IS Students Participate in Pro-Palestine Demonstration

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Zayna Abdel-Rahim stands at the Stallions statue in the Quad introducing guest speakers during a Pro-Palestinian Protest.

On Monday, April 29, students and community members gathered at the free speech center of campus, the Stallions in the Quad, to demonstrate in support of Palestine. Organized by the Palestinian Solidarity Committee (PSC), students and community members led and participated in chants in a seven hour event. Zayna Abdel-Rahim, International Relations major, then led students on a march through the Quad to Old Main. The protest was Texas State’s most widely attended protest at the Stallions this year.  Abdel-Rahim told KVUE:

students stand in front of the Stallions statue with signs in solidarity with Palestine
Students stand with signs exhibiting solidarity with Palestine during a protest in the Quad.

“I’ve noticed that Texas State does not have a very … politically active community, especially when it comes to protests. I recognize that could be due to the risk that comes with doing an event like this, but it’s just important that if no one else is doing it, I think we should be doing it.”

Several student organizations were in attendance no arrests or major issues arose during the event.

 

Gradaute Thesis Award: Sierra Bligh

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Sierra Blight, MA ’23

Sierra Bligh, M.A. in International Studies, won the Graduate Colleges’ Outstanding Master’s Thesis in the Social Sciences, Education, and Business.  Sierra’s thesis, “Feminist Foreign Policy: Analyzing the Core Values and Identities of Feminist States” explores the ways in which states such as Sweden, Canada, and France have developed and implement Feminist Foreign Policy on issues related to gender inequality, poverty, global security, and the economic empowerment of women. Sierra’s thesis was chaired by Dr. Franziska Newell in the Department of Political Science.