International Hot Topic: The 2025 Papal Conclave… and what the cardinals eat!
If you couldn’t tell by the rest of my blog posts already, I have a heightened interest (and intense love!)…
International Hot Topic: Soba Noodles for the New Year!
For this international hot topic post, I wanted to dive into learning about Japanese New Year’s culture. As an American…
Fall 2022 International Hot Topic: The British Prime Ministers of 2022
Often times, politicians- no matter their nationality or party affiliation, can seem so separate and disconnected from the public they…
Fall 2022 International Hot Topic: Brazil’s Presidential Election
It always surprises me, when studying history or politics or philosophy, how integrally connected the waves of human trends have…
Fall 2022 International Event: IAS Symposium on Global Corruption and Authoritarianism
From Thursday, September 22, to Friday, September 23rd, I had the opportunity to attend several lectures on Global Corruption and…
Fall 2022 International Event: COLSA & AFV Cultural Night
On November 10th at 8pm, the Colombian Student Association (COLSA) and the Association Friends of Venezuela (AFV) hosted a cultural…
Fall 2022 International Student Group: OU Cousins Matches
This Fall, I am continuing my membership in the international student organization, OU Cousins. This school year, I truly wanted…
International Current Event: “The Fringe” and Art in Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Fringe is arguably the largest arts festival in the world. Every August, Scotland houses thousands upon thousands dancers,…
International Current Event: Afghanistan Refugees in OK
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” reads the Statue of Liberty. The words…
International Current Event: Malala Yousafzai and Asser Malik
Malala Yousafzai- youngest recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize and world renowned advocate for women’s rights- recently announced her…