EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the use of the word “cult” can be traced back to the 1610s. From French, culte, it means "worship," as well as "a particular form of worship.” From Latin, cultus refers to "care, labor; cultivation, culture; worship, reverence.” Also,  “cult” is found as an organized group of people, religious or not, with whom you disagree.”

When it comes to defining The Cult News as a project, some of the meanings above are certainly not what we initially conceived for this movement. Consider The Cult as an organization of scholars, who share the same work ideals and intellectual ends. Distinct to religious cults or transcendentalist groups such as the famous Brook Farm, a strong and committed student community is not an utopian dream. In fact, in many other institutions of higher education, students networks, clubs and organizations are part of the curriculum.

One of the most important values that The Cult News holds is our belief on hands on experience and networking. An active FELAS (French and English Language Art Student) is the one who seeks meaningful educational experiences. I.e. A FELAS is a student who is concerned and responsible for his or her own learning, and is the one who explores his or her language skills beyond classroom time, while making new connections.

We believe that The Cult experience is crucial for many students because it creates a space that stimulates horizons to broaden, positive connections to develop, and greater professional opportunities to aspire for. We want our colleagues’ resumes to feature uniqueness. He or she holds an appealing resume that shows leadership, initiative, confidence and most importantly a final product, subject for consideration by possible future employers and scholarship juries.

It is interesting how language evolves in accordance to what values society deems as more important in a specific time. Some words like “terrific,” “awful,” “bachelor” and “gay” have suffered great changes in their meanings (shifting from positive to negative denotations or vice versa), and others have slipped off the preservation  of its form by the expense of carrying completely different definitions. In a similar manner, FELAS and members of The Cult News project aim to cultivate the seeds of tomorrow, by changing the way in which language majors are deemed today. By encouraging this generation of language majors to realize their potential for development, the possibilities are likely to make of this small cult transcend into a larger one.

By G.Cocozza

Credits

Editor-in-chief: Gloriana Cocozza

Managing editor: Bernardo Aguilar

Writers: Melissa Acuña, Carlos Angulo, Bernardo Aguilar, Isaac Carranza, Fabiola Chavarría,  Gloriana Cocozza, Natalia Fernández, Silvia González, Kevin Johnson, Rebeca Mayorga, Geovanny Porras & Josué Porras

Graphic Designers: Javier Miranda &  Javier Ramírez

Illustrators: Marisol Bermúdez & Aarón Rodríguez

Online Marketing Designers: Gloriana Cocozza, Geovanny Porras & Elsa Villalta.

Collaborators: Jordan Vargas.

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