Photos Courtesy of Ron Hall Two recent Seaver College graduates have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships. Danielle Claypool ('16) and Lauren Haberstock ('16) will use their Fulbright awards to teach internationally in the fall as English Teaching Assistants (ETA). Claypool, who who just received her bachelor's degree in English Literature, will teach in Turkey as an ETA during … [Read more...] about Alumnae Earn Fulbright Scholarships to Teach Abroad
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Alive In Motion – Currents Magazine Spring 2016
Photos by Daniel CasoMaster and SlaveHis body is locked on the ground, eyes to heaven, but a slave to gravity. He is shackled to the music, and the slick floor weeps with his sweat. Blood and tears from practice soak through the ground. He is locked in a battle with movement. His hips twinge, and he can feel the music call for him. He answers, bowing back over himself, leaning … [Read more...] about Alive In Motion – Currents Magazine Spring 2016
Six Coffee Shops Within 36 Minutes – Currents Magazine Spring 2016
Photo by Daniel CasoAll throughout the great metropolis of Los Angeles, the coffee scene thrives within the often-intertwined youth and creative culture. Like the typical coffee shop patrons, college students often seek an environment of peace, studiousness, creativity and contemplation. Encouraged to look past Starbucks and Coffee Bean, which are tinged with a sour … [Read more...] about Six Coffee Shops Within 36 Minutes – Currents Magazine Spring 2016
Confronting Racial Microaggression On Campus
Graphic by Falon OpsahlWhile significant progress has been made toward dismantling the detrimental stereotypes pervasive throughout society, colleges are now being forced to confront another type of prejudice that has gone unnoticed — racial microaggression.Racial microaggression, a coined by Derald Wing Sue, is used to describe the subtle, even unconscious, instances of … [Read more...] about Confronting Racial Microaggression On Campus
We Are Entitled To Ask For Help
Art by Peau PorotesanoBefore I went abroad, I was warned that everyone tends to experience a sort of “aha” moment at some point during his or her time away. Once the end of my second semester started to approach, I decided that perhaps this wasn't the time for my moment. I’ve since realized I was wrong. The end of a semester, an ending that might seem trivial … [Read more...] about We Are Entitled To Ask For Help
