Author / Hanna Khalil and Max Lichtenstein
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Remembering Students Against Peabody: A Reflection on Student Activism at Wash U
College campuses have long been considered hotbeds for young student activism. Between interactions with new people from a variety of backgrounds, and challenging exposure to classes addressing structural forms of inequality, it is often during their college years that young people start questioning their role within these systems and look to create change within their…
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St. Louis’s Identity, Told Through Food
Food has long held greater significance than the nutrition it provides. From sharing a meal around a dinner table, to adventuring to new neighborhoods to try out a famous restaurant, food provides a way for Wash U students to connect with one another and the city they now call home. Perhaps most significantly, food serves…
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Religious Minorities in Some of America’s Largest Cities
Despite the First Amendment’s role in the separation of church and state, the United States is far from a secular nation. God is invoked in our Pledge of Allegiance, dollar bills, and in nearly every inaugural address since James Monroe’s in 1817. Biblical references in these inaugural speeches, during elections, and following national tragedies suggest…
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Spreading the Word: Latin America’s Shift Away From Catholicism
Ever since missionaries descended on Latin America during the European colonization of the 16th and 17th centuries, Catholicism has been the dominant religion of the region, from Puerto Rico to Chile. Home to 425 million Catholics, Latin America is home to over 40 percent of the world’s Catholic population. Brazil and Mexico boast the world’s…
