Areeba Hasan

Areeba Hasan is a graduate of Rutgers University, where she received a BA in History with a focus on Soviet/U.S. relations during the Cold War, and the after effects its periphery wars had on the Middle East and East Asia. She previously interned with the SISGI Group’s Alliance for Positive Youth Development from Summer 2011 to Summer 2012. Areeba will now be a featured writer focusing on issues ranging from human rights cases, developments in Middle Eastern politics, and tracking down the current state of previously sensationalized human interest stories.

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Feb 13

The Education Changer

Education has been an issue that I have touched upon time and time again, and many times I have mentioned the ill reputed No Child Left Behind law.  The law, which was revamped under former President George W. Bush’s term, has left a bitter mark on teachers and schools across the nation.  Thousands of teachers, …

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Feb 09

The Sad Tune of Headphones

For many young people, listening to music while walking down the street has become a pretty common practice.  Thousands of students on college campuses, as well as high school and middle school students, can be seen bopping about to their iPods or mp3 players.  However, there is a major issue coming out of this new …

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Jan 30

The Future for College

College tuition has been a critical issue with students across the United States, especially as costs continue to skyrocket every year.  However, President Obama recently outlined a series of changes that he felt are necessary to help keep college tuition costs from getting any higher.  According to the president, higher education is an extraordinarily important …

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Jan 23

The Bitter Taste of Chocolate

As a chocolate aficionado, I can safely say that I consume chocolate on an almost daily basis.  The sweet treat is something that I always have stashed in my backpack or purse, and it always leaves me with a smile on my face.  However, I was surprised to learn that there is a sad and …

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Dec 19

A New School for NYC

New York City may be adding a new higher education facility in its midst fairly soon.  Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg recently decided that the City of Lights needs a top of the line applied sciences school.  The mayor has taken a great interest in the idea of a new academic institution, much to the chagrin …

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Dec 05

An Educational Secret

Education is one of the most important commodities in the world, and many of us are privileged enough to have access to education in the United States.  However, this is not the case for millions of undocumented immigrants who currently live in the U.S, but are unable to access higher education.  Millions came to America …

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Nov 28

Giving Back: Pencils of Promise

Every year when Thanksgiving comes around, I come up with a list of all the things I am grateful for, and then I try to give back to charitable organizations in my community or elsewhere.  This year, I decided to give back to a non-profit organization called Pencils of Promise.  Though it has been around …

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Nov 21

Starbucks to the Rescue

The other day I was waiting in line at my local Starbucks, and noticed the coffee shop was selling what appeared to be bracelets.  Upon further inspection, the bracelets claimed to be a part of a national job creation program.  Anyone who purchases a bracelet for $5 or more is showing his or her support …

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Nov 14

The Math and Science Curse

Thousands of children, when they are young, play dress up as doctors, engineers or even researchers.  Young future doctors dream of curing their ailing patients of far-fetched imaginary illnesses while future engineers dream of designing innovative trains, planes, and everything in between.  Unfortunately, these youthful dreamers grow up, attend college as math and science majors, …

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Nov 02

Screen Shot

More Children Under 8 are Spending Time Looking at Screens Almost every major human achievement that is discussed in today’s society has something to do with technology and computers.  The iPad, iPhone, Xbox, Wii, and countless other pieces of technology are in the hands of adults and children.  A common thread between all these innovative …

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