From the pink and purple hues on the horizon, the break of dawn finally arrived. Tiny little snowflakes stuck to the window at 30,000 feet above ground, chipping away as the sun rays glinted off the accelerating plane. Leaning back in my chair, I looked outside as I traveled into the future. In Philadelphia, the […]
Iran By Alice Hakvaag Last Sunday a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Iran in the Kermanshah province. Over 700 people are reported injured, with one reported related death. Out of those 700, 18 had to be hospitalized. Morteza Salimi, a spokesperson for Iran’s Red Crescent Society, said that most of the extreme injuries were caused by the […]
On November 15, the Office of International Affairs continued their lecture series with a presentation on U.S.-China trade policy. Temple University welcomed two honorable guest speakers, Dr. Guihuo Wang and Dr. Derek Scissors. Dr. Wang is a president in Academy of International Strategy as well as a law professor at Zhejiang University. He is also […]
Members of the dog-owning community are privy to a few unspoken rules when it comes to looking after your furry friend and maintaining a ‘good human’ status. These include: Cleaning up after your pet. Keeping the barking low-key, as not to disturb anyone. Using a leash when out and about to avoid any unwanted behaviour […]
Philadelphia, with one of the largest Asian American populations in the continental United States, was an ideal location for the eleventh annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, PAAFF. Featuring a variety of musical performances, workshops, films, conferences and galleries around Center City Philadelphia, the aim of the annual festival was to spark questions rather than […]
Despite its official wrap-up on November 2nd, it might not be the finale for either Harvard’s controversial lawsuit or the decision on affirmative action. It all began in 2014 when the coalition, Students For Fair Admissions, filed a complaint against Harvard’s racial quota in its undergraduate admissions process. With evidence from a Harvard internal study, […]
To view this article in English, click here No somos ajenos a la inmigración ni a los problemas que surgen de ella. En la sociedad globalizada de hoy en día, es común saber de personas que se cambian de un país a otro y llegar a conocer a muchas otras que son descendientes de estos […]
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 […]
France By Alice Hakvaag Protests have broken out across France, with 280,000 people criticizing President Emmanuel Macron and rising fuel prices. Macron’s government raised the prices of fuel in an effort to encourage cleaner cars, on top of global fuel prices rising as well. Protests turned deadly on Saturday in the Savoy region, where a […]
Today, unlike other time periods in history, we have more of an opportunity to expose ourselves to cultures foreign to us. We no longer interact solely with people who practice a similar lifestyle or who hold the same beliefs. Thanks to globalization, we are more aware of how people on the other side of the […]
With the passing of the 2016 Brexit referendum, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. This decision to reject internationalism and free trade was not an isolated incident, but in fact came on a global wave of xenophobia and a growing far-right movement. While the Brexit decision stoked worries in […]
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 […]
India By Hal Conte Rural Indians are organizing a massive mobilization of around 1 million people to highlight the dire state of affairs for small farmers in the country, who represent more than one out of every ten people on Earth. Farmer suicides have been common in the country since 1997 and the introduction of […]
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 […]
If you ask me 10 years ago how I keep in touch with my friends, I would tell you without hesitation their phone numbers that I memorized by heart. But now if I need to call someone from a different phone without my contact list, I would give up. I don’t even call them anymore! […]
A controversial music video has taken a nation by storm. Rap Against Dictatorship, a rap group from Thailand, has voiced the outrage of their people against the current military government through a song titled “Prathet Ku Mee” (Which Is My Country). The music video receives unprecedented attention, having garnered nearly 30 million views in just […]
Described variously as “the most successful democratically elected leader of the 21st century,” “the real leader of the free world,” and the woman who gave a “breakthrough” to the far right and crushed Greece, Angela Merkel is finally preparing to give up the leadership of Germany after 13 years as the country’s chancellor. She will […]
Para leer este artículo en español, haz click aquí. We are no strangers to immigration and to the issues that arise from it. In today’s globalized society it is common to hear about people moving from one country to another and to meet individuals who are descendants from immigrants. In the United States especially, stories […]
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: […]
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