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Chinese Students’ Association celebrates festival
The ACU Chinese Students' and Scholars' Association had their mid-autumn festival on Saturday. Attendance at the festival this year was higher than anticipated. The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is the day when families get together for a reunion dinner. According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, on August 15 the moon is full, and is therefore a ... [Read More…]
Chinese Students’ Association celebrates festival
The ACU Chinese Students' and Scholars' Association had their mid-autumn festival on Saturday. Attendance at the festival this year was higher than anticipated. The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is the day when families get together for a reunion dinner. According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, on August 15 the moon is full, and is therefore a ... [Read More…]
Religious terror an international war
A mall in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city, became an unlikely site of terror last Saturday. Al-Shabab, an Islam extremist group, launched a four-day, bloody siege in demand of the withdrawal of Kenyan troops from Somalia. Grenades were thrown. Shots were fired. For four days, the extremists held hostages until Kenyan forces ... [Read More…]
The tweet is mightier than the sword
I have 89 followers on Twitter. That's pretty pathetic. I change my car's oil more often than I tweet. Twitter and I are just mutual acquaintances-not close enough to hang out but close enough to wave at each other in passing. But most of the world disagrees with me. More than 170 billion tweets have been sent since Twitter's creation in ... [Read More…]
Syria attacks citizens, U.S. should respond
Reports about the conflict in Syria have been increasing in number recently, but the crisis has been escalating for more than two years. Now that we know without a doubt the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its citizens, the United States must act. Rebels have been resisting the regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad since ... [Read More…]
ACU Tribes: International Students Association
While some students find living in a different place stressful, others unite to help one another. International Students Association brings together students from all over the world into a place they can call home. Video/editing by: Denzil Lim ... [Read More…]
New director to be appointed within a month
Members of the committee searching for the new director for the Center of International Education completed interviews with the candidates last week. Rachel Brown, Study Abroad coordinator, said the listing for the director's position was posted on the human resources website for several months and the committee began interviewing the final ... [Read More…]
Cartoon: North Korea’s secret agenda
Evan's Marks by Evan Marks "North Korea's secret agenda" ... [Read More…]
International Students gather weekly to share food and worship
Every Friday, international students come together as the Greens to eat and fellowship. Art and Susan Green, who have coordinated the dinner for 11 years, serve a variety of food from all over the world. Video/editing by: Denzil Lim ... [Read More…]