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Staff Illustrator, Gareth Bentall Gareth is a cartoonist and illustrator currently in his junior year as a Communication Arts student. He specializes in political cartoons, humorous illustration, underground comic trivia, bird watching, hoarding, forwarding, boogie boarding and Parcheesi. Gareth currently resides inside of his inkpot. // Facebook bentallgr@commonwealthtimes.org
Islam is not synonymous with terrorism
“Islam” has become a word of fear in our daily language solely for the negative connotations associated with it. In Arabic, “Islam” means “submission” or “surrender,” and it derives from the word “salaam,” which holds meanings such as “peace.” In Christianity, surrendering to God is putting your life in God’s hands. So why is the […]
Countries in need of prayer come second to Paris attacks
Days after the terrorist attack in Paris, Islamic State affiliate Boko Haram killed 32 people and left 80 dead in the city of Yola, Nigeria on Nov. 18. As the news of the attack in Paris overflowed media coverage and profile pictures on Facebook changed to the French flag, the citizens of Nigeria were left […]
Transphobic violence hits historic high
Though Caitlyn Jenner made the cover of Vanity Fair and Laverne Cox prospered as a popular actress earlier this year, 2015 has been marked by historically high amounts of violence against transgender people. According to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, there have been 22 killings of transgender or gender-nonconforming people, 19 of which were […]