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A New Era in U.S. and Cuba Relations
Dr. Paul Vasquez, lecturer and undergraduate coordinator, shared his thoughts on the historic efforts to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba. Pegasus, the official magazine of UCF, turned to him for his to speak in relation to this topic in the article, “Horizon Cuba.” Dr. Vasquez, who is of Cuban ancestry and teaches American Foreign Policy, […]
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Pi Sigma Alpha’s Comeback Year
Pi Sigma Alpha is all about rebuilding and rebranding this year. In order to accomplish this, new PSA president, Aissa Dorange, is determined to bring in a new look and feel to the club. “PSA has not been a very active club in the past few semesters, so as the new president, I plan on […]
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Potential Repercussions in the Wake of Slain Journalist
The release of a video showing the murder of American journalist and former UCF student Steven Sotloff has demanded attention globally. The murder of Steven Sotloff was a response to the US’s continued airstrikes on ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria). “In the long run the attention they may be getting may not […]
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Dr. Vasquez Looks at Immigration Policy and the European Union
A collaborative study of immigration policy and the European Union involving Dr. Paul Vasquez of the UCF Political Science Department and Drs. Gallya Lahav (State University of New York at Stony Brook) and Anthony Messina (Trinity College) was published (online) this fall by the journal Migration Studies. Using originally collected survey data from Members of […]