Marta in Pants
An intimate history of the most popular sport in the world - but the female version The recently held Women's World Cup in Australia and...
top of page
Search
Antara Bajaj
Oct 2, 20233 min read
Morocco vs Libya: the response to tragedy
In recent days, both Morocco and Libya have been struck by horrific natural disasters. On the 14th of September, a 6.8 magnitude...
14 views0 comments
Maya Kumar
May 16, 20235 min read
Is UWC too Political?
A few months ago, someone told me, “You know too much about politics”. I stared at him, a bit puzzled, wondering how someone can know...
128 views0 comments
Isabelle Smith (guest)
May 14, 20234 min read
The Politicisation of Women in Politics
What is the point of having women in positions of power? Are these women bringing about equality? Can these women improve the conditions...
42 views0 comments
Maya Kumar
Mar 26, 20234 min read
My teacher told me to use ChatGPT: The promise and perils of the ChatBot
It’s true, in fact two of my teachers told me I could. And because they essentially speak on behalf of all teachers, using ChatGPT is...
26 views0 comments
Eric Borglund
Feb 16, 20233 min read
Myanmar: A Tragedy Ignored by the World
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia that is currently experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe. The elected...
34 views0 comments
Ysabel Fleet
Jan 22, 20234 min read
8 Billion
We did it. We reached the day of Eight Billion human beings, on the fifteenth of November, 2022. A milestone in history. Antonio...
28 views0 comments
Meredith Chang
Jan 22, 20236 min read
My Year of Rest and Relaxation and the Perils of Dissociative Feminism
Spoilers ahead! The stories we read are not just informed by real life, but rather they provide a blueprint for understanding ourselves...
71 views0 comments
Maya Kumar
Jan 22, 20234 min read
The Danger of the UWC Echo Chamber
Regardless of where you lie on the political spectrum, I can tell you with 100% certainty that you have experienced the echo chamber...
111 views0 comments
Maia Kaul
Jan 22, 20232 min read
The Power of Social Media
Most of us have social media such as Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and many more, and I’m sure that those of us who have it can confidently...
6 views0 comments
Meredith Chang
Nov 8, 20225 min read
Re-examining the Political Pendulum
Picture the pendulum. In the eighth grade, my then physics teacher—always a fan of what he called “bringing science to life”—rigged the...
50 views0 comments
Maya Kumar
Oct 3, 20224 min read
Western Feminism's Achilles’ Heel
The story of Achilles is a Greek tale which shows Achilles, a powerful, unstoppable, strong Greek warrior who has only one weakness. His...
76 views0 comments
Antara Bajaj
Oct 3, 20223 min read
The Iranian Human Rights Crisis
Background of the issue: In 2021, Ebrahim Raisi rose to presidency in Iran instead of being investigated for the countless crimes against...
10 views0 comments
Sydney Tsai
Sep 12, 20224 min read
What “Good” Means and how the Law Enforces it
Much of the law is based in philosophy. Meta-ethics is one such branch of philosophy that attempts to understand the underlying...
12 views0 comments
Maya Kumar
Sep 12, 20225 min read
We Need to Stop Climate Nihilism
The climate crisis is undeniably one of the most widespread and polarising issues our world continues to face. The past decade has forced...
39 views0 comments
Nia Kaul
Jun 8, 20226 min read
Three Films from Three Generations
Background and inspiration When I think of “movement,” my mind typically goes to the idea of political groups and activists advocating...
35 views0 comments
Tanvi Kothari
Jun 8, 20225 min read
Four Key South-Asian Movements
When I think of the word of this theme round, the first thing that comes to mind is organised political movements accompanied by the...
50 views0 comments
Meredith Chang
May 8, 20226 min read
Climate Policy: Rewriting Our Planet’s Future
Figure 1 from (https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2021/08/31/climate-anxiety-mental-health) A few weeks ago, I was having a class...
19 views0 comments
Antara Bajaj
May 8, 20223 min read
The Missed Opportunity
COVID-19 came as a shock to our world. The virus devastated economies which pushed people further into the depths of poverty and...
9 views0 comments
Antara Bajaj
Mar 18, 20223 min read
The Muslim-Hindu Conflict
A viral clip featuring Muskan Khan, a high school student in Karnataka, has caused India to become emblematic of the Hindu/Muslim...
12 views0 comments
bottom of page