Visual Credit: Margot Whipps Offering a uniquely feminine account of post-war trauma, Beanpole candidly juxtaposes the dog-eat-dog nature of female friendship with the unforgiving violence of war. A genre dominated by gory battle sequences, few war films endeavor to focus on the anguish which lingers when the dust settles after combat. While director Kantemir Balagov […]
Illustration Credit: Sana Kewalramani For almost every college student, a day is rather incomplete without the invigorating smell of freshly brewed coffee. On ordinary days, Saxbys and Starbucks have been your best friends. But, as we wander through highly uncertain times amidst the lockdown, those are no longer viable options. Through my research for this […]
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 […]
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: Vy Lee When I tell people that I prefer to travel solo, a lot of them are surprised and curious: Is it weird to eat alone? Do I feel lonely? Am I scared that no one will be able to help me if something happens along the way? To be honest, my answer […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin As international students and world travelers, how can people work to maintain friendships when everyone lives far away? It begins with a missed video message. My friend and I had wanted to video chat and got around the differing schedules and the whopping 14-hour difference between Tokyo and Philadelphia. I realized […]
Have you ever wonder how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone? While it may sound safe to avoid all physical contact to not offend anyone, the lack of touching might imply cold attitudes or indifference in interpersonal relationships that would also hurt others. So, what should we do? The simple answer is to […]
Summer break is only a few months away and you might be already thinking about summer plans. There are various reasons why an internship should be one of them! Internships are an increasingly important part of the college experience. According to the NACE Job Outlook Survey, more than 70 percent of employers prefer to […]
When I first studied abroad in America, I encountered many awkward situations leading to a lot of funny situations because I was not familiar with American culture. Now, after I have been living here for several years, it is so funny when I look back at all of these mistakes. 1. Asked for A […]
This weekend I talked to one of Freely’s co-founders, Alex Voisine, about what it was like to apply for and receive a prestigious Fulbright grant. Alex, who graduated from Temple in Global Studies and Spanish last year, is currently living in Mexico City, Mexico, and working on a Master’s degree in International Relations at the […]
A new year has started. Naturally, this gives us opportunities to reflect on all the events in the last year and push ourselves towards new ambitions. As for me, I have given some thought to why all of my resolutions from last year (and last last year) failed miserably, and I realized that I have […]
Winter break is coming soon. What are you going to watch this break? If you have nothing to do but watch shows or movies, here is your recommendation list of the shows or films on Netflix or HBO that you can share with your friends or family together this winter! Atelier (TV series) Atelier is […]
Graphic: Sana Kewalramani My mom doesn’t know how to book flights correctly. She tried to figure out how much it would cost our family of four to fly to Oslo to visit extended family, and she had the gall to suggest it would cost $2,000 each way for all of us. When I found out […]
Daylight savings time said goodbye to us again on November 3rd. After this day, the United States enters standard time, also known as winter time. But what is the point of switching back our clocks? Daylight savings time, also known as summer time in the UK and other countries, is the practice of forwarding clocks […]
We have discussed how to find intrinsic motivation through a variety of methods, and I think that there is no better person to learn from than someone who is actually bilingual. I turned to my friend Yuri Suzuki, a current Temple Sophomore from Tokyo, Japan who is studying Communication Studies in Philadelphia for one year. […]
With winter coming, how do we warm up during chilly time? Hot drink, of course! Have you heard about any hot drink that you didn’t know before? Below are some hot drinks around the world that will guarantee to warm up your winter! Hot Chocolate Though hot chocolate is one of the most common hot […]
Language learning is not always the easiest path. I am currently in Japanese Advanced Level One, and I ask myself why I spend hours drawing miniature kanji, glaring at grammar notes, and breaking pencil tips over vocabulary I can’t remember after a week of studying. The reason I persevere though is as easy as this: […]
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 rocking me until I became one with it. In that moment of unity, I felt a sense of freedom I […]
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 some tricks up your sleeve. GRE, LSAT, MCAT… you name it. For most selective graduate and professional programs in the […]
As a sophomore at Temple, I am still in the process of exploring on-campus resources. One of my favorite on-campus resources, the Writing Center, has been a lifesaver. Last year, I was struggling in a course that required lots of writing assignments. I was not familiar with English writing, and felt kind of helpless. As […]
