(RNS) When she suited up in cap and gown to accept her diploma from Calvin University last month, Claire Murashima felt proud of her bachelor’s degree in marketing management.
But to Murashima and to many of her fellow graduates, her more singular and unexpected achievement was having navigated her senior year while serving as the first openly gay student body president in the history of the landmark Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The raven-haired 22-year-old, who grew up attending evangelical churches in California and North Carolina and identifies as queer or bisexual, filled her post at the 145-year-old school by taking principled stands about her sexual orientation, while maintaining or at least seeking the respect of her mostly straight peers and elders.
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Godâs Kitchen of Michigan, Broncos Kitchen to serve 10,000 free dinners in Kalamazoo County
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May 25, 2021 | 4:19 PM
Western Michigan University Students enjoy a free spaghetti dinner from Broncos Kitchen at their 58 West Student Apartments meal site on Monday, September 7, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Broncos Kitchen).
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – This summer, two of Kalamazooâs hunger-relief charities, God’s Kitchen of Michigan and Broncos Kitchen, are joining forces to serve 10,000 free dinners to fight hunger in Kalamazoo county.
Officials say the project, called the âBig Give,” is designed to celebrate Godâs Kitchenâs 10-year anniversary, while simultaneously combating hunger in the cities of Kalamazoo, and Portage and Oshtemo Township.
I have a headache… That will teach me for drinking too much? Not really. We had a good time, it was a great party and I will go on the wagon for a few days. Being older, I don’t recover as fast but I’m not addicted to consciousness modifying substances… I just indulge their existence.
I could feel despair nonetheless with my throbbing brains… But not really. I’m hopefully a learned optimist, even if some others people are loony… It will be a slow day… No noises please… But I still can think a little bit: for example, the intents of some good persons go astray… Take this email for example forwarded by an atheist mate who subscribes. The message comes from the CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS):