Being a college student is more than studying. We have to deal with assignments, grades, friendship, and searching for self-identity. Our time in college comes with a lot of pressure because it is when we think specifically about our future life and career. Given that a semester is considered a four-month-long marathon, it is crucial […]
If you are a Temple student, you might have heard of the International Coffee Hour put on each month; it is a social event that brings together international and domestic students to share free coffee and learn about different cultures from around the world. In this way, the process of serving and enjoying coffee becomes […]
Illustration Credit: Eva Dinino Written by Mariana Bedon On September 30th, Peru’s President Martin Vizcarra dissolved Congress. It is the second time in Peru’s history that Congress has been dissolved. The last time this happened was April 5, 1992 when Alberto Fujimori was president. What happened? The battle between President Vizcarra and Congress started back […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Protests And Strikes Against French President Macron Over Pension Reform by Hal Conte Plans by French President Emmanuel Macron to reform France’s pensions code, which includes 40 separate plans, into a single system, have run into quicksand as CGT trade unions, public sector workers and yellow vest protestors have demonstrated in […]
Illustration: Margot Whipps As the end of the semester gets closer, life can become hectic to say the least. In addition to studying for your finals, you most likely have more than a couple of projects and assignments to hand in the very week after Thanksgiving. Desperation might be knocking on your door at this […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin New German SPD Leaders Could Spell Doom For Merkel by Hal Conte Members of Germany’s Social Democratic Party picked two obscure figures to lead the party in a blow to the “Grand Coalition” government headed by Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has promised to retire come next election. Saskia Esken and Norbert […]
Writers: Rachel Warner and Jae-In Kim Film Introduction Directed by Bong Joon-ho, the man behind Snow Piercer and Okja, Parasite focuses on the destitute Kim family and their infiltration into the lives of the affluent Park family. At the film’s world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, it carried home the Palme d’Or, the […]
Illustration Credit: Phuong Huynh The Nobel Prizes 2019 were announced again this fall with a total of 14 laureates. Immediately, the Swedish academy awards were caught up in a controversy involving Peter Handke’s Nobel Prize for literature. “We reject the decision that a writer who has persistently called into question thoroughly documented war crimes deserves […]
Illustration credit: Vy Le “It was the goblins”, my Mexican great-grandma used to reply as someone in the household thought an item went missing. “Let’s pray to St. Claire to find it!” As we walked in my hometown of Puebla, my dad also had intriguing statements about the paranormal. “They say a demon lives in […]
Korea’s Last Minute Decision to Continue Military Alliance with the U.S. and Japan By Yoona Lee On Friday, Korea decided last minute to continue the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with the U.S. The pact is considered as the pillar of the military alliance between Korea, Japan, and the U.S.. Korea had said […]
Photo by Gor Davtyan on Unsplash I finally discovered one of the best potluck ice breakers which avoids the cliche and overly-exhausted question, “So where have you traveled?” Instead, simply ask, “What is your most memorable international food experience?” Hopefully, your conversation partner or the entire room will smile to themselves remembering their indulgences. If […]
Illustration credit: Tia Marchiselli Social media has grown massively in the last couple of decades. Nearly half of the world’s population is in some way connected to the Internet (3.5 billion people out of 7.7 billion). In the United States alone, around seven-in-ten Americans–a rough 237 million–are active on social media. It is safe to […]
Illustration Credit: Margot Whipps 11,097 km, 13-hour time difference, and 14-hour flight. I had to challenge these numbers to get a new name tag in my life: an international transfer student. In the summer of 2018, I graduated from Kookmin University in South Korea and decided to transfer to Temple University in the spring of […]
Illustration credit: Kaitlyn Gross The language we speak influences our thoughts and our perspectives. As a bilingual person, who speaks English and Chinese, I resonate with the idea a lot through my personal experience. Maybe you never thought about it and now wonder how language is able to affect the way think. Time orientation Although […]
Illustration credit: Phuong Huynh There is something about ghost stories: the thrill they give you from the jump scare, the spooky appearance, or the nightmares keeps you up past midnight. Nevertheless, while the purpose of ghost stories is often ascribed to pure entertainment, in many parts of the world, ghost stories have become a culturally […]
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Blocked to Trap Protestors by Yoona Lee Chinese Communist leaders declared they will enforce “national security” protocols against protesters in Hong Kong after months of street battles over the city’s government and a now-scrapped extradition bill proposal. Last week, protesters turned Polytechnic University into a site of siege, escalating the intense […]
Image Source: Felipe Werneck/AP/Shutterstock In August of 2019, the Amazon Rainforest fires burned on the pages of almost every news source around the world. The world watched in panic as the world’s last mega-forest was consumed by flames set by humans- farmers clearing land for cattle ranching, soybean plantations, lumbering and gold. But not only […]
Image Source: asia.nikkei.com With crimson garments and gold-framed dark turquoise curtains providing an impressive backdrop, the new emperor of Japan, Naruhito, was officially enthroned on Tuesday with all of the ceremony that might be expected from a family who claims a royal lineage over 2,500 years old. But on the sidelines, Japan’s president, Shinzo Abe, […]
Image Source: Cole Burston/Bloomberg/Getty Images Canada’s 2015 federal election resulted in a Liberal majority government led by progressive Justin Trudeau. Throughout his political career leading up to September of 2019, Trudeau in the position of prime minister has taken many steps towards branding his progressive government as one built on inclusivity and social justice. Trudeau […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Marshall Islands Still Badly Scarred From U.S. Nuke Tests by Hal Conte 130 tons of irradiated soil dumped by the U.S. government within a concrete dome is at risk of being released as a result of rising sea levels due to climate change The U.S. tested 67 nuclear bombs and bacteria-laced […]