At the MCSG meeting on Tuesday, December 11, the executives started by telling everyone that next semester’s retreat will be Jan. 28-29, the weekend after the spring org fair. Next year’s executive board will be elected in the middle of February, a change from a more staggered election schedule. They also discussed religious org funding…
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New support for Catholic students
This semester, Macalester’s Center for Religious and Spiritual Life (CRSL) has added another level of support for its students. Not only has Rev. Kelly J. Stone’s appointment as the Chaplain and Associate Dean of the CRSL added to the center’s stability, but new positions have been added in order to better provide for the needs…
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CRSL welcomes interim chaplain, continues discussion of future
This past Tuesday, Macalester’s Center for Religious and Spiritual Life (CRSL) welcomed Pastor Grant Stevensen as the new interim chaplain to temporarily fill the space left behind by Lucy Forster-Smith and KP Hong. “I think he’s here through mid-May,” Lilly Program Associate Eily Marlow said. “It’ll be nice to have someone here.” Stevensen was selected…
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Service for our souls: Why Macalester needs a chaplain
When financial support for the Protestant chaplain ran out, students protested thatthe school was taking away their support system. At “Mac Needs a K.P. Hong” meetings, student after student testified that without K.P., they would have left Macalester, that he was “the only one” there for them in tough times. The entire college is a…
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Former Chaplain O’Donnell returns to say goodbye to Macalester
When Catholic Chaplain Fr. Bob O’Donnell was reassigned away from Macalester at the end of last year, the news came as a shock to many students. He began his new position before the school year began, which not only left the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life (CRSL) without a Catholic priest, but kept many…
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CRSL mobilizes after O’Donnell reassigned
Toward the end of last year, word came out that K.P. Hong, Associate Chaplain at the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life (CRSL), would be leaving Macalester after funding for his position was exhausted. Students, the CRSL and the College mobilized to find ways to fill the void that would be left by his departure….
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Despite student efforts, K.P. Hong will leave after this semester
On May 2, there was a reception for K.P. Hong, the Associate Chaplain at the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, who will be departing at the end of this semester. The reception was a final opportunity for students and community members to come together to celebrate the work that Hong has contributed to Macalester…
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A Week with Religion at one of the nation’s ‘least religious’ colleges
Shengdi Zhang ’16 had never celebrated Easter until last Sunday’s afternoon service at Weyerhaeuser Chapel, which he attended with his roommate and several friends. Decked in a black suit and slacks, Zhang sat in the front row, in front on the altar. When it was time for communion, he presented the cup of wine to…
Opinion
IGCSC Support Letter
In light of the recent news that Macalester will not be able to fund Chaplain K.P. Hong’s position as Assistant Director for Religious and Spiritual Life for the 2013-2014 academic year, we, the members of the Institute for Global Citizenship Student Council (IGCSC), are writing in support of Chaplain Hong and the importance of his…
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Students work across faith lines at the Capitol and on campus
Students in the Bonner Community Scholars program complete their work-study at non-profits and other organizations that work in the local community. Angela Butel ’13 is one such student, and while working for the Joint Religious Legislative Council (JRLC) this year, she has seen a force for change that most Macalester students do not necessarily come…