Tagged - culture
cultural disconnect
Cultural identities are a balancing act
I remember feeling overwhelmed by trying to balance my South Asian culture and the white-dominant Western culture of my hometown.
culture
ISA’s Cultural Night celebrates diversity of students on campus
Sometimes, cultures can get buried under the school curriculum — one solution for the danger of silencing various cultures of the student body is to provide students with a place to express themselves.
culture
RICE Crew dances across borders
If there’s any place to enjoy EXO’s Love Shot on repeat, Shape of You remixes, or to people-watch (K-pop edition), look no further than a RICE Crew practice.
culture
SA drafting Latin American Studies resolution with faculty, student group support
A petition to create a Latin American Studies department garnered 470 signatures, prompting SA to draft a supporting resolution with numerous endorsements.
asia
Spill the T(ay!): Lost in translation
Once every few years, I got a taste of what it feels to be an outsider in my own culture, peering in. I was a girl lost in translation.
culture
The chains of command, from Israel to the U.S.
Speaking from experience, using a teacher’s first name even by accident can be seen as disrespectful — a huge no-no in American schools.
culture
Festivals and FOMO: International student edition
As an international student, being away from home means being disconnected from cultural traditions. And in all honesty, I don’t know how to do a better job of keeping up to date with everything.
culture
Walrus Junction brings college music around town
On their Facebook page, Rochester-based band Walrus Junction calls themselves fuzz pop mixed with “raw, gritty tones and lyrics of…
anime
‘Senryu Girl’: a return to simplicity
Out of the many new releases this spring anime season, “Senryu Girl” is a breath of fresh air. Based on…
culture
KASA and URKC merger: Strengthening community
This past Tuesday, the two Korean student organizations on campus, Korean American Students’ Association and UR Korea Connection, merged.
