THiNK
MAGAZINE
April 2015
Published by the College of Liberal Arts
for alumni and friends
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Kinnane III, Matthew Marzorati, Daniel
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3;Ways We Make
Sense of Multiple
Languages
6;A Rose By Any Other Name
An alumna seeks her roots.
9;Immersion Techniques
Working with indigenous
peoples in the
Brazilian Amazon
ON THE COVER. Lexi Hiland (BA 2013, Brian
Lamb School of Communication) hikes near a
waterfall in the jungle terrain of Pamplonita,
Colombia. Hiland, who grew up primarily in
Indiana, is filming a documentary about the
first months of her life in Colombia.
Photo by Charles Kinnane lll.