{"id":255,"date":"2022-12-14T19:10:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T19:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/lotus\/?page_id=255"},"modified":"2025-12-01T20:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:41:24","slug":"2022-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/lotus\/articles-2\/2022-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"2022-2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DIWALI: THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Diwali, widely known as the \u201cfestival of lights\u201d, is a religious festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, as well as many Buddhists across the world. The word Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit word deepavali, which translates to a \u201crow of lights\u201d. Diwali falls sometime in October or November each year, with the specific day being determined by the Indian lunisolar calendar. Diwali was celebrated\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/lotus\/2022\/12\/12\/diwali-the-festival-of-lights\/#:~:text=ARTICLES-,DIWALI%3A%20THE%20FESTIVAL%20OF%20LIGHTS,-Published%20on%20December\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BUBBLE MILK TEA: THE HISTORY OF BOBA<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Bubble Milk Tea, also known as Boba Milk Tea or Pearl Milk Tea, is famous and popular among many countries worldwide. Even so, do you know anything about where it all started? Bubble Milk tea is&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/lotus\/2022\/12\/12\/bubble-milk-tea-the-history-of-boba\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE CASTE SYSTEM: THE EFFECT OF THE EWS<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Since its creation in 1949, the Indian Constitution has contained provisions for promoting social and economic equality through affirmative action in a deeply unequal society. . Affirmative action in India is not wholly unlike its counterpart in the US \u2013 it aims to increase the representation of historically marginalised groups in public institutions\u2026&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/lotus\/2022\/12\/12\/the-caste-systemthe-effect-of-the-ews\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MOVIE REVIEW: SPIRITED AWAY<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli. Chihiro Ogino is a ten-year-old girl. She is traveling with her parents to move to a new house. However, her father gets lost while driving\u2026&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/lotus\/2022\/10\/28\/movie-review-spirited-away\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ASIAN STUDIES: ASIAN STUDIES REVISED MAJOR REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Asian Studies program at Colorado College provides students with the opportunity to study the world\u2019s most populous continent and its diverse peoples and nations through an interdisciplinary lens covering Asian languages, religions and more. The Asian Studies program offers three 12 unit major tracks\u2026&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/lotus\/2022\/10\/28\/asian-studiesasian-studies-revised-major-requirements\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/lotus\/2022\/10\/28\/asian-studiesasian-studies-revised-major-requirements\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>GLOBAL DANCE: ENCOUNTERING GLOBAL DANCE AT CC<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>One of the more compelling offerings in this block has been DA341: Encountering Global Dance. 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