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Enis Ercan

Enis Ercan, Eastside Online Global Commentary Editor

Currently a senior at East, Enis Ercan loves all things history and is the vice president of East’s History Club. Aside from writing for Eastside, biking, historical wargaming and reading are some of his favorite pastimes.

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Leaders of Turkish Cultural Club share information at the 2023 Activities Fair.

Influx of Turkish Immigrants find home in Cherry Hill

Enis Ercan, Online Global Commentary Editor
December 18, 2023

Immigrants created, defined and maintained America. From the May- flower Puritans setting foot on a new land, to the Italian-Americans charac- terizing a new urban era in the 1900s, the United States has always been a destination for expatriates and...

Cemal Bayrak (’23)

Enis Ercan, Eastside Online Global Commentary Editor
April 10, 2023

He may seem like your average high school senior - sleepy, tired, and anxiously waiting for college commitments. But Cemal Bayrak* (‘23) is anything but average. Cemal was born in Kayseri, Turkey, in 2003. His birth year holds significance, for...

Student governments differ in college and high school

Enis Ercan, Eastside Online Global Commentary Editor
March 27, 2023

In recent times, the concept of a ‘student government’ at American public schools has become predominant. Many schools now possess student leadership bodies which serve as advocates of student interest and voice, as well as form a link between student...

United States Cyber Command

Recent cyberattacks have revealed our vulnerability

Enis Ercan, Online Global Commentary Editor
February 26, 2023

Espionage and information acquisition have been major aspects of international relations since humans first put pen to paper. And yet, with the boom in technology experienced in the last few decades, the ability of nations to spy on their neighbors and...

Representative Kevin McCarthy in discussion with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene in the House Chamber.

The House of Representatives freezes

Enis Ercan, Online Global Commentary Editor
January 5, 2023

The 2022 United States midterm elections saw the Democrats maintain control of the Senate, but lose the House of Representatives to the Republican Party. With a Democratic President, split Congress, and Republican Supreme Court, the American political...

Türkiye’s YGS

Enis Ercan, Eastside Global Commentary Editor
November 22, 2022

“Life equals 180 minutes?”  For years, activists for educational change in Türkiye have touted this slogan among others as the hallmark of their opposition to Türkiye’s national exam for higher education, abbreviated in Turkish as the YGS...

An ode to the lighthearted reaction of the younger generations. (Courtesy of Krishna Rajpara/The GW Hatchet)

The queen’s death leaves behind a mixed legacy

Enis Ercan, Eastside Online Global Commentary Editor
October 21, 2022

From the streets of London to the governments of the world, the death of Queen Elizabeth II was accompanied by one of the largest, and most varied, outcries of reaction globally. No world leader with any significant connection to Britain was there that...

Yeh ('24) pictured with her original book.

Cherry Hill East Writing Club hosts book fair

Enis Ercan, Eastside Staff
June 1, 2022

Cherry Hill East Writing Club (CHEW) held its second-ever display of student-written children’s books on May 19th. Held in B241 during lunch break, books written by East students were lined up on a table for everyone to see and read. The CHEW club came...

Many American citizens remain wary of getting vaccinated due to fears of microchipping

Covid-19 Vaccine Microchipping

Enis Ercan, Eastside Staff
February 5, 2022

The government and vaccines are hardly ever a calm topic in our country, but recently they have become absolutely a firebrand. Determined international efforts to discover and produce a vaccine to combat the COVID-19 have been underway since the WHO declared...