The Center for Global Education is holding a “Sustaining the Globe” Program, aiming to inform the campus of North Central College about the importance of sustainability in our world, hoping to influence students to make an ever-lasting impact on the world we live in today. The campus of North Central College is holding events for global education all week long. I attended the Vegan Food Tasting held in Jefferson Lounge, which talked about the environmental impacts from food choices that people make. Participants with given different cultural sample vegan treats that are tasty & healthy alternatives to a meat centered diet. I was able to try chocolate milk that was made with peas and hemp-based protein bars and cold brew coffee, all of which were essentials for a plant-based diet found in multiple different cultures around the world. The goal of this event was to introduce students to vegan-based products adapted from other cultures and inform them about how a vegan diet can be much more beneficial for our environment than the common, meat-centered diet. Their goal being to influence students here at North Central College to explore out of their comfort zone and join other cultures with the mission of sustaining the globe that we live in today. Being that I will be studying abroad in the fall, I have become more intrigued in learning about different cultures, and the cultural events held around campus were a great way to introduce students to the norms of different cultures around the world.

The game of football is diverse, with varying degrees of overlap and distinctiveness in each country, though this sport is global most locals of England consider it part of the culture. There are constant updates in the local newspapers with recent information about what’s going on in the football world. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a public service broadcaster located in Westminster, London, with all the latest news, sports, weather, TV & radio highlights in the British culture. I read in a recent news article from BBC Sports that the Manchester City Football Club has recently signed England Striker, Ellen White to a two-year contract from their fellow Women’s Super League side, Birmingham City. This recent signing has caught the attention of many British locals because of the talent that Ellen White will bring to the city of Manchester, England. Ellen White has been named to “England’s squad” (a football association) for this summer’s Women’s World Cup in France. Birmingham’s general manager Sarah Westwood stated that “[Ellen White] is a hard-working professional, who is so well respected in the game; we wish her all the best in her new chapter and, of course, with her endeavors in France this summer for England” (Birmingham City Football Club). Leoh Ming Pei (L. M. Pei) is an American-Chinese architect who was born in Guangzhou, China in 1917 & moved to the United States at the age of 18. L. M. Pei studied at Pennsylvania, MIT & Harvard University Graduate School of Design. During World War Two, L. M. Pei worked as a research scientist for the United States government and later went on to work as an architect, founding his own firm in 1955. Being one of the 20th Century’s most influential architects, he’s designed municipal buildings, hotels, school and other notable structures across the nation. Another recent article from the BBC News talked about the passing away of architect L. M. Pei at 102 years of age. L. M. Pei’s designs are “renowned for their emphasis on precision geometry, plain surfaces and natural light” (BBC). One of his most famous masterpieces, Pei has designed the large glass and metal Louvre Pyramid in Paris. Tributes continue to pour in, remembering L. M. Pei for a lifetime achievement of designing iconic structures worldwide.

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