Rohan Mathias, staff reporter

My mother fights a riptide for me

I was stranded out at sea, the shore was barely visible, My nine-year-old self stared out, mouth agape. I couldn’t believe what was happening. When I went with my family for a holiday to Orissa, a state on India’s western coast, I didn’t expect my life to be in danger. It was just supposed to […]

Review: Blackfish

The movie Blackfish explores the impact of captivity on intelligent animals. Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, it tells the story of a killer whale, Tilikum, in captivity and how the cruelty and hardship in his life lead him to kill several trainers, and yet the company still doesn’t release him as he is worth too much […]

Zimbabwean teacher conflicted about election

Zimbabwe: a country so filled with action, heartbreak, and inspirational stories that it could be an action movie. On Aug. 3, it took another twist. As Zanu-PF, the party that has been in power since 1980 (Zimbabwe’s independence), once again won the election, this time there was talk of a rigged count, something that could […]