Flags from a host of Latin American nations waved from lanyards in the clock tower quad on the morning of May 3, as students and faculty advisors from the Adelante club made last-minute preparations for their annual Cinco de Mayo event. The event, which was almost entirely organized by student members of Adelante club, […]

Minorities face real problems in the US. What a waste of energy to harangue a teenager for wearing a Chinese dress. When is a dress just a dress? Remember those photos of the little cocktail number that looked blue with black lace to some and white with gold lace to others when they were in fact the […]

I firmly believe food is the path to reconciliation in Australia. When I cook with Indigenous ingredients, I tell the stories of the animals and plants I’m using, explaining their significance as totems and the deep connection between food, kinship and culture. At 12, I discovered a family secret: my grandmother was Aboriginal, part of the […]

Art and culture implemented in community spaces through public art and cultural events can have a positive impact on community health in multiple ways. On Monday, April 23, a discussion about Art and Public Health wrapped up the third and final installment of a three-part Art and Culture Discussion Series co-hosted by New England Foundation for […]

Deer bones found in a cave in the Galilee have pointed to a unique cultural group that may have arrived in the region from Europe between 35,000 and 38,000 years ago. Newly published research regarding this group in the Levant (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria), points toward distinct cultural entities with distinguishing characteristics already existing […]

Fed-up women working at Nike wanted to make change at their company—and after they banded together, they did just that. According to an investigation from the New York Times, a group of women employees secretly sent out questionnaires to other women working at the sportswear company, asking them about sexual harassment and discrimination. They dropped the results […]

Tourism isn’t just about hotels and museums anymore, though they play a key role. From local events like Norman’s Porch Fest to the growing number of Airbnb properties listed here, Normanites are involved in this growing industry, and VisitNorman wants to invite everyone to their Annual Tourism Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on May 8 at […]

On Saturday April 28, the South East Women’s Wrestlers will present their first WRESTLEWOMANIA event staring at 7 p.m. at The Mill on 1085 Danielsville Road. Kate Bundy, known by the name Amazona Prime, is a participating wrestler and founding member of the collective. Bundy also serves as the group’s communications officer. “If you’re there […]

In this op-ed, David Yi, Founder and Editor of Very Good Light, explains why pop culture has a problem perpetuating a stereotypical image of Asian culture, and why the latest example to surface is so much more than a viral video trend. Growing up, I couldn’t find many Asian American pop culture figures to look up […]

For the numerous organizations dedicated to addressing the problem of women’s underrepresentation in science, solutions are far from clear. GROWING UP IN Saudi Arabia, Aciel Eshky didn’t get the memo that science was for boys. When she was around 10 years old, her aunt started to teach her basic computer programming. From there, going on to […]