Tag: cuba

Fidel Castro Roundtable

December 1, 2016
Mary Grace Richardson

By Mary Grace Richardson, Staff Writer Last week Cuban politician and revolutionary Fidel Castro passed, resurfacing a storm of debate surrounding his legacy. With his…

Cuban Aesthetics Under Socialism Part II

October 6, 2016
Alex Marino

By Alex Marino, Staff Writer Don’t miss Part I of this article, posted on Das Tor here. How do we differentiate utilitarian value from aesthetic…

Cuban Aesthetics Under Socialism: Part 1

September 29, 2016
Alex Marino
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By Alex Marino, Staff Writer In 1959, Fidel Castro’s communist party took control of the Cuban government and initiated a revolutionary movement that would define…

Curious About Cuba?

September 15, 2016
Jake Strickler

By Jake Strickler, Editor-in-Chief Here’s a quick one. With relations between Cuba and America normalizing, and the island nation in the early stages of a…

Global Cuisine Just in Time for Fall: Ropa Vieja

October 22, 2015
Jake Strickler
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By Jake Strickler, Staff Writer A little backstory on me: in a previous life, before making the decision to walk the hallowed halls of this…

Denis Leclerc on the Prisoner’s Dilemma

April 24, 2015
Keith Blincoe
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By: Keith Blincoe, Staff Writer Today I spoke with Dr. Denis Leclerc. Topmost on my mind was an exercise from his class in which the…