Will Trump ever build a wall? Global impact of U.S. midterm elections
BY LEEN RHAZI ’22
The 2018 U.S. midterm election results have fostered mixed reactions from those interested in world politics. According to NPR, record numbers of Native Americans, Muslims and women of color ran for office in 2018. After the ballots were counted, the winners of these races made notable “firsts,” including Ilhan Omar (DMN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the first Muslim women elected to Congress, and Deb Haaland (D-NM) and Sharice Davids (D-KN), the first Native American women elected to Congress.
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.
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.