Author Archive: Charles Rollet
NU Student Discusses Protesting for Democracy in Russia
Russia is currently undergoing some serious challenges to its “one-party democracy,” as protests have rocked the nation’s traditional power structure. [...]
The Trolls of Northwestern Memes Uncovered
So you’re in a massive lecture class, and just like everybody else with a laptop, you’re on Facebook. Bored [...]
Can Facebook Help College Kids Escape Suicide?
Facebook, frequently associated with pointless status updates and potentially career-ending pictures, doesn’t usually come to mind when one thinks of mental health [...]
The US Shouldn’t Vilify Pakistan
The Wicked Witch of Waziristan is dead! President Obama and the CIA director he appointed – Leon Panetta – certainly [...]
Bahraini Nights: Reflections on the Uprising in the Gulf
Bahrain was supposed to be different. It had loose alcohol regulations, sex shops, and even a Jewish woman — Nancy [...]
Northwestern students accidentally paint Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
Evanston, Ill. — Actor and professional wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is reportedly “furious” after he was painted “from head [...]
The Parallels Between Libya 2011 and Iran 2009
The Iranian people are proud of themselves. To them, the current uprisings that are rocking the Middle East are an [...]
Egyptology Ain’t So Easy
Much has been said about the situation in Egypt; pundits, policy wonks, and bored pseudo-intellectuals such as myself are all having a [...]
Riot like an Egyptian
Is Cairo today Philadelphia in 1776, or Tehran in 1979? Charles Rollet reports.

