A woman in Xi’an purchasing dumplings with Alipay I met up with a friend in Shanghai last summer. He had recently moved from Taipei, where we competed on our company’s dragon boat team together, to Shanghai. We met up for bubble tea at a crowded corner shop just outside Qibao Water Town. It looked like […]
Puerto Ricans celebrate at the Puerto Rican Pride Parade in NYC. Image source: Medium “We have not given justice to the Spanish Pioneers…simply because we have been misled,” wrote Native American activist Charles Lummis in 1893. To him, the Hispanics “made a record unparalleled; but our textbooks have not recognized that fact.” Almost 130 years […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Johnson and Corbyn Face Off as UK Set For December General Election by Hal Conte The U.K. Parliament voted for a Dec. 12 general election last Tuesday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed once again to advance Brexit through the legislature. Johnson’s Conservatives currently have a large lead in the polls […]
Illustration credit: Sana Kewalramani During the week of spring semester finals I received an email from the chair of the journalism department David Mindich, with a subject line “Spend a week in Greece this summer and earn three transfer credits through the Thessaloniki International Summer Media Academy.” Studying at home right then, I looked out the […]
Image source: Reuters/Yuri Gripas One had to flee and fled his capital city, two have been buried at the polls, and three others are hanging on by their nails. Since the beginning of the year, social movements have, via the ballot box, the streets, or both, seen the end of Greece and Ukraine’s leaders, while […]
Illustration credit: Eva DiNino “I don’t care about getting to know you. I want to know how you get to know.” With a flourish, Professor Hrebeniak dismissed the class, allowing all of us to marinate in his parting words and dissect the scrawl dictating our homework assignment for the night. Today, we were to emulate […]
Illustration Credit: Peter Naktin Macri Expelled From Presidency in Argentina as Kirchner Rides Again by Hal Conte Cristina Fernandez and Alberto Fernandez became vice-president and president of Argentina in a long-expected victory, with the pair’s 48 percent of the vote leading outgoing President Mauricio Macri’s alliance by 7.5 percent. The election was seen as a […]
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 Body of Spanish Ex-Dictator Franco to be Reburied on Thursday by Hal Conte Notorious fascist Francisco Franco’s remains are scheduled to be removed from the giant, ornate mausoleum where they currently reside and reinterred next to those of his wife on Thursday. After crushing the Republic, Franco was dictator until 1975 […]
Illustration Credit: Eva DiNino On the night of September 15th, Mexico bursts with joy and color as people flood into the streets and public squares to celebrate their country’s independence. Decorations and lights of green, white and red dress every building in sight as their residents and owners seek to pay homage to their national […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Anti-LGBTQ Law and Justice Party Wins Again in Poland, But Left is Back By Hal Conte Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party cruised to an overall majority in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, a widely expected result in a vote with high turnout. The party has declared “LGBTQ-free zones” and described gays and […]
Illustration Credit: Margot Whipps Written by G. Neely and K. Messerman In recent decades, countries around the world have begun to require that their populations learn English and with good reason. In 2013, the United Nation’s Education First (EF) English Proficiency Index found that out of 60 countries and territories, an increase in English proficiency […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Deportation of Haitians Intensifies Racism in the Dominican Republic. By Yoona Lee The Dominican Republic recently ended birthright citizenship for Haitians in the country as the latest step in a long line of discrimination against immigrants. In September 2013, a Dominican court issued the judgment that reversed birthright citizenship to Dominicans […]
Written by: Michelle Ferguson, Yijin Chen, Gianna DeSimone Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Introduction Around the globe, English is widely regarded as one of the most ubiquitous languages and one of the most important to know, according to Mackenzie’s book, ELF, bilingualism and multicompetence. Today, there are an estimated 1.75 billion users of English worldwide, according […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin French Ex-President Chirac Dead at 86 By Hal Conte Jacques Chirac, president of France from 1995 to 2007, and prime minister twice, during the 1970s and 1980s, died on Thursday. A Gaullist, Chirac’s attempts to install Thatcherite economics after being elected as prime minister under Socialist François Mitterrand was met with […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Protests Hit Egypt Amid Simmers of Discontent With Autocrat By Hal Conte At least 74 people were arrested in Cairo as protesters demanded the fall of the Egyptian government in two nights of ongoing demonstrations against President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, whose IMF-backed austerity programs have led to increased poverty and higher […]
Foraging in Action with my permaculture friend Truman Traveling from Philadelphia to New Hampshire is on par with traveling to a different country. The entire population of Philadelphia is larger than that of New Hampshire’s (1.5 million vs. 1.3 million). While the rustic, country stores and charming fields of small farms sometimes make me want […]
Illustrations: Peter Natkin Study abroad in Europe is well known among the study abroad students. However, Europe isn’t the only option. For the past few years, Asia has become a popular destination for American students, in particular, Japan. Our reporter flew to Japan to uncover the reason behind these students’ interest in this country. All […]
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Russia By Hal Conte President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party saw sweeping losses as voters took revenge over economic stagnation and a rise in retirement ages last year, with the main opposition Communist Party gaining seven seats and smaller parties six of the 38 won by United Russia in 2014. The […]
In June 2019, Temple University’s Center for Language and Culture welcomed high school students from across the world to participate in EducationUSA Academy, a State Department program to help international students learn about American culture and how to apply for American universities. During their stay, Freely Magazine held an essay contest asking students to reflect […]