Kristen May

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NYT Columnist Calls for Religious Literacy on Campus

by Kristen May, Staff Writer . Comments Off on NYT Columnist Calls for Religious Literacy on Campus

A few days before appearing on campus, Peter Steinfels, religion columnist for the New York Times and professor at Fordham University, published an article titled “Looking to other Religions, and Atheism, for Clarity in Faith.”

From Lavender Ministers to Cardinal Red and Black

by Kristen May, Staff Writer. Comments Off on From Lavender Ministers to Cardinal Red and Black

Just ask the librarians in Archives and Special Collections about the history of the mascot here at Wesleyan, and you will find that Wesleyan students have had a mischievous streak since at least 1915.

Bringing the Spirit into the Study of Religion on Campus

by Kristen May, Staff Writer. Comments Off on Bringing the Spirit into the Study of Religion on Campus

In offices hidden away on High Street, the Campus Spiritual Life staff is currently introducing a new non-credit interfaith course called “Soul Matters,” with the intention of creating friendly discourse amongst believers and non-believers alike.

Davenport Award Opens Doors for Senior’s Thesis Research in Argentina

by Kristen May, Contributing Writers. 1 Comment

Over her semester abroad in Buenos Aires this fall, Chelsea Sprayregen ’10 spoke with members of the human rights organization “Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo-Founding Line” and became fascinated by the work they were doing in Argentina

The Great Sukkah Project: The Collaboration of Architecture and the Jewish Tradition on Campus

by Kristen May, Contributing Writer. 9 Comments

This semester, the students enrolled in Architecture II have been diligently working to design and build a custom sukkah in time for the Jewish festival of harvest, Sukkot.

Adam Jacobs ’10: He Can’t Get Enough of Activism

by Kristen May, Contributing Writer. 6 Comments

A wild head of hair did little to cover the smile that spread across Adam Jacobs’s ’10 face when asked about activism on campus.

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