FLYING THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE: A graduate of the Writers' Workshop takes a candid look at the new captain Frank Conroy—who is determined to keep the program flying high. -- LET'S GET PHYSICAL: We invite you to discover the lighter side of the...
This is a dance wand carried by a devotee of the Yoruba deity Shango in dances in which the orisha (god) possesses the body of his follower. Shango is was the fourth king of Old Oyo, who was compelled to commit suicide as a result of his misuse...
With the exception of the ogo elegba (see CMSno. 160) which actually portray the trickster god Eshu/Elegba (Carroll 1967:51), Yoruba religious carvings do not depict the gods themselves. Rather, they depict the devotees or followers of the cults,...
IN CLASS: Engineering students help equip humans for flight. -- The Flight of a Red-Tailed Angel: As one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, Iowa alumnus Luther Smith played a crucial part in World War II— and also helped wage the battle for racial...