Indian Supreme Court rules ban on gay sex “irrational”
BY EMMA COOPER ’20
The Indian Supreme Court decriminalized the act of consensual gay sex on Sept. 6. They did so by declaring they would eliminate Section 377 of the Penal Code, which was introduced during British colonization in 1861, and has been used to criminalize sexual activities “against the order of nature,” such as sex with minors, non-consensual sexual acts and bestiality, as reported by the BBC.
African Opera Ìrìn Àjò debuts at the College with diverse student cast
EMMA COOPER ’20
Ìrìn Àjò, an opera composed, written and directed by Five College music professor Bode Omojola, debuted on April 12 and 13 in Chapin Auditorium. The title of the opera is a Yoruba phrase meaning “life’s journey,” which is fitting as the opera details the story of Káyòdé, a Nigerian engineer who leaves his fiancée Ìyábò to immigrate to the United States in search of a better life.
UN Deputy Director of News and Media Division discusses her work
EMMA COOPER ’20
Mita Hosali gave a presentation on her position as the deputy director at the United Nations News and Media Division on Thursday, April 5 in Gamble Auditorium. Hosali began with a quote from Dag Hammarskjöld, who served as the United Nation’s second security-general: “The United Nations was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell.”
Tit for Tat: Russia retaliates to diplomat expulsion, expels 60 US diplomats and closes US consulate
Trump imposes tariffs on China for “intellectual property theft”
BY EMMA COOPER ’20
President Trump announced that the United States will impose trade restrictions on China in a speech last Thursday, according to The New York Times. The decision came after the conclusion of a seven-month governmental investigation, which concluded that Chinese companies have engaged in intellectual property theft of American technology and trade secrets.
Families call for action after Boko Haram kidnaps hundreds of girls
Poland outlaws references to their complicity in Holocaust
Cape Town to become first city without water
BY EMMA COOPER ’20
Cape Town, the second most populous city in South Africa, is on track to become the first major city in the world to run out of water. According to TIME Magazine, once the city dams reach 13.5 percent capacity, municipal water access will be cut off for homes and most businesses, an occurrence that is marked as “Day Zero.” According to the city’s estimates, it will occur around April 16 of this year.