By Nelson Graves Students from this program have submitted more articles to News-Decoder this year than counterparts in any of our other member institutions. They are helping to organize a webinar for later this month and have launched special writing workshops for...
“The darkroom is my sanctuary. I find peace in the red ambient light. I dodge and burn my images with purpose and passion.” The author, after a stint in the darkroom One minute in the developer, 30 seconds in the stop bath and two minutes in the fixer. I...
Being biracial should be simple: you are composed of half of each parent’s race. But I’ve discovered the reality is anything but. A mixed race couple with their twin sons, Washington, DC, 11 June 2008. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) My parents are not of the...
She wrote an article, organized a writing class and took charge of a webinar. Meet Jaeli Rose of Student Year Abroad France, our latest “Decoder in the Spotlight”. She wrote an article for News-Decoder, organized a writing class that is already bearing...
When Catherine Deneuve criticized the #MeToo movement, I was perplexed. Does feminism mean different things in different places? French actress Catherine Deneuve, Berlin, Germany, 12 February 2017 (EPA-EFE/Clemens Bilan) I quickly learned, as I stepped off of the bus...
I used to feel secure as a Muslim in America. This changed with Trump’s election and I do not believe Islamophobia will end when he leaves office. A political rally for Donald Trump, left, in Oklahoma City, 26 February 2016. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) I’ve always...
Casey Konermann has seen a lot during his years collecting garbage. Now, his U.S. city is modernizing — not only for efficiency but for safety. The changes and additions to the Sanitation Department’s fleet have cost approximately $2.5 million. (Photo by Azra...
Afghan school girls study under a tent, at the Zarghona High School in Kabul Afghanistan on Thursday Oct 16, 2003. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel By Jane GreenipCollege. It’s the first word I hear out of my relatives’ mouths right now, the moment I walk into the room. I get...
As a Jew, I can never forget the Holocaust and the slaughter of millions. But we must not persecute Palestinians for their faith. That is hypocrisy. Israeli and Palestinian women dance together during a mass protest near Beit HaArava in the Jordan Valley, Israel, 8...
Students and faculty at Indiana University have been named “Decoders in the Spotlight” for contributing a distinctive body of work to News-Decoder’s website. Students and faculty at Indiana University have been named “Decoders in the...