Opinion – Global Student Square

OPINION: In Denver, it can’t be just another Wednesday

April 17, 2019
Beatrice
News, Opinion, Top Stories, USA

He loves “Peppa Pig.” I’m sitting on my neighbors’ couch, babysitting their 2-year-old son because preschool was canceled today, and we’re watching “Peppa.” He doesn’t know why he’s still in his pajamas on a Wednesday morning.

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OPINION: Trump’s administration distorts facts about DACA recipients

October 27, 2017
Kellen Browning
Immigration, Opinion, Politics, Top Stories, USA

From the size of the crowd at his inauguration to the types of people at the Charlottesville protests, President Donald Trump and his administration frequently exaggerate and distort facts to paint a different picture of events. The people who are part of the DACA program are just the latest victim of this trend.

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OPINION: Instead of #NotMyPresidentsDay, fight for change with respect, kindness and understanding

February 20, 2017
Beatrice
Opinion, Politics, Top Stories, USA

In a time when the country is more divided than we have ever seen, it is imperative that everyone takes it upon themselves to spread tolerance and work to create the world all of us want to see.

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OPINION: @realDonaldTrump is #notmypresident #WhetherYouLikeItOrNot

February 20, 2017
Beatrice
Opinion, Politics, Top Stories

#notmypresident protest in NYC #notmypresidentday pic.twitter.com/ugmLaVa7Z5 — Juan Cruz Ferre (@WorkerTF) February 20, 2017 By Kyla Langotsky GSS correspondent, Green School Bali MARRAKESH, Morocco — On Nov. 9, I woke up to the sound of “Oh. My. God.” It was 2:30 a.m.…

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OPINION: Struggle against Muslim travel ban is exactly what it means to be American

January 30, 2017
Beatrice
Culture, Libre Talks, Opinion, Politics, Top Stories, USA

For me, the most uncomfortable feeling I’ve ever encountered — and continue to encounter — is feeling unwelcome in my own home. And thanks to the executive order on immigration and refugees that President Donald Trump signed last Friday, this painful feeling shows no sign of dissipating.

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OPINION: ‘This is my country, and I will not rest’

November 13, 2016
Aileen Min
Opinion, Politics, Top Stories, USA

As high school and college students took to the streets to protest the results of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Stagg High School Phillicity Uriarte-Jones reflects on her commitment to social change. Uriarte-Jones says Donald Trump's victory will only make her work harder for what she wants.

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Opinion: Women deserve same chance to excel in golf as men do

October 12, 2015
Simon Greenhill
Opinion, Sports

By Irene Kim and Hailey Lee GSS correspondents If women players were to join this year’s esteemed President’s Cup, several players would have set their feet on the entrance of the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Songdo with the possibility of…

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Opening ceremony doesn’t tell all — here’s what’s really trending in Korea

October 12, 2015
Simon Greenhill
Asia, Culture, Opinion, South Korea, Top Stories

By Dohun Lee and Noah Jang GSS correspondents Skyscrapers. Planes flying across the skyline. Atop a landscape that used to be an ocean but is now reclaimed land, and inside the Songdo Convensia building — which no other adjective than “modern”…

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Opinion: No Quiet Time

January 14, 2015
Aileen Min
Justice & Equality, Opinion, Politics, USA

Police officers serve and protect, but the recent deaths of young black men while in police detention demand an answer to the question: Whom can Americans trust to protect them?

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