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Final Thoughts
Prepare yourself. I am about to tell you a long winded introduction to the topic of globalization. In 2003, at the age of 23, I hopped on an interna... read more
Love, Madness
Have you ever wondered what drives a person mad? Are some naturally more susceptible than others? Salman Rushdie’s short story The Harmony of th... read more
Ridiculously Ruby Red
At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers, by Salman Rushdie, is a story set in a militantly consumer fantasy land based loosely on a Wizard of Oz theme. I... read more
Pakistan - Land of the Pure
Professor Mahan Mirza from the department of Religious Studies gave a presentation on Pakistan in order to raise awareness and understanding of its ... read more
Women Around the World
The California State University, Chico Study Abroad Office presented a panel of international women for a question and answer session during the Inter... read more
The Prophet's Hair
The Prophet’s Hair is a short story from the book East, West by Salman Rushdie about the unfortunate effects of a religious relic – a sil... read more
Butterfly Effect
Chaos theory is a wondrous and rebellious topic inflamed against the pristine confines of an imaginary Euclidean universe. Coincidently, the prologue ... read more
Cultural Prison
Seattle is one of my favorite culture shocks. I fondly remember being dropped off in the middle of the city as my stepfather said, “Good luck i... read more
Believe
Free will is fascinating, especially from an engineering perspective. I have often wondered if it is possible to create an artificial free will. To l... read more
A Question of Power
Unresolved emotional distress is a poison that dissolves a person from the inside out. The South African author Bessie Head was deeply hurt as a you... read more
