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Rwanda refugee remembers
“I remember being numb. All my emotions were gone—I was in a survival mode.”
The twenty-four-year-old Rwandan genocide survivor recalled the past, with a blank look on her face, watching the steam rise from her cup of hot chocolate.
“We knew it was coming,” said Alice Tuza, now a refugee living in the Twin Cities. “We just did not know when.” MORE »
Weekend what's what 7/3-7/5: Red, hot, and blue
by l’etoile magazine staff • July 3, 2008 • This three-day weekend is shaping up to be one hell of a party! From dance-offings to punk-outings to film-festings and of course, fireworks, fireworks, and more fireworks, there is no shortage of entertainment to be had. Enjoy your freedom this weekend, and in the grand spirit of bald eagles, red-white-and-blue bikinis, and cheap beer – happy b-day America!
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder turns 75
“When [the government] can do things without being reported, they can get away with it. We ask, is money being put out there? Where is it being spent? Are African-Americans being included?” Tracey Williams, publisher and president of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder described the paper’s continuing mission, as it celebrates 75 years of publishing. MORE »
Citizenship
South High students Jay Darrell, Saoirse Dungan, Ashley Kramka and Rachel McKennon find out what it takes to become a U.S. Citizen by interviewing people who have become citizens and others. They made the video with the help of the Minneapolis Television Network (MTN) as part of the Voices program. MORE »
Too often we deal in theory, not action. We expound at the coffeehouse about how the country should be governed, but we fail to run for office, attend caucuses, or even vote. We complain that our kid is not playing shortstop, but we don’t hit ground balls to him. We plan to organize the closet before a family visit, but…well, relatives have come and gone and the closet is still the pits. 
