Join #IStandWithMuslims and show #americantolerance
Students at York Community High School of Elmhurst, IL are joining in on #IStandWithMuslims, an interfaith social media campaign launched by Global Student Square.
OPINION: Trump needs lesson in freedom of speech, libel law
By Kellen Browning GSS Correspondent DAVIS, Calif. — The list of outrageous claims and declarations that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has tweeted, posted and voiced throughout the 2016 primary is, by this point, lengthy and well-documented. So let’s focus…
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.
Reporter’s Notebook: Media needs to cover more than violence in Pakistan
By a GSS correspondent ISLAMABAD — As I wrote about the recent Bacha Khan University shooting in Charsadda, Pakistan, including interviewing students for their reaction to the latest school massacre, one thing came to mind: It’s clear that desensitization is…
OPINION: Breaking the cycle of poverty in Africa requires education — for teachers, too
By Ana Madero GSS Correspondent PARIS — According to the World Factbook, slightly more than 1 billion people worldwide are illiterate. Too often, a lack of education has a direct link to poverty. The organization Room to Read estimates that 171 million people would no…
OPINION: Twitter terror ban a start, but youth need education to combat ISIS message
By Megumi Sano GSS Correspondent PARIS — Currently, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or the so-called ISIS, is expanding its territory across Syria and Iraq. ISIS is a jihadist extremist militant group and has been recruiting thousands…
#ImmigrationNation: Dominic Pham
OAKLAND, Calif. — In this installment of Immigration Nation, student Dominic Pham talks about why he and his family left Ho Chi Minh City, and the family he had to leave behind. After arriving in the U.S., "I needed to change my…