Taleen Khalafian Contributing reporter France has done it. Italy, Germany, and Switzerland have done it, too. About twenty countries (and forty-two U.S. states) have officially recognized the Armenian Genocide. Now, it’s time for the United States government to step up and do the same. Doing so will affect relations between the U.S. and Turkey and for this reason, President Obama’s administration, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is against the measure. The truth of the matter is, though, justice and… Read more

Taleen Khalafian Contributing reporter Imagine being cruelly and forcefully abducted and taken from your home. Picture yourself placed in a relatively small space, where you are trained to carry out ridiculous, unnatural tricks, only to be forced to perform them in front of large audiences for the duration of your life. Unfortunately, this is the reality of so many helpless animals, including the marine mammals at SeaWorld Parks in San Diego, San Antonio and Orlando. Just last month, tragedy struck… Read more