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Juan (Mahershala Ali), acting as father-figure, teaches young Chiron (Alex Hibbert) how to swim in the Oscar-contending movie "Moonlight." 
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Recess reviews: 'Moonlight'

“Moonlight,” the sophomore film of director Barry Jenkins, is quiet. Like its main character Chiron, the movie doesn’t say much in terms of dialogue–searing and vibrant visuals do all of the talking instead, powerful gazes and pointed body language communicating what the characters’ words do not.


Following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., nearly 1500 students occupied the main quad in the silent vigil of April 1968.
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Duke and the art of the protest

The last year has seen a wave of protests on college campuses. From Yale to Missouri, students have garnered a fair share of attention for demonstrations against institutional racism and microaggressions, prompting nationwide discussions about race, higher education and free speech.


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A defense of Taco Bell

Taco Bell gets a bad rap. Everyone knows the classic jokes made about it: that it’s gross, that the food is fake, that it gives you uncontrollable diarrhea.