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Despite Name, Catholic Newman Center Serves all Faiths (9/24/07)
By Amy Recktenwald
What building is visible during the drive onto campus, and perhaps on the shuttle between North and South Campus? It is none other than UM-St. Louis' Catholic Newman Center. But despite the "Catholic" affixed to the name, the Newman Center is open to anyone on campus, regardless of their faith.
Women's
roles in religion: How barriers can be broken and the problems with cultural
interpretation (3/18/07)
By Melissa S. Hayden
Are interpretations of sexuality and gender differences creating a struggle
for women's equality in religious roles? "Women and Religion," part
of the "Conversations and Controversy" series sponsored by the Catholic
Newman Center, was held last Tuesday in room 313 of the Millennium Student Center
at 1 p.
Students
living in makeshift Shantytown learn that 'home sweet home' has a different
meaning for the homeless in St. Louis (3/18/07)
By Paul Hackbarth
As students created cardboard beds to sleep in to recreate the feeling of homelessness
last Thursday night outside the Millennium Student Center, about 1,000 people
in the St. Louis region were doing the same for real. "As you huddle under
your boxes … there will be somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 people in
the St. Louis metropolitan area who the federal government would consider to
be homeless..."
Hunger
is not about food, it's about power (3/11/07)
By: Paul Hackbarth
Last Wednesday afternoon, for one hour, I stopped being Paul and became Liang.
Taking on the role of Liang, who lives in northern Vietnam, where the average
income is less than $200 per year, I have no land so I work as a day laborer,
earning a small income.
Spending
the Night in Shantytown
Students get to experience life in poverty by MSC (5/1/06)
By: Patricia Lee
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, more than 25 percent of the St. Louis city
population lives below poverty levels. Out of the 90,000 people living below
poverty, many of them are homeless. Poverty and homelessness were issues Social
Justice Month addressed last week.
Social
Justice Month Promotes Awareness of Current Issues, Concerns (4/24/06)
By: Patricia Lee
This month, UM-St. Louis is shining the spotlight on issues around the world
with Social Justice Month. Events held throughout the month highlight issues
such as capital punishment, war, genocide, racism, homelessness and poverty.
The Catholic Newman Center, Amnesty International, SGA and UPB sponsored events
that emphasized the weekly theme...
Final
Interfaith Dialogue Discusses Stem Cell Research (4/10/06)
By: Melissa McCrary
The UM-St. Louis Interfaith Campus Ministries met last Thursday in the SGA
Chambers to share their attitudes and beliefs concerning stem cell research.
Interfaith Campus Ministries, St. Louis Hillel and Gesher, Campus Advance, International
Students Inc., College Central, the Wesley Foundation and the Catholic Newman
Center have sponsored "Conversations and Controversy: An Interfaith Dialogue"
throughout the semester...
Discussion
on Mixture of Faiths Promotes Religious Tolerance (2/13/06)
By: Patricia Lee
The Interfaith Campus Ministries at UM-St. Louis are looking to promote religious
tolerance and understanding by making people more aware of the different religions.
On the first Thursday of each month, Interfaith Campus Ministries will sponsor
"Conversations and Controversy: An Interfaith Dialogue...
News
Briefs: KWMU, Newman Center, UM budget (11/28/05)
Newman Center poker tourney raises over $500 The Catholic Newman Center held
the "Hold 'Em for Hunger Tournament" on Nov. 17 as part of Hunger
Awareness Week and the Month of Service. Fifty-four players participated. Marco
Kramer of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity took home first place, winning a poker
set valued at over $100...
Student
Life Kicks Off Annual Month of Service (11/7/05)
By: Paul Hackbarth
A hard hat, a shovel, a soup bowl, a deck of cards and a joystick are a handful
of items needed for this year's Month of Service, where students have different
ways to volunteer all month long. Activities began Sunday afternoon, as students
helped in the reconstruction and landscaping of homes in Kinlock, Mo...
Campus
Organizations Mobilize to Donate Time, Money and More (9/12/05)
By: Melissa McCrary
All across the United States, thousands of Americans have came together in
a time of need. Many people, including UM-St. Louis students have already volunteered
their time and have donated money to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The Catholic Newman Center is one of the organizations at UM-St. Louis...
Mirthday
is Welcome Pre-Finals Break (4/25/05)
By: Melissa McCrary
During this year's Mirthday, students wandered from booth to booth, playing
games, collecting prizes, munching on popcorn, sipping smoothies, eating sno-cones
and just enjoying a day of relaxation before final exams. Over 65 UM-St. Louis
facilities, campus clubs and organizations participated in the celebrations...
Social
Justice Week Gives Students Insight about Poverty (4/18/05)
By: Ben Swofford
"More than one-fourth of the citizens of St. Louis city live in poverty,"
read a cardboard sign on the first floor of the Millennium Student Center Thursday.
The sign, along with an informational table filled with flyers and stickers,
was part of Social Justice Week at UM-St....
Expo
for Faith Groups Promotes Spirituality 2/21/05
By: Melissa McCrary
UM-St. Louis spiritual groups and campus faith-based organizations shared their
beliefs and their organizations' objectives to students at the first annual
"Interfaith Expo," held on Tuesday, Feb. 15...
Candidates
for Court Come from Diverse Backgrounds (2/14/05)
By: Ben Swofford
The Homecoming court was announced at the halftime of the UM-St. Louis vs.
Lewis basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 10. The candidates represent a wide
variety of student organizations and campus life. "Homecoming means a time
to get excited about school and have fun!" Michelle Pierson, senior, communications,
said....
UMSL
Celebrates Life of Dr. King at PAC (1/24/05)
By: Meliqueica Meadows
The 2005 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observance brought UM-St. Louis students
and faculty together to celebrate the life of a man who changed the world. Monday's
program was a fitting tribute to someone who worked tirelessly for the equality
of all people.
Newman
Center Focuses on World Hunger (11/29/04)
By: Melissa McCrary
During the week of Nov. 15 through Nov. 18, UM-St. Louis held a "Hunger
Awareness Week" with a variety of events focusing on the problems with
hunger around the world. All week long informational tables and booths were
set up in the Millennium Student Center, providing students with literature
about local, national and international hunger...
Catholic
Newman Center Sponsors Monthly Habitat for Humanity Trip (11/8/04)
By: Will Melton
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps build and rehabilitate
homes for people who are unable to get conventional home financing. The organization,
founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller, has more than 2,100 affiliates
in 100 countries.
Halloween
Handbook (10/25/04)
By: Monica Martin
Halloween events at UMSL: Sigma Tau Gamma holds haunted house The Sigma Tau
Gamma fraternity will hold a haunted house for local children at the Bel-Ridge
Community Center on Natural Bridge Rd. beginning around 5:00 p.m. RHA hosts
Haunted Hall "Haunted Hall" at the old Normandy Hospital site on Natural
Bridge Road will be open from 6 to 10 p...
Newman
Center has Faith and Fun
The CNC offers a host of free activities for students of all faiths (9/13/04)
By: Melissa McCrary
On Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2004 some UM- St. Louis students gathered at the Catholic
Newman Center (CNC) to enjoy a night of volleyball and ice cream. This was just
one of the many free activities that the CNC offers to students. Bobby Wassel,
CNC Campus Minister described what CNC is and who can participate in their activities...
UMSL
Volunteers Help Build Homes (5/3/04)
The Catholic Newman Center seeks additional volunteers for May 7 Habitat for
Humanity project
By: Gary Sohn
Looking to add another attractive reference to your resume, learn a new trade
for a day or do some type of community service? UM-St. Louis' Catholic Newman
Center provides this opportunity for students through a monthly trip to Habitat
for Humanity. The last service opportunity of the 2003-2004 school year will
take place on Friday, May 7, as participants will travel to sites and help build
affordable houses for those in need of a habitable home...
'Banquet'
Opens Eyes to Global Hunger (12/3/03)
By: Gary Sohn
As a part of the annual Hunger Awareness Week, UM-St. Louis, with the help
of Oxfam, held a hunger banquet. The event revealed the unfair distribution
of food around the globe. The banquet began at noon on Nov. 20, in Century Room
A and B of the Millennium Student Center...
Griesemer
Gives Back to the Community (2/24/03)
By: Kate Drolet
Much of college life consists of going to school and working to pay for school.
For University of Missouri-St. Louis student Jeff Griesemer, community service
also plays a major role in his daily routine. Griesemer, a junior majoring in
biology and minoring in chemistry, belongs to many organizations, both on and
off campus...
'Hunger
Banquet' Drives Home Hunger Week's Message (12/2/02)
By: Kate Drolet
“Every 3.6 seconds a person dies from hunger and other preventable causes.
That’s 24,000 people each day,” said Tracy Van de Riet. The 35 participants
of the 2002 Hunger Banquet sat in a stunned silence as Tracy Van de Riet, Treasurer
at the Catholic Newman Center, spoke about the hunger problems the world faces...
Hunger
Banquet Dishes out Poverty (11/26/01)
By: Kelli Solt
The upper class dined on a four-course meal complete with salad, beef stroganoff,
and cheesecake as the poor used their fingers to eat a scoop of rice and down
a shot of a murky brown liquid. The hunger banquet, in association with Interfaith
Campus Ministries and Oxfam of America, provided students with a glimpse of
the cancer of hunger and poverty that infects the globe...
Prayer
Service Gives UM-Saint Louis Students A Better Perspective
UM-Saint Louis Community and Military men Unite for Prayer Service (11/12/01)
By: Jennifer Dodd
The Sept. 11 bombings were a horrific event that is still fresh on everyone's
mind. Those with loved ones that are in the service, whether on active duty
or in the reserves, are especially nervous and frightened about what is going
on with the threat of terrorism still looming in the air...
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