Urban Culture Vulture: Studying: Stop That!
I recently read the Time article “Teacher, Leave Those Kids Alone” by Amanda Ripley about a new government-imposed curfew in South Korea. The late-night patrol now prowl the streets to find after-hours tutoring academies (known as hagwons) that are in session after 10 p.m. It’s not just policemen that are searching for late-night studiers– the [...]
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Urban Culture Vulture: Teo’s Take
The Phoenix Art Museum’s galleries have always impressed me, and now I can certainly say the same about their film showings. To coincide with the Mexican Modern Painting exhibit, there has also been a Mexican Cinema Showcase on Sundays at 1 p.m. that screen thought-provoking films relating to the special exhibition. Though the Phoenix Art [...]
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Urban Culture Vulture: Manu For You
We all remember how several bands boycotted Arizona to protest the immigration law last year, which honestly, proved to be pretty ineffective. Manu Chao, one of the world’s hippest and most popular musicians, decided to try a different approach to showing his concern for the people of Arizona. In collaboration with the National Day Laborer [...]
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Urban Culture Vulture: What We Need is a Hero
Though my Internet browsing usually reaps little reward, I was inspired by what I came across online this past week. I stumbled upon a description of Woman as Hero, an ASU advocacy organization whose mission is to motivate women and men globally and locally to empower girls and women through education and entrepreneurship. Definitely don’t have [...]
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‘Footloose’ cast visits Tempe campus
Touring for the release of the new “Footloose” film, actors Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough visited the ASU Tempe campus on Tuesday.
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Q&A: Sean Avery Medlin
In an exclusive interview with The State Press, spoken word artist Sean Avery Medlin explained the meanings and challenges of his art form.
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Urban Culture Vulture: All About the Shabbos
With a Catholic upbringing, I haven’t had a lot of exposure to Judaism. Yes, I attended a bar mitzvah here and there during middle school, but that just meant I self-consciously watched and repeated what everyone else in-the-know was doing. So upon the suggestion of a friend, I decided to attend Shabbat at the Rohr [...]
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Urban Culture Vulture: Artists get RAW
On Friday night I headed out to Foundry on First in Phoenix to check out the RAW: Phoenix presents JUNCTION put on by Raw: natural born artist, an arts organization that provides independent artists of all creative genres with the resources, tools, and exposure needed to cultivate innovative art. So who else better to go [...]
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