Image Courtesy of Jane Chang Mi “When the Mountains Tremble,” a visual narrative of social injustice in Guatemala, screened Monday Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. in the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art.“It’s important to bring the power of cinema, to bear on telling difficult stories,” film director Pamela Yates said via phone.Re-released in 1992, the 1982 … [Read more...] about ‘When the Mountains Tremble’ Screened at the Weisman
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Now I know what freedom feels like
Art by Sacha Irick After two days of violent demonstrations in Venezuela, I am proud to say I have lived in freedom. The night was colder than usual. Groups of people rushed into the parking lot as the time approached for the election results to be announced. Some college students walked around wearing red shirts printed with the image of a yellow hammer and sickle. I … [Read more...] about Now I know what freedom feels like
My uncle’s cooler than yours
Art by Sacha Irick Why the “big bad wolf” isn’t really that bad at all Lately the world has been attacking the United States for its military involvement in foreign regions. Although critics have made many reasonable arguments against U.S. military expansion, s citizen of a country that hosts a United States military base, I have a few things to say against the … [Read more...] about My uncle’s cooler than yours