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French farmers protest — Vive la Résistance!

Mallory Waligora, Political Editor February 21, 2024

If there’s anything the French people know how to do well, it’s how to protest. Images of French farmers spraying manure on government buildings in Paris have spread like wildfire on the internet....

Protesters against vaccine mandates gathered to block the Ambassador Bridge. On Friday morning, demonstrators allowed a single lane to open.

Negotiations ongoing to end Ambassador Bridge protest

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief February 13, 2022

After days of protesting, demonstrators allowed a single lane to open on the Ambassador Bridge Friday morning. The protestors said it was a sign of “good faith” and a signal that they are looking...

Kaleigh Wright looking out over the city of Viñales, Cuba. Her experience on the island informs her voice on relations between U.S. and Cuba.

What I saw firsthand in Cuba, why the U.S. must help

Kaleigh Wright, Contributor July 16, 2021

I was 19-years-old when I flew to Cuba. It was 2015, President Obama was inching towards reopened relations, my friend and I were young journalists looking to interview and film the lives of Cubans across...

Students hold their signs out toward traffic at the OUSWC organized protest to bring back the Bear Bus on May 5.

“We see it as an injustice”: OUSWC organizes protests to reinstate Bear Buses

Jeff Thomas, Editor-in-Chief May 26, 2021

The Oakland United Student Workers Coalition (OUSWC) has continued their advocacy for student jobs in the month of May with a pair of on-campus protests arguing for the return of the Bear Bus student shuttle...

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