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Mali Children Flock to New Library Launched by Sarah Smilkstein ’11
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alumna Sarah Smilkstein ’11 recently celebrated the opening of a community education center she worked tirelessly to establish in an impoverished neighborhood in Mali. Smilkstein won a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant for her project in the Niamakoro neighborhood of Bamako, Mali.
Read More“We Have Come to Read the Books”
Davis Peace Prize recipient Sarah Smilkstein ‘11 challenges herself and others through work building a library in impoverished Mali.
Read MoreClothes Tell Stories
Art historian Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell talks to 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú about the ways clothes drive societal trends and how we feel about one another.
Read MoreCORE III Symposium Kicks Off
CORE 3 Symposium offers a variety of seminars and student-led presentations. This year’s theme is “Histories of the Present.”
Read MoreMesmerizing and Magical Views of Jupiter
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú students glimpsed Jupiter, Earth, and the sun perfectly aligned during a rare astronomical phenomenon October 29.
Read MoreThe idENTITY & Intersectionality Teach-in offers all-day events November 20
On November 20, the idENTITY and Intersectionality Teach-in will organize a day of art and self-expression. An all-day art exhibit will be on display at the Motley.
Read MoreCMS Athenas Cross Country Win Second Consecutive NCAA West Regional Title
The Athenas cross country team finished first at the NCAA West Regional on Saturday and won their second consecutive region title and the 8th in the history of the program.
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Applauds Alumna Gabrielle Giffords’ Recovery and Successful Book Release
A day of triumph was declared on the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú campus today as Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ ’93 continued recovery was affirmed by her appearance on ABC’s 20/20 and the national release of the congresswoman’s memoir, “Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope,” was cheered.
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Celebrates Alumna Gabrielle Giffords’ National Book Release
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú President Lori Bettison-Varga on Tuesday will lead a community celebration of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ ’93 continued recovery by lauding the national release of the congresswoman’s memoir, “Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope.”
Read MoreMapping the Mao Suit: A (Selective) Cultural Biography
Mao Tse-Tung has been called many things: revolutionary, visionary, psychopath, demagogue, etc. etc. Rarely, however, is Mao associated with fashion, and it would seem absurd, at first, to label Mao a fashion icon. Yet it’s undeniable that the “Mao suit” has attained a kind of iconic status, signifying precisely all those conflicting characteristics long associated with Mao himself.
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