Hunger Games: Disgruntlement in the Movie or the Fans     

By Steven Leung 

Maggie Mcdonnell twittered "Why does rue have to be black? Not gonna lie kinda ruined the movie." Lexie Browning stated "And for the record, im still pissed that rue is black. Like you think she might have mentioned that..? Is that just me, or..." A bunch of twitter statements skyrocketed the twitter world as more people began to watch the adapted film "Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. **SPOILER ALERT** Although there was no mention of ethnicity for Rue, on pg 45 Collins write about Katniss seing Rue for the first time "And most hauntingly, a twelve year old girl from District 11. - Read more 

Empire's Proxy: American Literature & U.S. Imperialism in the Philippines       

Wednesday | May 9 | 2pm 

CCC Library   

Drawing on a wealth of material, including historical records, governmental documents from the War Department and the Bureau of Insular Affairs, curriculum guides, memoirs of American teachers in the Philippines, and 19th century literature, Meg Wesling not only links empire with education, but also demonstrates that the rearticulation of American literary studies through the imperial occupation in the Philippines served to actually define and strengthen the field. Empire's Proxy boldly argues that the practical and ideological work of colonial dominance figured into the emergence of the field of American literature, and that the consolidation of a canon of American literature was intertwined with the administrative and intellectual tasks of colonial management. View the flyer 

Saturday | June 9 | 4-6pm 

The Great Hall at ERC 

Attention all graduating undergraduate and graduate students! Please join the UC San Diego LGBT community as we come together to honor the students who are graduating, our volunteers, our scholarship recipients and all who have impacted our community over the last year. The event serves as the formal induction of the graduates into the family of the UC San Diego LGBT Alumni.  If you are graduating, contact Shaun Travers at stravers@ucsd.edu so you are on the list!