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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Many countries across both hemispheres of the globe are marked with black star symbols on a map. Each marking represents a country experiencing some level of conflict, from governmental repression to insurgency and border conflict wars, as mentioned by Opinion Columnist Santiago Montañez Bertoletti. The size of markings does not indicate level of conflict, and the placement of markings does not indicate regional zone of conflicts within countries, only the country itself. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons | Northern Star Graphic)

Expand your political activism beyond one issue

By Santiago Montañez Bertoletti, Opinion Columnist | September 25, 2024

Let’s stop for a moment and ask ourselves a question: How many conflicts are happening right now? How many countries are in crisis right now?  We all know what is happening in Ukraine and Palestine. Eastern Europe is experiencing one of the biggest...

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