Five times. That is how many times Salam Abdelmassih read through the Bible in nine months while attending a School of Biblical Studies in Hawaii. The freshman finance major said the experience gave him more than a deeper knowledge of Scripture. It gave him a foundation for understanding his faith and helped shape the direction he wants his life ... [Read More…]

The first time Nia Leslie played soccer was with a basketball.  Thirteen years ago in Haiti, 9-year-old Nia was orphaned. She recalled kicking an old basketball around the orphanage yard.  “But mind you . . . I was like this big,” said Nia, holding her hands close together to show how thin she was. “Skin and bones.”  She remembered getting ... [Read More…]

As May rolled in and finals week crept closer, students hurried to finish the last set of assignments and prepare for exams, but even amid the whirl of academics, many students still made time for one thing: intramural sports.  Currently, on the north side of campus, just west of Elmer Gray Stadium, lie the intramural fields, where students ... [Read More…]

Brothers Robbie and Gabriel Alatrash sought to provide service to cancer patients beyond monetary donations, so they created and now run the Tandem Initiative, fostering projects like Comfort Through Chemo that supply cancer patients with pastimes. The goal of the initiative was to not only offer support, but to build community and then to be in ... [Read More…]