November 9, 2011 – 10:24 am
The 24th annual Kristallnacht remembrance service was held in the St. Joseph’s Chapel at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. A service recalling Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, is held each year in order to honor those who died that night and to raise genocide awareness.“I’m speaking for the voices that were silenced so I can [...]
By Jessie
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October 20, 2011 – 2:21 pm
As we sit in classes day in and day out, a movement has started. It’s not just another far off revolution in the Middle East; it’s a worldwide movement now affecting 100 cities in the United States. Occupy Wall Street started Sept. 17 in Liberty Square with a relatively small group of college students protesting [...]
By Jessie
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Posted in Editorial, Opinion
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Also tagged Adbusters, Canadians, Karanja Gacuca, Katelyn Snyder, Liberty Square, Middle East, Occupy Pittsburgh, Occupy Wall Street, Seton Hill University, Shadeia Sheridan, Tea Party Movement, United States
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The first ever “free store” will be on Mon., May 9 in front of McKenna. The free store is built upon the idea that “one person’s junk is another’s treasure.” Instead of throwing away binders or usable items bring them by the free store. There is no bargaining—simply reusing! Free stores are common in cities and [...]
By pry8391
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Posted in News
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Also tagged convention, Cross, damaged, free, geneva, HomepageMain, mckenna, red, store, storm, tree, vehicles
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On April 30, the Westmoreland-Chestnut Ridge American Red Cross chapter held a four hour seminar on “International Humanitarian Law” free of charge. Around 18 students attended. The course covered the Geneva Convention and the purpose of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) – “a set of rules that seek to protect those who do not or no [...]
By pry8391
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Posted in Events
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Also tagged convention, Cross, geneva, giannina, gonzalez, humanitarian, ihl, international, law, red, seminar
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