Glimpses

Teaching Tobacco

Teaching Tobacco

by Rachel Brown: Imagine attending a school with the phrases “Tobacco helps your success” and “Genius comes from hard work–Tobacco helps you become talented”...

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Not Just a Game

Not Just a Game

by Marissa Dearing: David Duke is a survivor. After his father’s death and a breakup with his girlfriend, Duke developed an alcohol dependency. At 23, he found...

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Hitting a Wall

Hitting a Wall

By John Hayashi: The first tremor came as Toshiko Kobayashi walked into the kitchen of her Tokyo apartment. Earthquakes are a fact of life in Japan, but...

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Despite the decay, urban street artist José Fuster takes pride in his country. (Isaac Wasserman)

Waiting for a Revolution

by Marissa Dearing: In July 2011, a fiber-optic cable from Cuba to Venezuela will become operational, offering Cuba Internet speeds up to 3,000 times faster than...

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Art, Inc.

Art, Inc.

by Joy Chen: Famous for her enigmatic smile, DaVinci’s inimitable masterpiece “Mona Lisa” has been valued at over $700million. But in Dafen, China,...

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Redefining Sudan

Redefining Sudan

by Sarah Juster: “Secession is like a divorce. It is not a sweet idea,” said Professor Amal Fadlalla, who researches Sudanese issues at the University of Michigan....

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The Yale-NUS Collaboration: A Two-Way Street of Learning

The Yale-NUS Collaboration: A Two-Way Street of Learning

by Cathy Huang: Amy Soh is a freshman enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the National University of Singapore. Born and raised in Shenton Way, Singapore,...

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An Indian Fairytale

An Indian Fairytale

by Abhimanyu Chandra: Chaube Pandey, a taxi driver in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), was listening to political commentary on the radio when he remarked...

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