Archive: Reflections
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Deconstructing Islamophobia and Religious Discrimination: A Domestic Immersion Experience
The popular assumption about Islam in America is that it is a predominantly Arab, immigrant identity. However, the experience I gained from my Alternative Break Program (APB),…
May 15, 2017
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Howard Gray, S.J. Graduation Examen 2017
“Hello, Graduating Seniors…” Outgoing Vice President of Mission and Ministry, Fr. Howard Gray, S.J. sat down this week to share a short reflection based on the Jesuit…
May 11, 2017
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ESCAPE: a space for all students to feel included, understood and welcomed
In August of last year, when I accepted the position of ESCAPE program director, I was told ESCAPE was unique and this would be the best job I would ever have. Back then, I might…
May 9, 2017
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Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Christophe Pierre celebrates Mass at Dahlgren Chapel
Like most Monday mornings, I woke up, made myself breakfast and did some homework. I was midway through the semester, and used to my routine by now. Around 11:30, I went, …
May 4, 2017
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Holi Hai!
On April 2, a cloud of red, blue, yellow, green, and orange powder descended on Copley Lawn as students of all backgrounds gathered to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi. Also…
May 3, 2017
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Learning on the job: My Year as Secretary of the Campus Ministry Student Forum
When I ran for the position of Secretary on the Campus Ministry Student Forum, I was completely out of my element. I had a limited understanding of the purpose of a board, and…
May 3, 2017
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Racial and Economic Justice in Baltimore
In this interview with senior, Courtney Maduike, she reflects on her MAGIS Immersion trip to Baltimore. Another in a series of reflections about Alternative Break Programs (ABP)…
May 3, 2017
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Jamaica: An International Immersion Experience
In this interview with Rev. Brandon Harris, he discusses his Magis excursion to Jamaica. Harris reflects on notions of community and shared humanity, and what happens to a…
May 3, 2017
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VIEWPOINT: Defeating Jewish Disempowerment
Rabbi Rachel Gartner, the director of Jewish Life at Campus Ministry, wrote an article for the April 28, 2017 issue of The Hoya. In it, she delineates anti-Jewish speech in…
April 28, 2017
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The Ethics of Storytelling
When I arrived at the opening ceremony of the New England Storytelling Conference in Plymouth, Massachusetts, I realized that I was one of the few people of color in the Cape Cod…
April 25, 2017