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A Personal Reflection of A Poetry Reading With Ahmad Almallah

On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the award-winning Palestinian poet Ahmad Almallah came to campus for a session of poetry reading and conversation. I arrived at the Scheuer Room right on time, only to find it already packed with people including students, professors, and

February 15, 2024

Opinion

On the Topic of Race: America is Doing the Thinking for Europe When Europe Should Really Start to Think for Itself

Last summer, I was in Berlin participating in a month-long German-speaking programme. Every week, the class centered its discussions around one topic. Among the numerous topics covered were immigration and race. As I was ready to delve into a textbook-based lecture on

February 8, 2024

Arts

(Wald) Einsamkeit: Capturing the Untranslatable Word

There are some words in German that cannot be translated into English. Waldeinsamkeit is one of them. The Oxford German-English Dictionary tells me that it is “woodland solitude,” while another dictionary describes it as “the feeling of being alone in the woods,

December 15, 2023

Opinion

An Education in Classical Music: Decolonizing the Mind of Classical Concerts Goers

What comes to mind when someone says “classical music”? Formality? Traditions? Outdated antiquity? It’s funny how the term has adjectival implications. I was once described by a stranger who, upon our first encounter, said, “You just look like someone who listens to

October 26, 2023

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A Personal Reflection of A Poetry Reading With Ahmad Almallah

On the Topic of Race: America is Doing the Thinking for Europe When Europe Should Really Start to Think for Itself

(Wald) Einsamkeit: Capturing the Untranslatable Word

An Education in Classical Music: Decolonizing the Mind of Classical Concerts Goers

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