October 21, 2014
Gai Nyok, graduate student in economics, remembers waking up one morning at 5 years old in the tiny village of Abang, of the former Sudan, with the sun still down and being grabbed by the hand by his older brother.
“Ket,” his older brother exhaled. In their native Dinka language, it meant “run.”
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By Brittney Nadler
September 10, 2014
Abdoul Gassim Toure had never been to the United States before applying to take part in Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) 2014. The course boldly stated it would give educators from around the world the opportunity to experience the tantalizing American Dream.
“My friends and family thought it was a...
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By Stephanie Youssef
May 8, 2014
With the end of the semester comes the impending doom of something every student shudders at: finals.
Yes, it is now the semi-magical time of the year when library attendance hits at an all-time high, coffee sales spike sharply and students’ lives reach a whole new level of miserable — reall...
April 28, 2014
From the get-go, Ramin Bahrani’s moving third feature film, “Goodbye Solo,” (2008) illustrates a powerful story about two men on the opposite spectrum of life. The movie begins with a conversation between a warm and cheery black taxi driver, who is offered a unnerving proposition by a significantl...
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