makeup of the student body vary widely among high schools around the world, nearly all have a cohort of custodians who are responsible for keeping the facilities clean. Ike Collins, a custodian at Davis Senior High School in Davis, California, explains the difficulties of his job.

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‘You just gotta get on’ — how foreigners in South Korea balance daily life, fears over military tensions

October 19, 2017
Beatrice
Asia, Crisis & Conflicts, Immigration, Interview, News, Politics, South Korea, Top Stories

A series of nuclear tests by North Korea over the past year — including its sixth and largest test of a hydrogen bomb on Sept. 3, which prompted UN sanctions — have spiked worry among South Korean citizens. We spoke to three teachers at Chadwick International School in Songdo about how they are dealing with their fears, their jobs and the concerns of loved ones back home.

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VIDEO: The 1,000 li journey to college in America

July 28, 2017
Beatrice
Asia, China, Culture, Education, Environment, Interview, News, Science & Tech, Top Stories, Videos

It was the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu who said that "a journey of a thousand li begins with a single step."

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Voices of the Square: Q&A with Zahra Billoo, civil rights lawyer and Muslim activist

May 18, 2017
Beatrice
Education, Immigration, Interview, Justice & Equality, Libre Talks, Opinion, Podcast/Audio, Politics, Top Stories, USA, Voices Of The Square

GSS Libre Talks columnist Hannah Shraim interviews CAIR executive director Zahra Billoo about issues facing our nation, including President Trump's moves to ban Muslims from traveling to the U.S., a program that’s targeting Muslim high school students in Maryland as potential community informants, and what she prefers to a really nutritious dinner.

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VIDEO: A DREAMer on immigration, family ties and who hate really hurts

May 1, 2017
Beatrice
45for45: Millennial messages to @POTUS, Immigration, Interview, News, Top Stories, USA, Videos

At York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, Latina student and DREAMers club member Christina Guerrero spoke about what leaving home means to her family and how they are responding to changes in immigration policy.

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VIDEO: A park ranger who works for the environment — and his boss, Donald J. Trump

April 18, 2017
Beatrice
45for45: Millennial messages to @POTUS, Environment, Interview, News, Past Projects, Top Stories, USA, Videos

In this video, correspondent Ian Mason pinpoints a person who epitomizes both of these events — Brian Ettling, a park ranger in Crater Lake, Oregon, whose new boss is President Donald J. Trump.

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Los Angeles-area students split on U.S. missile strike in Syria

[Editor's note: This story includes graphic images and quotes that could be offensive or disturbing to some readers.] Passion, concern and conflicting opinions rose among high school students in Los Angeles after the U.S. military struck the Syrian government's Shayrat Air Base in response to a chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians on April 4.

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Reflecting on #MyGlobalStory

January 1, 2017
Kellen Browning
#MyGlobalStory, Culture, Global Student Square, Interview, Top Stories

But as the presidential election became increasingly important, so did students’ views on immigration, Hispanics, Muslims and even women. If I had done the project another year, the six words in each story would not have resonated with the audience in the same way.

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