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Two years ago, while studying and working with the sustainability department of South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, USA, we conducted a food waste audit. The audit revealed that the buffet-style dining area at The Commons had a significantly higher percentage of food waste compared to the a la carte style at the Union area, despite the high number of restaurants (4) at the union. Students gather around a busy buffet line This audit finding is consistent with the U

Raila Amolo Odinga has never been easy to box in. Table of Contents The making of a dissident Visionary ideals: Democracy, Social justice, & Constitutionalism Pan‑Africanism and infrastructure A mirror of Kenya’s promises and contradictions Why his vision outlived his victories 1. Institutional reforms and constitutional legacy 2. Normalising protest and opposition politics 3. Pan‑African infrastructure and continental connectivity 4. The Pan‑African imagination 5. Mentorship

Few figures in Kenya’s political history have inspired as much admiration, controversy, and curiosity as Raila Odinga. Loved, feared, and endlessly analyzed, he remains the puzzle that every election tries, and fails, to solve. Table of Contents The making of the enigma Born into power but schooled in rebellion Opposition firebrand and constitutional reformer Perennial presidential candidate Master of handshake politics Handshakes as crisis management and self‑preservation Ho

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James Kiboko, “Jay” to his friends and colleagues, had never imagined that his family life would unravel because of a blood test....

Introduction The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) convened in New York from 22–30 September 2025 . Marking eight decades since the UN was founded in the aftermath of World War II, the session carried the theme “Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights” [1] . Secretary‑General António Guterres and President Annalena Baerbock of the General Assembly underscored that today’s global challenges—climate change, pandemic

Introduction Amid an unrelenting surge in cyber‑attacks, the tools defending our networks need to be as dynamic and adaptable as the threats they face. Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being deployed on both sides of this invisible war, helping criminals automate phishing campaigns while providing defenders with powerful analytics to spot anomalies and patch vulnerabilities. A recent IBM Cost of a Data Breach report found that generative AI‑driven attacks were pre

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(And the Sea That Took You Away) by Tess The Indian Ocean smelled like possibility that Friday afternoon. Salt, coconut oil, and the...

What if the very technology designed to connect Gen Z is quietly fracturing their mental resilience?  Born into a world where algorithms...

In a world desperate for reliable information, AI chatbots have emerged as both saviors and saboteurs. Despite sophisticated safeguards,...