by Bryce Bower | Nov 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Bryce Bower, Staff Writer The beginning of the fall semester this year brought with it a new grading policy at Thunderbird. I am writing this article because I want to shed more light on the issue and break it down for those who may be interested in it. I have...
by Bryce Bower | Oct 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Bryce Bower, Staff Writer I have spilled salt, walked under a ladder, broken a mirror, and had a black cat cross my path. To the best of my knowledge, I did not receive any extra bad luck because of these things. As an American, and having spent nearly 2 years in...
by Bryce Bower | Oct 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Bryce Bower, Staff Writer Whether or not you believe in climate change, it is a fact that the earth has gotten warmer in the last century. According to NASA, the global temperature has risen 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit (0.94 Celsius) since 1880. The air and oceans are...
by Bryce Bower | Oct 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Bryce Bower, Staff Writer During my stay in Germany, the university I studied at invited all of the students to attend a “Friedensgebet”, or “prayer for peace”, a couple towns over. It was a cold and frosty day, and every surface was covered in a few centimeters...
by Bryce Bower | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Bryce Bower, Staff Writer There were many German people who originally supported Prime Minister Angela Merkel’s decision to accept and provide asylum for Syrian refugees. As with any government decision, however, there were also those who opposed it- and those who...