VIDEO: Chinese international students share their heritage with Lantern Festival

By Xiaotao Zhong Medill Reports Northwestern University’s Chinese Student and Scholar Association and the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago co-hosted the 2022 Midwest Chinese Scholars Lantern Festival celebration. The event featured performances by students from various institutions in the Midwest in a pre-recorded festival for online viewing on Feb. 15. Many […]

Buna: The Art of Making Ethiopian Coffee

Ethiopian Coffee ceremony cups

By Hannah Gebresilassie and Vishakha Darbha Most college students use coffee to survive long nights and tedious assignments, but in Ethiopia and Eritrea, coffee means much more than that. Ethiopia, globally known as the birthplace of coffee, is famous for “buna,” a coffee-making ceremony that involves roasting, grinding and brewing beans while partaking in a […]