African Student Organization to promote cultural awareness

  ROKIA TOUNKARA NICOLE WINKS On May 1, 2017, Salem’s newest multicultural organization, the African Student Organization (ASO) was approved by the legislative board. The club’s purpose is to promote the various African cultures, traditions and heritages to Salem College and the greater Salem community. It is a priority of the ASO to promote a […]

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German graphic novels and Salem

NICOLE WINKS On 11 Nov., Matt Hambro gave a presentation entitled The History of the Universe in a Comic: Time Lapse in German Graphic Narratives. The presentation focused on the use of time lapse in graphic novels.  The focus was specifically on the non-indexical uses for creation stories. Time lapse is embedded in the Judeo-Christian […]

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I’ll Be Brief

NICOLE WINKS ILLUSTRATION BY KADIA KING Japan begins discussions on emperor’s abdication Emperor Akihito, aged 88, has decided to start the process to abdicate from being emperor in Japan.  Japan currently does not have existing laws to accommodate abdication.  The six-member advisory panel to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has plans to submit legislation to make […]

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By Nicole Winks The month of October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  Domestic Violence Awareness Month came from the Day of Unity which was originally celebrated and then it was extended to a week. In 1989, Congress passed legislation creating Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  During the month of October, activists against domestic violence use […]

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Salem College Republicans: Upcoming Plans

By Nicole Winks Salem College Republicans will attend two conferences to make students aware of the current political movement and of the Republican Party.   These conferences are the North Carolina Women’s Leadership Summit in Raleigh and the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Salem College has various political organizations on its campus, including the […]

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I’ll Be Brief: World News Shorts

By Nicole Winks Illustration by Kadia King Hope of UK Home for China polar bear Pizza Pizza, the lonely polar bear who is currently living in a Chinese mall may soon be moved to the UK’s Yorkshire Wildlife Park in which he will have much better living conditions.  The animal welfare charity by the name […]

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I’ll Be Brief: March News Shorts

By Nicole Winks US Election 2016: How does it all work? How does the US presidential election work?  In January of 2017, the US will have a new leader, but how does the actual process work?  It is an extensive and expensive process that has many rules and requirements.  In the US, you are not […]

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I’ll Be Brief: February World News Shorts

By Nicole Winks Marco Rubio ad mistakes Canada’s Vancouver for US city Marco Rubio released a new advert for his campaign that promised a return to “morning in America,” however the city that the sun is rising above is the Canadian city of Vancouver.  It was meant to be similar to the Reagan campaign advert […]

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ASN Celebrates the Lunar New Year

By Nicole Winks     On Feb. 8, 2016, the Asian Solidarity Network (ASN) hosted an event for the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Monkey, in collaboration with RA Semi Rivas, a junior. Upon arriving, the attendees were given lucky red envelopes that contained Bee Bucks. Normally, the lucky red envelopes contain varying amounts of […]

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Anime vs. Cartoons: Ready? Fight!

By Nicole Winks Cover image via Pascal For fans of anime, there is a common question asked by friends and family. That question goes something like this: “Why are you watching cartoons?  Aren’t you a little old for that?”  The answer to that question is simple. No.  Anime and cartoons are quite different.  Anime is […]

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