Appreciating parents’ sacrifices
It took me three years and 5,176 miles to realize the magnitude of my parents’ sacrifice for me...
Finding my place at the table: Young women and the church
What does it mean to be a woman in the church? I have clear memories from growing up of sitting...
Global Citizen of the Week – Ly Phuong Nguyen
Nguyen was born in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. She visited the United States as a senior in high...
Reality bites off-campus
As a senior with over 112 credits, I have the privilege of living off-campus. After two years in the...
Fed-up with text messagers’ assumptions
So a few Saturdays ago I was sitting in a Menard’s parking lot. With four violins. And a lot of...
Global Citizen of the Week: Madi Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso
Born in the Ivory Coast, Madi Ouedraogo spent his childhood years in a family of three brothers and...
Community respect brings understanding
There are many signs that it is Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness Week on our campus: the...
Discovering myself in the desert
It is difficult to put into words the experiences I had in Tucson, AZ during my year of service...
Global Citizen of the Week – Moises Ramirez
Global Citizen of the Week: Moises Ramirez from The Dominican Republic Moises Ramirez comes from a...
Inclusive Discourse Lacking
I attended the September 26 morning convocation entitled “To Drink or Not to Drink.” Many...
No shirt, no shoes, no difference
Last year I felt stagnant—in relationships, in my studies, and with God. To spur some sort of...
Global Citizen of the Week: Kat and Liz Berg, Canada
Kat and Liz Berg were born and raised in Langley, a town 35 minutes outside of Vancouver, Canada....
Against all odds: My journey with a brain hemorrhage
On Oct. 27, 2008, I was admitted to the hospital for a spontaneous severe brain hemorrhage in the...
Global Student of the Week: Jing Jin, China
Jing Jin, a senior environmental science and biochemistry double major, hails from the city of Hefei...
Trying to make sense of beauty
“What makes music beautiful?” my grandfather asked after I finished playing Schumann’s...
