Vol. 71, no. 18
International Fair heats up with dirty dancing
The speakers blasted, “We are family/ come on and dance with me” last Saturday in the Agnes Flanagan Chapel. The Sister Sledge song from the ’70s described the mood of the performances for the International Fair very well.
Read more...
Outdoor school offers more than just college credit
Imagine being in the North Cascades, standing over the edge of a bottomless crevasse. All that’s stopping you from falling to your death is one rope and two people. You haven’t talked to anyone from home in nearly a month, and now you’re wondering whether or not you’re actually going to make it out alive.
Read more...
Housing 101: Upperclassmen live on campus, too
Current first years looking for a community feel and bigger rooms may want to live in Hartzfeld next year; juniors and seniors wishing to remain on campus will find an affordable choice in the Apartments.
Read more...
Letters from abroad:
Dear Piolog, from Senegal
When I woke up this morning, there was a bull roped by the horns to one of the baobab trees in our courtyard. I’d known for a while that my family was going to make a sacrifice—my host father, Bebechere Gandega, recently received the title of Cheik—but still, I’d imagined the kill would take place somewhere more removed: a slaughterhouse, an open lot, or something. Not directly outside my bedroom window first thing in the morning.
Read more...
Letters from abroad:
Dear Piolog, from Munich
There are three main stereotypes of Germans: 1) only wears black turtlenecks, has really weird shaped glasses, and listens to Kraftwerk; 2) well-travelled, well-paid, stern business man who vacations in semi-tropical places like Florida to work on his tan; 3) beer swilling, lederhosen-clad, pretzel munching traditional German ancestor of many Americans. All can be accurate if you meet the right people, but there’s more to Germans than just sauerkraut and Mercedes...sort of. Please remember that I am in Munich, located in Bavaria, one of the more conservative states in Germany, and this may not apply to the whole of Germany. But it’s fun to imagine that it does.
Read more...