Antara Murshed
Staff writer
Last Friday, USF’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to revoke Bill Cosby’s honorary degree. Following in the footsteps of other Jesuit institutions like Marquette and Fordham, USF has decided to take away the honorary degree from Cosby on the basis of his behavior, which was deemed inconsistent with the school’s mission. What are your thoughts on the Board’s decision? Continue reading Don on the Street: Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree
Antara Murshed
Staff Writer
White House press secretary Josh Earnest has announced that President Obama would like the U.S. government to accept approximately 10,000 refugees from Syria in the next fiscal year. This is a considerable increase from the current number of refugees in the country as, according to NPR, the number in June 2015 was less than a thousand. Considering the rapid increase of refugees that is overwhelming the European Union, should the United States increase their acceptance of refugees as well? Continue reading Don on the Street: Should the U.S. Allow More Refugees?
Antara Murshed
Staff Writer
As a way to welcome the class of 2019, the Foghorn asks our more seasoned students what words of wisdom they would like to share with them.
Bisma Shahbaz
Staff Writer
April 24, 2015 marked 100 years since the Armenian Genocide happened in which about 1.5 million Armenians (as well as Assyrians and Ottoman Greeks) were killed by the Ottoman Turks. To this day the United States and the United Kingdom fail to recognize the genocide in order to please their ally Turkey, who refuses to label what happened as a genocide. What kind of message is the US government sending when it emphasizes politics over justice? Continue reading Don on the Street: Is Politics More Important than Justice?
Antara Murshed
Staff Writer
Last week seven police San Francisco police officers were suspended for racist and homophobic text messages they were caught exchanging. Some text messages even spoke of lynching African Americans and burning crosses. The San Francisco Police Chief has recommended they be fired. What do you think? Should they be fired, or should they be allowed back on the force after their suspension and face other kinds of consequences such as intensive sensitivity training? Continue reading Don on the Street: Should the 7 suspended police officers be fired?
