AS A FOLLOW-UP to this year's culture fair held on Oct. 12, Uni hosted its first cultural panel, on Wednesday, Oct. 24. There were three guest speakers, Sanjiv Jain, Angela Smith, and Mikhail Lyubansky, who were each available to share their thoughts regarding race, culture, and ethnicity.

Class periods were shortened, and students were escorted to Uni gym after their fifth period class. There was time for the speakers to talk about their own personal experiences and thoughts, and at the end of the presentation students were able to hand in questions they had regarding cultural issues.

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As students started to arrive, the guest speakers spoke amongst themselves.

Kumars Salehi, one of the organziers of the culture panel introduced the guest speakers Sanjiv Jain, Angela Smith, and Mikhail Lyubansky.

Angela Smith, principal at Franklin Middle School, shared her thoughts about race and culture.

Kumars Salehi and Rita Morcoima,both organizers of the culture panel, give an opening talk for the speakers.

Kumars finishes his introduction, opening the panel up to the guest speakers.

Mikhail Lyubansky retells one of his many humorous stories regarding his cultural experiences.

Angela Smith begins to address the students by saying a little about herself.

Sanjiv Jain shows his ideas about culture and ethnicity by retelling his past experiences.