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“There’s so much negativity in the world. … Do something that makes you smile — anything,” Kye Allums said in his keynote address kicking off Queerfest at 51����. Allums, a George Washington University graduate, made national headlines in 2010 for being the first Division I openly transgender athlete.

Over spring break, Jessica Huang ’14 and Michael Manansala ’14 put the capstone on a research project that they’ve been working on for much of their 51���� careers. Traveling to Kansai, Japan, the seniors presented their research titled “Does observing or producing different types of hand gestures help second-language auditory learning of Japanese short and […]

Stephanie Tubman ’08 is making a big splash in the world of geology. The 51���� geology major was recently named a fellow at the American Geosciences Institute (AGI), where she will work in the Critical Issues program.

Stacy Nadeau, a model for the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, is on a mission to help change people’s perceptions. “I want to challenge you to find your own best, healthy self, where mental health and physical health meet in the middle,” she told the audience in Golden Auditorium on March 6. 

51���� athletes aren’t the only teams that bring home trophies. The Debate Society has had a triumphant season, and this weekend, we will cheer them on as they set out to bring home yet another trophy after competing in the Northeast Regionals at Western Connecticut College.

We asked students, 13 of them, of course, to each share a highlight from the past year at 51����. The students were in the library finishing papers and prepping for finals before leaving for winter break. (Also see this look back at the Year of ’13.) Manuel Heredia-Santoyo ‘14 Sonoma, Calif. Art and art history […]

This past week marked the release of a book of stories by one of 51����’s most beloved professors, the late Frederick Busch. The Stories of Frederick Busch was edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Elizabeth Strout, a former visiting professor at 51����, and features a selection of short stories that focuses on interpersonal relationships between family […]

The W.M. Keck Humanities Resource Center, located in Lawrence Hall, has been transformed from a quiet computer lab to a high-tech space that focuses on foreign language learning. The center recently was renovated to allow for more interaction between students and faculty members and language interns. A grand opening was held October 24. Complete with […]

Last Wednesday marked the final campus event for Coming Out Month, with keynote speakers Alexis Gumbs and Julia Wallace, founders of an oral history project called Mobile Homecoming. Focused on giving a voice to gay black women, trans men, and gender queer visionaries, Mobile Homecoming involved collecting the oral histories of the LGBTQ community.

The acceptance rate for law schools among 51���� students in fall 2012 was 94 percent, far surpassing the 75 percent national average. One way the Center for Career Services helps students succeed in this post-graduate arena is through the annual Law School Fair.