Take Back Pride, Honor Bradley Manning Take Back Pride, Honor Bradley Manning
Bradley Manning’s bravery to stand in solidarity with occupied people everywhere by speaking truth to power makes him a hero who stands in the best tradition of LGBTQ history...
May 13, 2013 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien and StudentNation
New York Students Join Solidarity Rally at Cooper Union [PHOTO ESSAY] New York Students Join Solidarity Rally at Cooper Union [PHOTO ESSAY]
Pictures and quotes from the May 8 rally to keep Cooper Union tuition-free.
May 10, 2013 / StudentNation / Caleb Savage and StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/10/2013) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/10/2013)
Security in Somalia, racism at the Grey Lady and the biggest atomic security breach in United States history. Also: hipsters, Game of Thrones and the "Russian Facebook." ...
May 10, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
From Philadelphia to Raleigh, Students Resist Racism and Austerity From Philadelphia to Raleigh, Students Resist Racism and Austerity
As the school year hits the home stretch, students are walking out, sitting-in and organizing—against austerity hawks, toxic campus climates and wanton discrimination.
May 10, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Why Is Tom Corbett Speaking at Millersville’s Commencement? Why Is Tom Corbett Speaking at Millersville’s Commencement?
In a case of shaking-the-hand-that-slaps you, the Pennsylvania state school will host the Tea Party governor for its May 18 commencement. To whose benefit?
May 10, 2013 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky and StudentNation
As Semester Winds Down, Divestment Heats Up As Semester Winds Down, Divestment Heats Up
At semester’s end, many student leaders involved with campus divestment campaigns will graduate. But the struggle grows stronger.
May 9, 2013 / StudentNation / Kevin Proft and StudentNation
Swarthmore Students to Board of Managers: No More Business as Usual Swarthmore Students to Board of Managers: No More Business as Usual
On May 4, an open meeting between the Swarthmore Board of Managers and a coalition of student activist groups on fossil fuel divestment was transformed into an unusual general asse...
May 6, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Talking with Johnson Wiley Talking with Johnson Wiley
A former Marine at Rutgers talks about his time overseas, and what it's like to be a student coming out of the military.
May 5, 2013 / StudentNation / Lucy McKeon and StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/3/2013) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/3/2013)
This week, Nation interns look back on May Days past, Western imperialism present (but ignored) and the tech world of the future.
May 3, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
RISD Students Stage First Fossil Fuel Divestment Sit-In RISD Students Stage First Fossil Fuel Divestment Sit-In
Student activists are demanding that President Maeda endorse divestment from the coal, gas, and oil industries and commit to presenting the case for divestment to the Board of Trus...
Apr 29, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation