Gatton Academy student Austin Anderson explains his assigned region of Russia, Dagestan, to visitors at the Indigenous Peoples of Russia exhibition on Jan. 29, 2025. Dagestan is a highly diverse area with roughly 30 ethnic groups and 80 nationalities. (Jacob Sebastian)Gatton Academy students presented different regions of Russia in the Mahurin Honors College conference room for their Stem+ program on Jan. 29, 2025. Professor Ekaterina Myakshina helped setup the event, as the students were doing their presentations for her class. (Jacob Sebastian)Gatton Academy student Jake Cano informs visitors about the Russian region of Karelia on Jan. 29, 2025 for his Russian class. When asked if he wants to learn more languages than Russian he said, “I’m learning Spanish after this but I’m taking the opportunities as they’re presented right now. I’ll definitely keep learning Russian after this.” (Jacob Sebastian)Gatton Academy students presented different regions of Russia in the Mahurin Honors College conference room for their Stem+ program on Jan. 29, 2025. Professor Ekaterina Myakshina helped setup the event, as the students were doing their presentations for her class. (Jacob Sebastian)Gatton Academy student Jake Cano informs visitors about the Russian region of Karelia on Jan. 29, 2025 for his Russian class. When asked if he wants to learn more languages than Russian he said, “I’m learning Spanish after this but I’m taking the opportunities as they’re presented right now. I’ll definitely keep learning Russian after this.” (Jacob Sebastian)
Jacob Sebastian is a photographer for the Herald. Sebastian is a sophomore double majoring in Photojournalism and Environmental, Sustainability, and Geographic Studies. Originally from Cub Run, Kentucky, this is his first year on Herald staff.