2008 Woodie Awards
On March 8, famed documentary filmmaker Noel 'Sonny' Izon came to Trinity College to show one of his most recent productions, Sandaan. Izon, who is the father of senior Juliet Izon, is most famous for his documentary "An Untold Triumph," which tells the story of Filipino-American soldiers in World War II.
0 CommentsSt. Patrick's Day, fondly known as St, Patty's Day, is an excuse for many Americans to revel in drunken debauchery, because somehow, drunken debauchery isn't as frowned upon on this day as it is any other day. However, the holiday is more than hitting the Irish pubs and drinking stout, it is a religious holiday celebrating the life of, what a surprise, St.
1 CommentsDuring the month of March, members of Trinity's chapter of ConnPIRG, Connecticut Student Public Interest Research Group, participated in a Food Stamp Program, which invited them to live on food stamps totaling $4 per day for either a week or a month. Four Trinity students took up this challenge for a week: Dora Turjan, Ian Hendry '08, Augusta Friendsmith '07, and Scott Dale '07.
0 CommentsOn March 9, Trinity College held its fourth event for Islam Awareness Week with a performance by Brother Dash, an Islamic African-American Spoken Word poet. Brother Dash, short for Brother Dasham K. Brookins, converted to Islam in the mid- '90s, but before that he had been involved in the Black Nationalism movement.
2 CommentsIn the spirit of Islam Awareness Week, the Muslim Student Association in concert with Sohaib Sultan, the Muslim Chaplain at Trinity, organized a lecture on "Spiritual Awakening in Islam." Kinza Elahi '09, President of the Muslim Students Association, stated as her mission for Islam Awareness Week to enlighten the community about Islamic faith and philosophy, as well as to comment more generally on the importance of open, interfaith, and cross-cultural dialogue: "This year, Islam Awareness Week was organized with the events of last semester, regarding intolerance, in mind.
0 CommentsSince 1975 when the U.N. declared March 8 International Women's Day, it has become a day to both celebrate the achievements and struggles of women everywhere across racial and economic boundaries and to recognize the potential for future advancements. On March 8, U.
0 Comments10. Cancun. MTV is holding it's Spring Break there again this year ... so actually, nevermind. You're in your twenties now, not a teenybopper. 9. Home. Detox and uninterrupted sleep never hurt anybody. And, if you wish really hard, maybe Vh-1 will host another ANTM mega-marathon to keep your week fashionably entertained.
0 CommentsI had the pleasure of treating myself to an early dinner Friday night by sampling various culinary dishes from around the Islamic world at the Islamic Food Festival sponsored by the Muslim Students Association as the final event of Islam Awareness Week. However, before I appeased my ravenous curiosity and appetite, a short Powerpoint presentation was given to the attendees displaying various Islamic musical traditions and a brief look into the everyday lives of Muslims around the world.
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