The Biblical story of a great flood around the world is told in Genesis. But it is also told in other world texts, as well. A version of the story is recounted by Alfonso X of Castile in the historiographic
Category: Modern Languages
Quipu, The Knot-Language of the Andes
Dr. José Carlos De la Puente, Associate Professor in the Department of History at Texas State University, is studying an ancient documenting system from the pre-Hispanic Andes region known as the quipu. Similar to the abacus, the quipu enlists lines
Kendria Shields-Rhodes Named 2018 Regents’ Student Scholar
Few students can say they’ve gotten a call from their university president. Very little can claim they’ve received the highest honor in their university system. For Kendria Shields-Rhodes, both happened one late afternoon. Last fall, Shields-Rhodes received a voicemail from President Denise Trauth who
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University Hosts Kristallnacht Event, Takes a Stand Against Hatred
Last October a synagogue shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania killed eleven people and left six seriously injured. The assailant lived and was charged with 29 criminal counts including obstruction of the first amendment, criminal homicide, aggravated
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