Voices of the victims

By: Haiden Leach Some foreground for this piece comes from the classrooms of the University of New Haven. I took an unexpected class for...

Elisa Broche

COLUMNS

I tried way too hard in high school. I was raised to believe a person’s high school performance determined everything for the rest of their life. Therefore, I got straight A’s, and I sucked up to nearly every teacher I met. I wore a cardboard box on my head, and I drew whatever face on it that would appeal the most to everyone else. Junior year, I had to watch a TED Talk about answering the “big question”: How do you decide what you are going to do with your life? This was an important question to me, and one I was struggling with. While I was watching this TED Talk, one thing the speaker said stuck with me. She advised the audience to pursue what they are good at, rather than what they necessarily want.

Life is Choice

I tried way too hard in high school. I was raised to believe a person’s high school performance determined everything for the rest of their life. Therefore, I got straight A’s, and I sucked up to nearly every teacher I met. I wore a cardboard box on my head, and I drew whatever face on it that would appeal the most to everyone else. Junior year, I had to watch a TED Talk about answering the “big question”: How do you decide what you are going to do with your life? This was a

Taralyn Andes

Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian – Analysis

Neil Diamond sets out on a journey across the U.S. to look at how Hollywood has portrayed Native Americans in movies. He talks with historians, actors, and indigenous people to understand how these portrayals have shaped public opinion.

Elisa Broche