Tag: Kristen Maikoo
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New to McHugh: Students in Salem’s Newest Dorms
By Kristen Maikoo Several students enjoy living in Salem College’s new McHugh Sisters Flats, the first dorm constructed on the campus in 50 years since Gramley Residence Hall opened in 1965. Jasmine Jamison, C’17, is excited to be one of the first residents. “I encourage other students to move in next year ‘cause it’s…
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Voicing a Change for Animal Cruelty Laws
By Kristen Maikoo Krys Gidtrey, a sophomore at Salem, started a petition to increase the animal cruelty penalty in North Carolina. This project began with a presentation for a class at Salem. “I didn’t really think about it until I had to write a speech for Oral Communication and it was trying to persuade class…
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The Circle and Yule
As Christmas comes to Salem, it also goes by another name: Yuletide. Traditionally, during the pagan holiday of Yule, a Yule log would be dressed and decorated and people would put slips of paper with their new year’s resolutions into the dressings and the log would be set on fire. It was more popular in…
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SCTNow Hosts Art Exhibit to Promote Awareness of Child Trafficking
By Kristen Maikoo On November 6, Salem’s campus organization of Stop Child Trafficking Now (SCTNow) collaborated with the Salem College Art Department and Art Society to host the reception for an art exhibit to increase awareness of child trafficking. Displayed in the June Porter Johnson Gallery in the Fine Arts Center, this event, Illuminating the…
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The Circle Plans to Host Halloween Carnival
Established for five years, The Circle is a nature-based religion organization, however, Bri Levantino, President of the organization, says, “We welcome all religions…we enjoy helping people find their path…It doesn’t have to be pagan necessarily.” The club hosts two main festivals–the Halloween Carnival and the May Day Festival. As October nears its end, The Circle…
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Destined to Attend a Women’s College
By Kristen Maikoo Aspiring to attend a women’s college since the beginning of her application process, Caroline McMahon, a current First Year, appreciates the close-knit community, compact campus, and the uplifting environment, but it’s the “historical atmosphere” that most appeals to her. McMahon’s mother as well as her sister are Salem alumna which spurred her…
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