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Millennials Care: How Social Media and Connectivity have the Power to Change the World

Kaeley McEvoy ’14 “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” Last week […]

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Love Wins: An Unexpected Reality Check following SCOTUS Decisions

Kaeley McEvoy ’14 On Wednesday, June 27 I was fortunate enough to be outside of the Supreme Court when crowds began to cheer after a major section of DOMA was ruled unconstitutional. I watched in awe as people of all colors, genders, and orientations hugged in gracious relief that our country continued to stand for […]

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Unexcused Ignorance: Why Youth Must be Informed About Conflict in the West Bank and Gaza

Kaeley McEvoy ’14 I have never known a time in my life where there have not been vaguely violent happenings in Israel and Palestine.  Until recently, that’s precisely what the conflict had been diluted to in my mind: an ambiguous sense of hatred and pain that every so often flashed through my quick scan of […]

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“Tell the Truth but Tell It Slant”: The Quest for Truth among US Policy in Afghanistan

Kaeley McEvoy ’14 On Thursday, June 7th I attended an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation and the United States Institute for Peace  entitled, “After the 2014 Withdrawal: How to Sustain a Decade of Gains for Afghan Women.” The goal of the panel discussion was to confront the future of Afghan women after the removal […]

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