Weekly Newsmakers – U.N. First: Desires to Draft Treaty to Regulate Global Arms Deals

Beginning this week, our Weekly Newsmakers will focus on one news headline we believe you should know about. We hope you like the change! Like (or dislike) what you see? Please be sure to give us feedback in the comments area below on what you think! How are human rights and the sale of arms [...]

Weekly Newsmakers: St. Patrick’s Day Edition

Welcome to another edition of Weekly Newsmakers – your source for summaries of fascinating news and events. With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, our Newsmaker this week and the Free in NYC events below are appropriately themed as such. Enjoy! U.S. Demands China Block Cyberattacks and Agree to Rules – New York Times (Editor’s Pick) The [...]

Weekly Newsmakers: Keystone XL Pipeline, A Cure for H.I.V., China’s Hacking Motives – Plus Free in NYC

Welcome to another edition of Weekly Newsmakers – your source for news and events with an international focus.  We hope that you are preparing diligently for midterms (which are fast approaching).  For those fortunate enough to have some elusive downtime, the free events at the bottom of this post might help re-energize you for the [...]

Weekly Newsmakers: Polls, Benghazi, and Peace Talks

Benvenuto! You’re reading Weekly Newsmakers – a review of national and global topics to keep you in the know. Split Decision on Debate – CNN (Editor’s Pick) According to a poll conducted by CNN/ORC International, of the voters who watched the second Presidential debate on Tuesday, 46% of voters thought President Obama won the debate [...]

Colin Powell Fellowship Info Session

     Just a reminder – if you would like more information about the Colin Powell Undergraduate Fellowship, please drop by our information session tomorrow. Event Details: Date: October 11, 2012 Time: 1 -2 PM Location: Vertical Campus, Room B8-262      The Colin Powell Fellowship is available through a generous grant from the Weissman School of Arts and [...]