Yes, it is finals week (if you couldn’t tell from the reduced number of my posts), and I have an essay due tomorrow as well as a final that I have not yet started studying for. But I would be remiss in my ~*American manners*~ if I did…

When a man looks upon his new bride under the moonlight, he is tempted to admit that her beautiful face is “like the lotus that is blooming in the lake” or “like an ode that has been plucked on the instrument of life.” Guru Dutt and Mohammed Sadiq’s classic Hindi film about the then-Muslim city of Lucknow, “Chaudhvin Ka Chand,” is full of poetic depictions of that ultimate love in a man’s life, but more poignantly, it teaches us how to give up that great love when following one’s own convictions.

Alexandra Wallace, 3rd-year political science undergraduate, posts video rant about Asians in the library during finals week. The video immediately went viral on Facebook. Asian Pacific Coalition posted a response to the issue: As evidenced by the responses of outrage and hurt from our community, it is clear…