Recent Entries
An Eminent Threat?
“To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to my horse--German.” (James Chamberlain-Professor of the Learned Lang... read more
Worse then Death?
Like most people, I have experienced a family member passing. When my dad passed away almost 10 years ago now, I did not realize the ripple effe... read more
Consume, Consume, Consume
In today’s world, especially in developed countries, the model for success is often times consumption. America in particular is an examp... read more
Sikh Experience in America
As an attempt to broaden and familiarize the members of the Chico St. community with the outside world, staff and faculty have worked together to ho... read more
Stereotyped American
Today I attended the presentation entitled Stereotyped American. Tasha Dev, one of the coordinators of the university study abroad program was t... read more
The Prophets Hair as a Tall Tale
Like many cultures, American children grow up listening attentively to tall tales. From Paul Bunyan and Babe the blue ox to Davy Crock... read more
Name=Identity
“Names are an important key to what a society values. Anthropologists recognize naming as 'one of the chief methods for imposing order on percep... read more
Altruism Presentation
The great American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to s... read more
Peace Corps
This past Thursday, Travis Axton of the Peace Corp gave a presentation in our class. ... read more
Lady Liberty Isn't Always Perfect
The statue of liberty is a symbol of freedom and hope for citizens as well as immigrants of the Uni... read more
