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Lavieties Pavilion, Annenberg Hall, and Northwest Science Building are not exactly obvious venues for the blaring music and flashing lights of your average fashion show. The models are not from the pages of Nylon or the set of America’s Next Top Model, but from the room next door and your Wednesday section. Nonetheless Eleganza, Identities and Project East annually take advantage of these spaces for fashion shows to raise funds for charity and alter the perceptions of minority communities on campus...
Operating under the umbrella organization of Black Community and Student Theater (Black C.A.S.T.), Eleganza—which takes place this coming Saturday, April 24—stands as the oldest and most established show at sixteen years old. Recently, two more fashion shows with specific ties to minority communities debuted: Identities and Project East. Under the auspices of the Asian-American Association (AAA), Identities constructed its latest runway and show in Annenberg this past Saturday, presenting its first annual Leadership in the Arts Award to acclaimed Asian-American designer Vera Wang. The more independent Project East put on its most...
There is a fashion that is half right in saying that aid is not the answer to Africa's plight. Where it is wrong is that aid - especially focused on the killer diseases, like HIV/AIDS or malaria - saves lives and has a real impact. Where it is right, is that aid alone won't relieve Africa's poverty and underdevelopment. But good governance, the rule of law and a climate that welcomes solid private-sector investment can and will...
...friends themselves. Friends have asked me to become fans of the company they work for, or the cause they support, or the publication they write for. I’ve even had at least two friends request that I become fans of them (to be fair, one is a fashion designer and the other is a musician). Though I am sure these individuals have only the best intentions, I can’t help but feel that it’s rather odd to ask someone to declare herself a fan of something that she probably couldn?...
...chaos has affected travelers in the Asia-Pacific region too. Monica Rouse, an Australian fashion designer living in London, had plans to return to Sydney Thursday morning on Qantas, the Australian carrier, to secure important documents for her British work visa. She received a text message that her flight was canceled but says Qantas is ill prepared to deal with the volume of complaints. "When I called, the girl could only tell me, 'You're not leaving today,' " she says. "If we don't call you in four hours, call us back...