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Happening in the World: After spending two years in a Turkish prison, American pastor, Andrew Brunson, was released. He was one of the reported tens of thousands of people arrested following the failed coup in 2016. He was accused of espionage and was charged with being a member of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization, the group which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed for the coup. Many hope that Brunson’s release will ease tensions between Turkey and the United States.

Happening in the US:  On Friday, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington D.C., who was named over 200 times in the 900-page Pennsylvania grand jury report on covering up sexual abuse during his tenure as Pittsburg’s Archbishop. Many victims of clerical abuse hoped that this signaled the Pope’s commitment to holding church officials accountable for the abuse. However, the Pope instead cited Cardinal Wuerl’s “nobility” in volunteering to resign.

Happening in NYC: A New York City comptroller survey has found that 65% of NYC Housing Authority buildings have unsecured doors. This means that they either have a missing lock or the latch is broken. The investigation was launched after a resident spoke out at a town hall meeting, stating that her building lacked a working door for 19 years.

Happening on Campus: Imposter syndrome is defined as the “persistent feelings of inadequacy despite evident success.” Dr. Valerie Young, an internationally-known expert on imposter syndrome will be giving a talk titled, Why Capable People Suffer From Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It on Tuesday, 11:30 am to 1 pm on how to battle this demon.

Documentary of the Week:  The Art of Making a Tapestry is a 9-minute thing of beauty that convinced me to go out and make my own handloom from scratch so that I could learn how to weave. The highly intricate art form has been around for thousands of years, and to make a large-sized tapestry takes several years. However, the weavers in this mini-documentary are not looking for the end masterpiece, but are focused on enjoying the act of creation and creativity that go into weaving. This documentary made me very low-key consider dropping out of college to become an apprentice weaver in France.

picture of Cardinal Donald Wuerl via Wikimedia Commons