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A night in a Japanese love hotel

Photographer Nathalie Daoust spent several months in a Japanese love hotel exploring female sexuality and the subversion of gender stereotypes. She had no idea the people she met would be so special and kind. She also didn’t expect to be tied upside down by a shibari master – a specialist in Japanese bondage. “He said [...]

  It was 2 a.m. on a quiet, normal Friday. I was up later than usual and decided to check news on the internet one more time before I went to bed. Then I saw it – breaking news, a huge earthquake hit Miyagi prefecture. At that point, it was magnitude 7.9. Later, it was [...]

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STU comes together to help Japan

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Students form relief group to raise money for victims in Japan Michelle Twomney was driving down to Massachusetts with her boyfriend Michael Manning during March break when they heard about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. After hearing the news, Manning decided the St. Thomas community should do something to assist those in Japan and [...]

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Music speaks louder than the words

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Maiko Tanabe - The Aquinian – Kiyoka Kunishima’s hands were cold and shaking before she played the piano at STU Revue. She took a deep breath and looked at the audience. That’s all she remembers. “I’m always nervous when someone is listening to me,” Kunishima said. “But when I looked at the audience at STU Revue, [...]

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Broke

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Suggested listening: Living on a Thin Line – The Kinks Todd is fucking broke. The other night, my roommate Brandon and I decided to head up to Wendy’s on Prospect for some late-night grub. Todd came along, despite literally having three dollars in his bank account and 25 cents in nickels and dimes to his [...]

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Culture Bubble

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Ayaka Hanazono – The Aquinian After four years in Canada, I wonder if I have changed any since I was back home. I could have had different experience if I had stayed in Japan. I think not only the education I had in a foreign country but cultural and social encounters have influenced me greatly. [...]

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