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A Moment of Peace and Understanding through Turmoil:
A Buddist Meditation Experience

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Chapel Student
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How many of you have participated in meditation? How many of you have attempted to meditate and found yourself struggling to silence the thoughts in your mind, or sit still for so much time? After participating in Monday’s 5:00-6:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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My Black Friends Laugh When I Tell Them I’m Black
30 Poems In November

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Chapel Student
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I’m black! … your skin is light but I’m black! … well your hair is too curly but I grew up around all black people … yeah but you got mad Spanish cousins and y’alls accent gets too thick when y’all talk fast Anyways what chu know about being black? What chu know about slavery Your people didn’t go through Jim Crow or the middle passage Martin Luther King wasn’t your king. Rosa Parks did not sit for you. So what chu know about being black? You don’t even smoke weed! Or perm your hair When’s the last time you got a weave? If you can still get tan in the summer then you ain’t realllllyyyyy black You said you put sofrito in your ramen… Man you ain’t black! … Continue reading →

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30 Poems In November

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Chapel Student
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Vulnerable is selfishness severed from greed, pure frailty, pure need for anyone’s touch or finger- brush, anyone’s milky- synthetic feeding—Vulnerable plants itself in the ground and squalls new breeds of desire: pouting iris’ hung with orange seed— Vulnerable is in … Continue reading →

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Companions Without Maps
30 Poems in November

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Chapel Student
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Hot embers seemed to lick her skin Each time her acquaintance proposed the question “Remind me, where are you from?” Repeated as if it were an anthem To indicate disinterest in the prospect of friendship. Instead, the forgotten details symbolized … Continue reading →

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Student Response to Anti-Muslim Incident

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Chapel Student
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On Friday, October 19th, EKTA, the South Asian organization, celebrated their annual Mehndi Night, a night of celebrating South Asian cultures through food, dance, music, performances, trivia, presentations, and of course, Mehndi. This event is a cultural celebration, not a … Continue reading →

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