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Class of ‘14 alumnus Daniel Pimentel talks album making in Honduras

“Fear and Trembling” is a relic of deep Old Testament theology and Pimentel’s long-time passion for music.

Emily Coffey, Managing Editor • October 14, 2021

Daniel Pimentel graduated in 2014 with a degree in cinema and media arts with a focus on production. The next eight years of his life would be split between being a youth pastor in Salt Lake City, Utah then moving to Honduras, doing volunteer work and audio and video production for a bilingual school....

The U.S. allows drug cartels to destabilize nations

The relationship of drug cartels with law enforcement and locals, as well as America’s economic support of cartels, allows them to maintain power.

Marc Dejager, Staff Writer (Fall 2019) • November 18, 2019

There are nearly 100,000 asylum seekers who cross the Southern border of the U.S. every year. While Mexico has experienced recent difficulty in maintaining peace due to violence caused by drug cartels, they are not the only country facing the impacts of drug-related violence.The vast majority of people...

Mass immigration destabilizes nations

In addressing the massive flow of asylum seekers, the U.S. must focus on stabilizing regions.

Marc DeJager, Staff Writer (Fall 2019) • September 20, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Sept. 19, 2019). The crisis of refugees arriving at the U.S. southern border cannot be ignored. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, in recent decades the majority of migrants arriving at the southern border were adult men seeking work, but...