Andrew Couchon, 12

“So my tongue—it’s 3/16 of an inch off of the world record for the widest tongue. That is, unless (the record has) been broken.”

In light of National Languages Week, students, language instructor discuss effects of learning one’s mother tongue Throughout his childhood, sophomore Rafan Tajwer said his earliest memories were in his mother tongue of Urdu. “So by technical standards, my first language is English, though my earliest memories are actually mostly in Urdu. However, when I grew older,…
Good luck and bad luck are real phenomenons With the start of Saint Patrick’s Day traditions, people have many ways of trying to become more lucky. With this holiday, many people who are Irish or of Irish origin are considered to be really lucky people, which is the…
Learning multiple languages help students explore different cultures Jan. 10 marks National League of Nations Day, a day dedicated to promoting cohesive culture and international cooperation. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, 67.3 million people in the U.S. are bilingual or multilingual. One of those people is…