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Back seat driving

by Beth Dolinar, Contributing Writer We’ve reached a point where back seat drivers are moving out of the back seat. Maybe they should never have been called back seat drivers to begin with. For most of us, the nagging about …

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My first year as a Teaching Assistant

by Nikki Wall, I Want to be an Ambassador!, Teaching Assistant In June 2017, my career aspirations were about to reach an important crossroads. As a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh, I was extremely eager to gain real-work experience …

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Add your voice to the record of history

by Gina Catanzarite, Teen Writer! Director I’ve always been a glass-is-half-empty kind of gal but even for me, it’s been tough to manage a smile these past couple of months. The daily news has been excruciatingly difficult to stomach for …

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Make 2018 Totally PAW-some

恭賀新禧, 祝身體健康, 萬事如意! More than a billion and half people around the globe will usher in the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival Friday, February 16, 2018 with both ancient traditions and family celebrations. In Asian cultures this time of …

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 #KnowYourValue

Advice for interns and everyone else… By Cindi Lash #MeToo #TimesUp #NowWhat In recent days, these hashtags have given rise to long-hidden revelations and important discussions about the staggering scope of bad behavior that prompted them. It should cause each …

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A Case for Diplomacy

Why Diplomacy Matters By Louis Schwartz ​In the early morning hours of January 13, a text message alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile attack instantly shattered the tranquility of our 50th State. During those unimaginably horrifying 40 minutes of widespread panic, before the erroneous text message was rescinded, terrified Americans and others from around the world most likely concluded that those ballistic …

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Luminari Announces Ilene Hurwitz Schwartz as Director of Operations

Each year we are given the opportunity to take stock and give thanks for the many blessings in our lives – family, friendships, good health and good fortune. At Luminari, we are especially grateful for all of the positive, talented …

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Luminari Award Competition 2018

Are you the one among your friends who likes to discuss world events? Are you the student who works to bridge the gap between those with differing opinions? Are you fascinated with how diplomats work to make the world a …

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Home Sweet Home

By Cindi Lash, writer After spending much of my life in my beloved Pittsburgh, I’m putting down new roots these days 600 miles to the west in St. Louis, where I moved a few months ago for family reasons. This …

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What’s That Sound: ektara

by Beth Dolinar, writer and LUMOS! contributor We’re all familiar with the home-rigged telephone: a pair of tin cans connected by a string long enough to span the space between two buildings. Who knows how much conversation ever took place …

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