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Culture Night
The traditional Magellan event of Culture Night is an exiting and interesting social and educational event for Magellaners. A typical Magellan Culture Night is a celebration of world cultures and usually consists of watching foreign or cultural-themed films and feasting on an interesting array of foreign foods brought by our own members. Such movies and foods often spark interesting conversations between members. These events hope to enlighten its participants with new ideas and experiences through the foods and films.
February 16, 2004 We again doubled our semesterly Culture Night with our New Member Induction! This was an exciting night, and it was the first time that Culture Night has been held on campus. This year it was held in an apartment in the Heritage House of the North Village Residence Hall.
This Culture Night, we watched the movie Maria Full of Grace, a film about a young Columbian girl who finds an excuse to leave the crazy environment of her home by becoming a “mule” for drug trafficking into the United States. Actress Catalina Sandino Moreno was nominated for Best Actress for the 2005 Academy Awards. Also, the film as also nominated for Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama), and Best Director by the International Press Academy Golden Satellite Awards. This film also won awards at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival, the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, and the 2004 Seattle Film Festival.
Above: Sushi California Rolls (left), Somsa (center), Quiche (right) Again, there was some amazing food that Magellaners and friends got to try for the first time. Among the cultural foods were Sushi California Rolls (Japanese), Somsa (Uzbek), Quiche (French), Indian spread for pita bread, spinach dip and crackers, Italian Cream Soda (Italian-American), Lemon Cheese Cookies, Chips and Salsa (Mexican-American), Chicken Fried Rice (Chinese), German Bread Rolls, and much more!
September 17, 2004
This semester, our traditional Culture Night doubled as our new member induction! This event gives members to interact and get to know each other. This semester's Culture Night gave the opportunity for the new members to get to know some of the veteran members.
We watched a British movie called Dirty, Pretty Things starring Audrey Tautou. This was a strange movie about illegal aliens in other countries trying to make a better life for themselves or their families while still trying to preserve their ethnic identities. Another film we watched was a German film called Goodbye, Lenin! This was a movie about a young man trying to protect his oblivious mother by preserving the image of the pre-fall-of-the-wall socialist society.
Some good food that was sampled at this Culture Night included Somsa (Uzbek), Musakah (Greek), Borsht (Russian), Empanadas (Mexican), and a Brazilian desert.
February 20, 2004
Culture Night, among the most exciting and characteristic social events of the semester, gives club members and friends the opportunity to gather to enjoy distinct flavors from around the world, experience cultural diversities through film and discussion, and allows for a relaxed, easy-going atmosphere to promote one-to-one relationships outside school functions. This semester’s event was held on February 20 at the apartment of our very own historian Aneesa Hojat. There we viewed the French film He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not starring Audrey Tautou (Amelie) in a psychological thriller filled with obsession, lies, and unusual romance; needless to say, the plot is not as it seems; as well as the German film Run Lola Run, which apart from a wonderful soundtrack of adrenaline-pumping beats that underscore a suspenseful hierarchy of events, gives way to the “what-ifs” of our life decisions and draws a fine line between fate and ultimate choice.
Our menu of foreign delicacies included: Sushi (Chinese), Etouffe (Creole cuisine), Mole (Mexican), Bratwurst (German), Spinach Dip (American), Chicken Penne Pasta (Italian), as well as many other fine ethnic recipes.
Promoting cultural exchange and histories are one of the core fundamental attributes of Magellan and its club members.
October 24, 2003 (UN Day)
As a cultural awareness and social event, TMS hosted its first Culture Night in which culturally-related or foreign films were viewed while tasting various recipes from around the globe. This was an interesting and fun event in which Magellaners and guests learned a few things about other cultures around the world. Among the films watched were My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Bowling for Columbine, and Amelie. My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a quirky comedy about a woman who wants to marry a man outside of her Greek culture and her family's reactions to this newcomer. Bowling for Columbine is a documentary film that follows gun-related violence in the US and other countries and tries to find a cause for the tragic Columbine shootings. This film offered an opportunity for discussion about various viewpoints of violence in different societies. Finally, Amelie is a French movie that describes the great odd lengths a girl goes through to find love.
Some interesting food and drink that was sampled included Wassail, Red Bean Jello, Beef Somsa, Irish Bread, Taquitos, and much more new and different dishes from around the world.
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