2016 – The Tropolitan

Internationals talk politics

October 27, 2016 Trojan Living

Lirona Joshi Staff Writer While domestic students have been preparing to cast their votes on Nov. 8, many internationals have also been enthusiastically following the 2016 elections. Some international students shared their opinions of the election and how the electoral system in their countries differed from the United States’. “I don’t particularly like either of them (the candidates), but if I had to vote, I would vote for Hillary Clinton,” said Xochi Celis, a sophomore political science major from Apure, Venezuela, referring to the Democratic presidential nominee. Coming from Venezuela,…

Art professor’s work selected for exposition

September 15, 2016September 15, 2016 Trojan Living

Mynecia Steele Staff Writer Larry Percy, associate professor of art, was recently selected to feature his work in the fourth annual Joshua Tree National Park Art Exposition. Percy’s Arch 1-Saggar Fired Earthenware piece, along with works from 48 other artists, was selected from 236 submissions for the monthlong display His piece is from a series entitled Kerygma that he has been developing since 1994, as a graduate student. Since then, the series has grown to about 60 to 80 pieces. The series is inspired by his trips to the desert…