When news came out that North Korea allegedly tested out an H-bomb, the world dropped a massive f-bomb.
On Jan. 5, an earthquake was said to have happened in North Korea near a spot that has historically been known as a nuclear testing site. Then, N.K. said nope, it was actually a hydrogen bomb test and the world should know that its nuclear game is on point. South Korea got a bit flustered, while the U.S. shook a finger Kim Jong-un’s way since the territory has been under U.N. sanctions for this exact kind of mumbo jumbo.
As for the Middle East, some shenanigans occurred between Saudi Arabia and Iran. After a Shiite cleric and 46 prisoners were executed in Saudi Arabia on Jan. 2, Iranians became furious and went after the Saudi embassy in Tehran, Iran’s capital.
Ties between the two countries have been cut and Iran’s relationship with countries like Kuwait, Sudan and Bahrain have weakened because of the events – words like, “You can’t sit with us!” were said. All this drama is a result of other deep-set geopolitical issues between Saudi Arabia and Iran; oil, military and religion, to name a few.
On President Obama’s list of concerns are North Korea, Iran and America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia, as well as gun control.
On Jan. 7, our president gave many of us the feels when he spoke on the country’s gun epidemic, specifically mentioning the 26 Sandy Hook Elementary School victims after the mass-shooting in 2012. Obama voiced with a heavy heart that executive action is going to be taken to end the gun violence in America.
After the speech, (insensitive) people took to the Internet to make fun of the fact that the POTUS cried when he spoke about the murdered children of Sandy Hook. One good thing that came out of people’s ridiculous comments was Trevor Noah’s Daily Show segment on the subject. Snaps for Noah, and his beautiful monologue.
See that thing you’re feeling right now, that pain in your chest that comes from watching someone weep on national television, because he knows that society can do better than to file the shooting of children under ‘shit happens’? That feeling is how you know you’re human. No matter how opposed to Obama’s policies some people may be, or how cynical their politics, they have to at least acknowledge and respect the raw authenticity of that emotion.
He followed with a response to critics claiming Obama’s tears weren’t “believable.”
Are you f***ing kidding me? Shedding tears when you think of murdered children is not really believable? You know what? There is something here that is not really believable, the fact that the rest of us have to share the title of human being with you.
Speaking of monologues, the Golden Globes aired on Jan. 10, and so many great things happened.
For starters, the night’s dynamic duos: Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer, Eva Longoria and America Ferrara, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt and always, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The night’s best social media activity: a selfie by Tony Hale posted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus with the (phenomenal) cast of Veep, a selfie by America Ferrara (with her crew), another squad picture by Eva Longoria, all the (deserved) Twitter praise for Leonardo DiCaprio and my personal favorite, a Twit vid by Liev Schreiber (aka Ray Donovan) pre-gaming to Selena Gomez where he just wanted to look good for us.
I like to look at the Golden Globes as a sort of pre-Oscars, and since DiCaprio, others from his film The Revenant and the movie itself won big, I think everyone should agree when I say 2016 will be the year of the Leo.
Week one has now come and gone here on campus, and hopefully everyone is as settled as the weather. Winter term can be a difficult one to get through with it being so dark in the morning and only brief daylight hours.
This is the time of year when the type of depression called S.A.D., or seasonal affective disorder can creep up on people. It is classified as a very common mood disorder that affects around three million people a year in the U.S., according to the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
This is not a drill!
Get those happy lamps. Make time for that trivia night. Answer when your family calls. Start that new Netflix series (to watch after you study). Always eat the dessert (after a well-balanced meal). Take a nap in between classes as a refresher. Ask for help and support whenever you feel like you need it. And make sure you are taking care of yourself in terms of mental peace and physical strength.
