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Ethiopia's Nile Dispute Runs Deeper than Physical Resources - COLUMBIA POLITICAL REVIEW

Ethiopia's Nile Dispute Runs Deeper than Physical Resources - COLUMBIA POLITICAL REVIEW

cpreview.org — Even centuries before the visible impacts of the ongoing climate crisis, Egypt and Ethiopia have long disputed issues surrounding the Nile. As a result of Egypt's near total dependence on water from outside its own borders, the Nile is viewed as critical to Egypt's national security.

Stories in Motion: A Collaborative Research Report of Rights Violations at the Franco-Italian Bor...

Stories in Motion: A Collaborative Research Report of Rights Violations at the Franco-Italian Bor...

Stories in Motion — Stories in Motion is a joint research report that focuses on the Franco-Italian border, examining illegal activities and human rights violations in this border zone, specifically minors’ documents falsification, illegal pushback practices, suspension of fundamental rights, access to healthcare and mental health support, the consequences of border militarization, and the criminalization of border solidarity. Notably, it found proof of falsifying unaccompanied minors’ documents, which is illegal under French, EU, and international law.

Student Strike Shuts Campus

Student Strike Shuts Campus

Menton Times — Article written on student protests to France's pension reforms on the Sciences Po Menton Campus.

Sciences Po Bans Chat GPT

Sciences Po Bans Chat GPT

Menton Times — Article on the banning of AI technology use at Sciences Po and the subsequent controversy surrounding the decision.

Second-Year Fraser Byers Produces Documentary About Ventimiglia's Humanitarian Crisis

Second-Year Fraser Byers Produces Documentary About Ventimiglia's Humanitarian Crisis

Menton Times — Feature article written on a student-produced documentary on the migration crisis at the French-Italian border.

Students Elect 2022-2023 Representatives

Students Elect 2022-2023 Representatives

Menton Times — After a week of intense campaigning - primarily on social media - students were able to make their voices heard by electing their student representatives for their year group.

Meet The Newest Generation of Sciences Pistes

Meet The Newest Generation of Sciences Pistes

Menton Times — Amidst heatwaves, lost luggage crises and seas of tourists, the Class of 2025 has arrived in Menton.

Teen Idle Issue 01: Sustainability

Teen Idle Issue 01: Sustainability

Teen Idle Magazine — Teen Idle Magazine's first issue! 50+ pages of artwork, photography, poetry, interviews, and more surrounding the topic of sustainability from young creatives all over the world. Explore Teen Idle further at teenidle.com or on Instagram: @teenidlezine.

Redefining Sex Ed with Primo Lagaso Goldberg

Redefining Sex Ed with Primo Lagaso Goldberg

Spotify — Podcast episode from Represent! podcast with guest Primo Lagaso Goldberg on changing the sex education system for LGBTQ+ students.

Inclusive sex education is more than ideological. It's a human right.

Inclusive sex education is more than ideological. It's a human right.

Youth Leadership Institute — Op-Ed on inclusive sex education written for Calafia, a California-based statewide youth policy journal.

Gender Roles Where We Least Expect Them

Gender Roles Where We Least Expect Them

Youth Leadership Institute

A Look Inside the Movement to Expand Conversation at Bay Around Sexual Assault & Rape

A Look Inside the Movement to Expand Conversation at Bay Around Sexual Assault & Rape

Bay School Riptide —

Passing Down Apartments: Tradition or Privilege?

Passing Down Apartments: Tradition or Privilege?

The Menton Times — In Menton, there is a long-held tradition of "passing down" apartments, where second-year students give their landlord's contact information to a specific first-year student.

Colette Yamashita Holcomb

Colette Yamashita Holcomb

coletteholcomb.com — Colette Holcomb is a student in the dual degree program between Columbia University and Sciences Po. Currently, she is a podcast intern at the Council on Foreign Relations. On campus, she reports on university news for the Columbia Daily Spectator and is a senior editor for the Columbia Political Review.