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My Trip to Russia: Journey from the Heart to the Soul

My Trip to Russia: Journey from the Heart to the Soul

By Lara Cornelius, Staff Writer I always get this melancholy feeling when I land in Moscow. After spending the night in London, I immediately recognized the feeling that I was no longer in the United States or Europe. This landscape and language unconsciously evoked...
Love-Spoons and Black Noodles: V-Day Around the World

Love-Spoons and Black Noodles: V-Day Around the World

By Lara Cornelius, Staff Writer Oh, Valentine’s Day. As shelves in the U.S. brim with Russell Stover heart-shaped boxes, oversized teddy bears, and Hallmark cards, other countries engage in their own ways of declaring love, indulging, and gift-giving. Most countries...
Pussy Riots and Protests: The Fight for Equal Rights

Pussy Riots and Protests: The Fight for Equal Rights

By Lara Cornelius, Staff Writer In 2012, a group of five Russian girls wearing bright ski masks danced mockingly in an up-yours-style protest before the altar of Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral. The band members performed their “punk prayer” in a wild exhibition...