House music in the mainstream is here to stay
House music is this generation’s rock ‘n’ roll. Get used to it. Just like the rock movement, house inspires a “feeling.” There is a physical, chemical or emotional reaction to whatever auditory stimulus blasts out of nearby speakers at a given moment. It’s that “thing” that the melodic vocalist in Avicii’s hit, Levels, is singing...
Exchange program offered at French university
A new undergraduate exchange program is available for students at four of seven different locations in France at the College Universitaire de Sciences Po. The classes that will be offered in English are located on the Paris, Reims, Menton and Le Havre campuses, said George Primov, the program’s academic director in the department of sociology....
Advice from Paris for students studying abroad
Junior Claudia Curiel, who studyied abroad in Paris through the Inter-university Mission for Coordination of Franco-American Exchanges, offers her advice for others looking to study abroad in the future.
Bridging barriers among cultures
This multilateral perspective on black culture is exactly what Professor Edmond Abaka, director of Africana studies at the University of Miami, thinks is important for students to take away from these events.
Wake up to what exactly?
China: A Love/Hate Relationship
With President Obama's visit to China this week from Singapore, many speculate that the United States must address China's economic concerns regarding the health care proposals emerging through Congress. China, however, has also agreed to have a dialogue about its human rights issues that key players in the international community have raised.
The Black Eyed Peas back into the ‘dance’ of things
At Ultra Music Festival 11, the Black Eyed Peas performed together on the main stage for the first time in over two years. Fergie and co. will release their fifth studio album, The E.N.D., which stands for Energy Never Dies, on June 9.
‘The Amazing Race’ for the average person
University of Miami travelers with a sense of adventure and a taste for novelty can now live out their Amazing Race fantasies this summer with Competitours.
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