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A Hunger Strike is Only Effective if Someone Actually Cares if You Starve Yourself to Death

May 11, 2024May 11, 2024 by Dana Pico

Roughly 15 pro-Hamas students have gone on a hunger strike at Princeton, and hunger strikes are serious things, but they’ve opened themselves up to justifiable mockery.

Student Activists Stage Hunger Strike Outside the Capitol; Vow Not to Eat Until Voting Rights Bill Passes

February 22, 2022January 16, 2022 by Elizabeth Vaughn

Forty student activists have staged a hunger strike outside the U.S. Capitol building. They vow not to eat until the Senate passes voting rights legislation. Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin’s (D-WV), who have been crystal clear in their opposition to eliminating the filibuster since last January, once again confirmed their positions on …