“The United Nations invites all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities during the Day, and to otherwise commemorate the Day through education …
Malala Yousafzai Graduates High School with Top Grades!
Human rights activist Malala Yousafzai recently graduated with top grades from her high school in the United Kingdom. She received a 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, and …
Celebrating National Classical Music Month
Classical music is so fascinating to me because it quite clearly carries the most variety and possibilities over any other genre. Thinking of its growth …
Saudi Women Have Been Granted Suffrage, but Progress Has Yet to Be Made
Saudi Arabia has long been known as one of the most patriarchal of the world’s countries — based on its restrictive attitudes and legal systems …
Land of the Free, Home of the Brave: The 14th Anniversary of September 11th
Today marks the 14th anniversary of September 11th, and we here at Germ stand together to honor the fallen. It was 14 years ago that terrorists …
World Suicide Prevention Day 2015
Today is the annual World Suicide Prevention Day, and according to the International Association of Suicide Prevention website, the point of today is “to focus …
Today Is International Literacy Day!
The ability to read and write is a powerful tool. Not only does it allow us to communicate our ideas and interact with the world …
Cooking Together: Food for Your Health and Your Heart
Food has mystical properties. It feeds the spirit as well as the body. Think about a food that conjures a memory for you. I remember …
Ciao, Baby
The end of summer means many things. We say goodbye to warm evenings and green leaves and late night sunsets. And sometimes, we must say …