perspective

  • Global Perspective

    • News
    • November 7, 2019

    Oct. 20, a general election was held in Bolivia to elect 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies, 36 senators, the president and vice president; however, President Evo Morales has since then been accused of election fraud due to a recent update on the election results, which included a major lead in an attempt to

    READ MORE
  • Cancer survivor: “You can be a victim, or you can laugh”

    Cancer survivor: “You can be a victim, or you can laugh”

    Photo courtesy of Holly Bertone Wednesday Oct. 9, the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being opened its doors to bestselling author, speaker, breast cancer and autoimmune disease survivor and Elizabethtown College alumnus Holly Bertone. In turn, Bertone opened her heart and shared stories about her career, family and health struggles. As a former Etown

    READ MORE
  • Global Perspective

    Global Perspective

    • News
    • October 17, 2019

    Turkey has launched military operations in Syria this month, nine days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced American troops would leave the border area. Hundreds of civilians fled as Turkey launched airstrikes and artillery fire into the border area with Syria, according to CNN. “Our aim is to destroy the terror corridor which is trying

    READ MORE
  • The Global Perspective

    The Global Perspective

    • News
    • September 13, 2019

    Nigeria faced violence and widespread looting of South African-owned stores due to anti-foreigner attacks in Johannesburg Wednesday, Sept. 4. The protesters set fire to entrances leading into a mall and stole groceries and toiletries from a ShopRite supermarket in Lagos. “My store at Novare, Timekeepers Novare mall, Sangotedo, Lekki, has been broken into, looted and

    READ MORE
  • The Global Perspective

    The Global Perspective

    • News
    • December 6, 2018

    Dec. 1 marked the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day. People around the world gathered to show support for those living with HIV, to celebrate the lives of those who have died and to fight to find a cure. World AIDS Day was founded in 1988 to increase awareness of the disease and demonstrate support

    READ MORE
  • The Global Perspective

    The Global Perspective

    • News
    • November 16, 2018

    Around this time last fall, I wrote a column examining the protests of the closure of a detention center on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. Hundreds of refugees barricaded themselves in the detention center and called on the Australian government to finally address the migrant crisis they had ignored. The international community advised Australia

    READ MORE
  • The Global Perspective

    The Global Perspective

    • News
    • November 8, 2018

    Violence escalated in Yemen over the weekend, with more than 150 collective casualties on both rebel and government-backed sides. Key coastal city Hodeida was the site of a major government-backed ground ambush by troops against rebel forces. The Houthis, a rebel group, claims to have killed or wounded dozens of troops in their counter attacks.

    READ MORE
  • The Global Perspective

    The Global Perspective

    • News
    • November 1, 2018

    Saturday, Oct. 27, 11 people were killed and six more were wounded in a shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue. The massacre is believed to be the deadliest attack on the American Jewish community in U.S. history. “My holy place has been defiled,” Tree of Life rabbi Jeffrey Myers said to AP News. Myers

    READ MORE
  • The Global Perspective

    The Global Perspective

    • News
    • October 25, 2018

    Last week, Ethiopia announced a dramatic political reform to become one of the world’s few “gender-balanced” cabinets. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed to lawmakers that women should make up 50 percent or more of leadership, as he believes women are less corrupt than men. Since his inauguration in April, Ahmed has sought to use policy

    READ MORE
© Copyright 2019 — The Etownian. All Rights Reserved.