Wach Intern

Wach Intern

Muslim Assimilation

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Muslims shouldn’t have to assimilate to be good Americans By: Sara Farheen – 2022 Summer Intern As the Pew Research Center reports, “Muslim Americans are a diverse and growing population, currently estimated at 3.45 million people of all ages ……

What the abortion debate is missing

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By: Chloe Meyer-Gehrke – 2022 Summer Intern In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, enslaved women in America chewed cotton root to induce abortions. It was a form of resistance; to give birth would be to deliver one more slave to…

Online Misinformation

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It’s easy to get information online, but harder than ever to find the truth By: Ariya Bandy – 2022 Summer Intern Internet algorithms have come a long way, and they are incredibly effective in making our lives easier, but it…

Teacher’s Salaries

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American society will suffer unless we pay teachers more By: Maheen Hamza – 2022 Summer Intern In our country, teaching is a tough job, and teachers deserve to make more money. According to the National Education Association (NEA), the average…

Walk Against Hate

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg held a Walk Against Hate on Sunday, Oct 10th.  We had members of several local organizations (The Civic Club of Harrisburg, The Red Rose Foundation, and Heartshine) who came out to share their messages…

Gun Control

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We must take action to stop gun violence before another tragedy happens By: Anthony Carver – 2021 Summer Intern Parkland, Columbine, Sandy Hook, Red Lake. Marysville, Umpqua, Oikos, Santa Monica, Santa Fe, Marjory Jones Douglas, Virginia Tech, Northern Illinois, West…