When I first heard about an internship opportunity for Ithaca’s Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF), I knew I had to do it. FLEFF is a one-week showcase of independent films and artists from all around the world. Through music, art, and film the festival focuses on the preservation of our environment and also on various issues including war,...

Asma Barlas, director of the College’s Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity, and professor of politics in the School of Humanities and Sciences, was recently named the Spinoza Chair at the University of Amsterdam for the spring 2008 semester. As a distinguished visiting scholar, Professor Barlas will give public lectures, discuss her work with faculty, teach a...