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más+menos student magazine fall 2011 seville study center SUPERHEROES Maritheresa F. Frain: Director of the CIEE Study Center in Seville Oscar CEballos: Coordinator, editor, and graphic designer. Resident Editor’s Note Director of the Communication, New Media and Journalism program Oscar Ceballos Eduardo DEL CAMPO: Final editor of contents, staff reporter from El Mundo Gloria MARTÍNEZ: Coordination of University of Seville students and revision of English-Spanish translations Superman wore a cape Lauren SIEBEN: Revision of texts in English and editor assistant más+menos student magazine apes may be normal in Krypton, but on worse, once people get used to them, they’re and respect. After all, they’re just an exagger- fall 2011 Cplanet Earth they’re kind of weird. taken for granted. ated version of us. www.ciee.org/masmenos In one of my favourite absurd dialogues All superheroes are gifted—or cursed— In the pages of más+menos 17, we’ve tried seville study center from the iconic ‘90s sitcom “Seinfeld,” George with some sort of superpower, and they won’t to cover the whole superhero spectrum, even Constanza, the plump, middle-aged maniac be left alone until they put it to what the gener- including the cursed ones. We have stories played by Jason Alexander, gets quite upset al consensus thinks might be a good use. That about stars that once shined brightly, iconic when he realizes that his parents are planning is why, utterly disappointed by our selfishness, figures who died young, brave bullfighters who to divorce. As an only child, the mere idea many superheroes end up venturing into the become pathologically shy out of the spot- contents of having to celebrate two separate Thanks- dark side. And who can blame them? “With light, women surrounded by personal threats giving dinners is making him mad. Though great power comes great responsibility. This is and violence who still manage to make life bet- one thing unsettles him the most. Jerry and my gift, my curse,” said Spiderman’s alter ego, ter for others, individuals who, much like the Stellar Devotion Elaine, George’s reluctant best friends, have Peter Parker, in despair. superheroes, put on a costume to go to their Yvonne MÁRQUEZ .................................................................................................... 04 seen George’s father, Frank, talking that same Besides, a life without limitations and un- jobs or to participate in the worship of a stel- SUPERHEROES morning to a man wearing a cape: der the constant scrutiny of others is not only lar cult, and teachers who sacrifice the comfort Schools, Style and Sacrifice: the Nonviolent George: You know what this has to do with? hard to fulfil, but it can also lead to solitude of their homes in order to defy a law that they Revolution of the Women of Western Sahara The man in the cape. I bet you he’s mixed up in this. and, in the most severe cases, to self-denial. consider unfair. Tess KUNTZ .............................................................................................................. 06 I don’t trust men in capes. This was true of the characters in Greek trag- We respect and admire all of the superhe- Jerry: Wait a second. You can’t cast dispersions edy and modern superheroes represent the roes portrayed in this and in all past issues of contributors The Alter Ego on someone just because they are wearing a cape. Su- human condition to the maximum of its dra- our magazine. Some of them are in a position Kathryn GEORGE ...................................................................................................... 09 perman wore a cape and I’ll be damned if I’m gonna matic capacities. They epitomise our joys and of an uncertainty and bleakness that is hard Fco. Manuel ALFONSO / Universidad de Sevilla stand here and let you say something bad about him. fears, our endeavours and phobias, our suc- to imagine. In order to succeed, they must set Patricia ARANA / Universidad de Sevilla Wonder Woman in Disguise George: Alright, Superman is the exception. cesses and failures, our luminous as well as our their own standards and rules, which in real- Gabriela SZEWCOW .................................................................................................. 11 With or without capes, having faithful fans dim sides. Perhaps the world would be a better ity makes them privileged individuals, because Mª José BARRAGÁN / Universidad de Sevilla is implied in the condition of a superhero, place if we weren’t so harsh on our superhe- cursed and all, they are ultimately what we all Rosa Mª DÍAZ / Universidad de Sevilla Superteachers without Students though so is having critics. Much is expected roes, if we showed them a bit more sympathy long to be: free. Alison DIRR / University of Wisconsin-Madison Rebecca SMITH ........................................................................................................ 14 out of a superhero; far too much. And what’s Alba Mª FERNÁNDEZ / Universidad de Sevilla Kathryn GEORGE / University of Oregon The Flame that Burns Brightest Burns Fastest: Silvio,‘Rockero de Sevilla’ Brigid GORHAM / Elon University Naomi MOSER .......................................................................................................... 15 Tess KUNTZ / Indiana University Elisa LÓPEZ / Universidad de Sevilla Waiting on Miracles ne of the most exciting parts of working Eight years into our publication, this is the other project in study abroad, a long lasting Yvonne MÁRQUEZ / University of Texas at Austin Michelle SÁNCHEZ ................................................................................................... 18 Owith our students on this publication is the first issue of más+menos produced inside of the or a life-changing experience. That is why I Silvia MONTERO / Universidad de Sevilla possibility to rediscover, semester after semes- newly created Communication, New Media feel that dealing with “culture shock” preven- ter, the place where I grew up and, once again, and Journalism program at the CIEE Study tively does not quite make our students more Naomi MOSER / Scripps College Camarón: Inmortal Brigid GORHAM......................................................................................................... 20 live. Our students come to Seville with an hon- Center in Seville. Our magazine, small though independent or better equipped for their new Fernando J. Naranjo / Universidad de Sevilla est and uncompromised gaze, and –confession constant, has led the way to this new and ex- environment. Life is life. Gloria NAVAJAS / Universidad de Sevilla 150 Costumes for Survival be made– I try to take advantage of that. citing academic venture. The same spirit that Aren’t our students capable of confronting Michelle SÁNCHEZ / Saint Mary’s College of California Alison DIRR ............................................................................................................... 22 In this issue of más+menos I’ve been lucky más+menos has always had as an experiential things more or less as they are? Do they need to work with an impossibly talented and cool learning project based on immersion is embed- the answers that we provide for questions that Rebecca SMITH / Villanova University group: Yvonne, Katy, Gabby, Becca, Michelle, ded in the overall design of the new program. not they, but also we, have made? Gabriela SZEWCOW / Elon University Brigid, Naomi, Tess and Alison. More than a Though let’s not make it sound so easy. In truth, few people would be as shocked CIEE Seville Study Center pleasure, it’s been a piece of cake making this Our magazine wouldn’t really work as an edu- and perplexed by this culture as I am, so I try C/ Muñoz y Pabón, 9 magazine with them. They’ve been excellent cational tool if things were in place and pre- with the help of our magazine’s contributors 41004 Sevilla tel: 954 412 002 heiresses to the 216 students who, before them, packed before our students arrived. I believe to revisit each semester what’s new, unique, fax: 954 222 470 also made the effort to look into our commu- that a certain degree of perplexity is needed in extraordinary, positive or moving about this publications: [email protected] nity with eyes wide open and a broad smile. order for this project to become, just like any place and its people, about us. www.ciee.org Facultad de Printing : ESCANDÓN S.L. Filología, Dpto. de © ciee study center in seville. 2011 Filología Inglesa Depósito Legal: CA-411-2011 * “Seinfeld” was a sitcom produced by Columbia Pictures and created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David between 1989 and 1998. Several specialized publications voted it the best television comedy of all seville study center (Lengua Inglesa) ISSN 1885-5490 times. The lines are from the fourth episode of the sixth season, “The Chinese Woman,” which was first aired on October 13th,1994. 04 Yvonne Márquez and with boys instead of girls. I’ve never had really happy; that’s why they are always calm. “We mainly go to make the kids at the hos- problems feeling like I’m ostracized because Many times I suddenly become agitated or I pitals happy,” Benítez says. “It’s really gratify- I’m a woman.” feel very happy. I want to become calmer and ing to see them smile because of us.” Stellar Devotion At 14 years old, Alejandro Loreto is the peaceful like the Jedi.” As the meeting continues, HoloRed Estelar third youngest member of HoloRed Estelar. He Before Anakin turned to the dark side, discusses how to improve their next JEHES was only 5 years old when the second episode he said, “Compassion…is essential to a Jedi’s and votes in favor of helping their fellow sci- “Star Wars” fans from HoloRed Estelar—the largest “Star Wars” fan club in Spain—gather premiered. He says that when he was younger, life.” The members of HoloRed Estelar show fi friends with their “Star Trek” convention. he was interested in the lightsabers and the their compassion by periodically going to local Amidst the talking, Darth Vader’s Imperial at the Plaza de España in Seville, one of the sets from the George Lucas saga. There, they armor. Now what interests him the most is the hospitals in their costumes and spending time March rings out.