There was a hiccup, a cough, and the jumbled clip-clop of high heels and work boots. I was surrounded by a seething mass of humanity closing in at me from every angle, jolting me and ...
Note: This piece deals with themes and descriptions of violence against members of the LGBT+ community. When the news that Jair Bolsonaro would likely become the next president of Brazil hit, actress Ellen Page took ...
If you ask me what festival I recommend to go during fall season, I will say the beer festival. Even though beer festivals are common in most parts of the world, the tradition comes from ...
Often times I get – perhaps rather delusionally – excited by a recipe. I go out and splurge on every single ingredient and then, as I start to prepare the meal, the sadness of eating ...
Ethiopia By Alice Hakvaag Last Thursday Ethiopia elected the country’s first female head of the federal supreme court. Meaza Ashenafi has worked as a human rights lawyer, served on the UN Economic Commission for Africa, and founded ...
The morning of October 8, 2018 the inhabitants of South Philadelphia woke up to discover that someone had vandalized the entrance to the city’s Italian Immigration Museum. On the institution’s doorsteps, graffitied words denounced anti-Columbus ...
Applying to graduate schools takes time but most of that time, quite ironically, is devoted to acing the many standardized tests designed to weed you out. It’s an uphill battle and to win, you need ...
“Shut up and go for it” is Jenna Song’s motto. No matter what it is, be it living in four states in 10 years, transferring between three high schools, or co-running a talk show, she’s ...
What do you think about when fall arrives? What do you associate it with? Fallen leaves? Cold? Wind? Or autumn? Pumpkin Spice? Halloween? Oranges and Reds? Warmth? Whether you like it or not, fall enters like ...
Central America’s widespread criminal activity and violence drives thousands of families out of their countries in search of refuge. The “Violent Northern Triangle” is home to organized criminal groups such as MS-13 and drug cartels ...
French football star Kylian Mbappé has set the world alight this year. After leading the French National Team (Les Blues) to a World Cup victory this past summer, the Paris Saint-Germain forward has continued to ...
I came home from a long day of school at Temple Japan Campus in Tokyo and was reflecting on how the week went when my thoughts were interrupted by the incessant snoring from my neighbor ...
On October 5, 2018, the Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to human rights activist Nadia Murad and gynecological surgeon Dr. Denis Mukwege for their distinguished work to end the use of sexual violence as ...
Naming is a powerful action. When we chose to label something, we automatically establish a relationship of dominance over that object. Imagine having the power to classify a whole group of people. Wouldn’t you have ...
Most of us mere mortals perform rituals only occasionally. But some of us enjoy the sweet, savory and crispy taste of a crepe any morning they please. It is made of a simple yet dynamic ...
Every month, the Temple University Office of International Affairs hosts an International Student Coffee Hour where both domestic and international students gather to celebrate diversity and multiculturalism. This semester, each Coffee Hour features a spotlight ...
The message was clear from the beginning. The day John McCain was announced dead from terminal cancer, my mother frantically called and relayed the news as if I hadn’t seen it everywhere already. Read more on ...
At 5 AM I was on a bus weaving its way through narrow roads, descending the Andes and heading towards Ecuador’s Amazonian region. Part of Temple’s Latin American Studies Semester, I was visiting Latin America ...
Photo Credit: Milenio Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico On Monday, a protest on the campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM by its Spanish abbreviation), Mexico’s foremost public university, turned aggressive as counter-protesters violently attacked protesters ...
Throughout my internship with Hummustown, a Syrian refugee catering cooperative in Rome, I was swept into the magic of food and family. This essay is dedicated to both the amazing Hummustown staff and Laura Esquivel ...
