Lewis & Clark Meridian Journal

04/09/2017

Check out "Memories Change People Change Memories" by Elizabeth Muir '17, vignettes describing her experiences in Dakar.

by Elizabeth Muir ’17 7 year old host sister speaks Wolof, some French, and no English. Likes to pretend to speak English, spouting a gurgle of consonants and vowels accompanied by theatrical…

03/21/2017

This project shares some of the diverse and disagreeing perspectives of the people who occupy the principle plaza of Cochabamba, Bolivia, through quotes and photographs. The controversial space has stayed the region's hub for entertainment and relaxation, as well as protest, debate, and organization, since 1809. My role was to listen, record, photograph, and work with each contributor to ensure they were appropriately represented. [ 1,311 more word ]

http://lcmeridianjournal.com/2017/03/21/nos-encontramos-en-la-plaza

This project shares some of the diverse and disagreeing perspectives of the people who occupy the principle plaza of Cochabamba, Bolivia, through quotes and photographs. The controversial space has…

03/15/2017

The Meridian invites you to read "People of the (Border)land" by Codi Coghlan ('17).

Librería 33, a bookstore the size of a large closet with avant-garde photographs collaged on the walls not occupied by bookshelves, is eerily silent when Alejandro Banda finishes reciting his poem.…

02/23/2016

Friday is the deadline for submissions for our spring print journal! Have you written an internationally focused essay you wrote here or in another country?! Have photographs you took abroad?! We want it all! Plus, be entered to win $30 gift cards from Amazon, iTunes and Powell's. Send your submissions/questions to [email protected] and check us out at lcmeridianjournal.com!!

01/25/2016

Mayana Bonapart '16 uses film photography as a way to share her passion for spontaneous exploration, inexplicable natural beauty, and storytelling. This series is inspired by the parrandas (excursions) she had and the panas (pals) she met during her time traveling in South America.

http://lcmeridianjournal.com/2016/01/25/parrandas-y-panas-excursions-and-pals/

Mayana Bonapart '16 uses film photography as a way to share her passion for spontaneous exploration, inexplicable natural beauty, and storytelling. This series is inspired by the parrandas (excursi...

11/11/2015

Sam Alexander '16 shares his paper on neoliberal economic reform on Latin American economic development.

http://lcmeridianjournal.com/2015/11/11/moving-past-the-neoliberal-debate-examining-the-effects-of-international-free-trade-agreements-on-latin-american-development

by Sam Alexander '16 Introduction In this paper I explore the effects of neoliberal economic policies on Latin American economic development. Since World War II there has been an exponential rise i...

11/10/2015

Cassandra Broadwin '17 shares photos of her journey and commentary from around Delhi, Agra and Rishikesh.

http://lcmeridianjournal.com/2015/11/10/cassandra-broadwin-india

Cassandra Broadwin '17 shares photos of her journey and commentary from around Delhi, Agra and Rishikesh.

11/09/2015

An brief summary of Dr. Ken Ruoff's Lecture on Japan-Korean Relations held on Friday at Lewis & Clark

http://lcmeridianjournal.com/2015/11/08/an-american-perspective-on-koreajapan-relations-past-and-present

  At an event on Friday held at Lewis & Clark College for the Korean-American community and members from the consulate to honor the service of Peace Corps volunteers, Dr. Ken Ruoff, spoke ...

10/16/2015

Southeast Asia is Making it Rain in the Officer's Club... and it has a Silver Lining? Asia

http://lcmeridianjournal.com/2015/10/15/southeast-asia-is-making-it-rain-in-the-officers-club-and-it-has-a-silver-lining/

Southeast Asian Governments Are Making It Rain in the Officers Club; does it mean dark clouds on the horizon, or is there a silver lining? by Connor O'Neill '16 The 2013 defense budget for China’s ...

09/30/2015

Audra White shares her serene photographs from her trip to Bavaria last summer.

http://lcmeridianjournal.com/2015/09/30/audra-white-bavaria-germany

Audra White '16 took a day trip from Munich to Bavaria after her year-long Germany program last summer. She shared some of her photos of the serene Bavarian landscape with the Meridian as she explo...

09/29/2015

Republishing some our favorite pieces from last year's journal! Frozen Governance by Nathan Ren '15

http://lcmeridianjournal.com/2015/09/29/frozen-governance

Frozen Governance by Nathan Ren '15 Originally written and published in the 2014-2015 edition of the Meridian Journal Political division in the Arctic, the last frontier for international cooperati...

09/16/2015

Check out these beautiful photos submitted by Nina Oishi '18 on her travels through South Africa and Swaziland this summer!
http://wp.me/p5l6fL-4q