In an effort to foster a sense of unity and understanding among college students from diverse backgrounds, the Baptist Student Ministry, or BSM, at Richland is gearing up for its last events with Crossing Cultures this semester. This unique initiative, born out of the collaborative spirit of the Texas BSM and local churches across Dallas County, seeks to teach students about the different cultures of the world, and foster meaningful conversations with the different people in the school...

Richland’s campus club FOCUS (Fellowship of Christian University Students) hosted a welcome-back-to-campus event for people with diverse cultural-ethnic differences at the beginning of the semester. The room was buzzing with music and activity as students with diverse backgrounds enjoyed tasty cultural food, conversions and fun games. A sense of welcome was felt in the room.

According to the Associated Press, the protests in the streets of Iran remain ongoing over the death of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini last September. Amini was detained by the moral police for “violating the terms of Islamic law” via her headscarf allegedly coming loose while visiting the nation’s capital of Tehran with her family and then perished while in police custody.

“This time people will not back down. Regime change is inevitable and that’s what people want,” said former Iranian national Suedabeh “Sue” Ewing, the wife of Richland campus theology professor Dr. Jon Ewing,

For those who have taken a good look at their calendars for something other than the next Zoom meeting, or taken a step outside on a sunny day, they will notice that spring is in the air. In addition to blooming trees and flowers, it’s also the season for several major religious holidays. There are at least four major religious holidays from the months of March through May. What is everyone celebrating?