Author Archive for Nashra Anwer
Nursing a Career in Nursing
A nurse, by dictionary definition, is someone who “looks after, fosters and advises.” “When I was in high school, I volunteered at a hospital, and the very first day, I watched a delivery,” Sarah Post, a fourth-year UCI nursing student, said. “The nurse told me that I’d either want to throw up, faint or cry. [...]
Should the UC be Tobacco Free? (Pro)
Mark Yudof announced in January his initiative to make all UC campuses tobacco-free by 2014 “in order to promote community well-being through research, education, nutrition and exercise.” UCLA, ahead of the game, has decided to implement this policy starting April 22 of this year. You go, UCLA. Hats off to you. UC Irvine should have [...]
A Hypocritical Conflict
The conflict between Israel and Palestine has never been at a standstill. When there aren’t direct acts of violence coming from both parties, political tension is still high, between the two and in the international community. After the recent cease-fire and the strikes in Gaza, the death toll for Palestinians were said to be 166 [...]
Leaders In The Spotlight
In an ideal world, we’d like to think that the people who are either elected or appointed to office are those with good morals and character. Those who would keep themselves in check, who wouldn’t dare to think of doing something that would cause citizens to question their values. Those who would learn from the [...]
Universal Education
Malala Yousafzai, a fourteen-year-old girl from Pakistan, was shot in the head and neck while on a school bus by the Taliban “for being a symbol of infidels and obscenity” and promoting “false propaganda.” So what slander was she endorsing? Basic education for women. Yousafzai has been a prominent advocate of women’s rights since the [...]
