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Messiah University

2023

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Swinging Bridge - December 2023, Ethan Reisler Dec 2023

Swinging Bridge - December 2023, Ethan Reisler

Student Newspapers & Magazines

Issue contents include:

  • Playlist
    • Sabrina's Sweater Weather Soundtracks
  • Sink Or Swim
    • Managing Stress
  • The Swinging Bridge Devotional
    • Written By Students, For Students
  • Meet The Managers
  • The Special Olympics
    • Messiah's Original Service Day
  • Service Animals
    • An Expansion To The Student Body
  • Man VS. Machine
    • The Writing Center's Place Amongst AI
  • Student Art Submissions
  • Movie Reviews
  • Satire


Swinging Bridge - November 2023, Ethan Reisler Nov 2023

Swinging Bridge - November 2023, Ethan Reisler

Student Newspapers & Magazines

Issue contents include:

  • Playlist
    • Sabrina's Sweater Wheather Soundtracks
  • November Calender
    • Student Event's On Cmapus
  • Dr. Ye
    • Pioneering Chinese Language And Culture At Messiah
  • Off Campus Hangout Destinations
    • Students Favorite Places To Visit Off Campus
  • The Swinging Bridge Devotional
    • Written By Students, For Students
  • Expiration Dates
  • Spreading Love Near And Far
  • Featured Club
    • Spikeball


Swinging Bridge - October 2023, Ethan Reisler Oct 2023

Swinging Bridge - October 2023, Ethan Reisler

Student Newspapers & Magazines

Issue contents include:

  • The Swinging Bridge Devotional
    • Written By Students By Students
  • Playlist
    • Indie Introductions
  • Merging Physical And Mental Healthcare
    • How The Engle Centers
    • Addition Aims To Benifit All
  • The Falcon Dictionary
    • For First Year Students
  • Poolside Faith
    • Joshua Clarke's Christ Centered Swim Team
  • Movie Reveiws
  • Photospread
  • Satire


Handbooks, Policies, And Power: Discursive Language And Lgbtqia+ Representation In Christian University Handbooks, Kaitlin Merlino Apr 2023

Handbooks, Policies, And Power: Discursive Language And Lgbtqia+ Representation In Christian University Handbooks, Kaitlin Merlino

Honors Projects and Presentations: Undergraduate

For many years, tensions have existed between Christianity and the LGBTQ community, most apparent in contexts such as politics and education. One site of conflict is within the realm of Christian higher education, specifically in regards to campus-wide regulation of same-sex behaviors. This research examines the language in sexuality-based rules as communicated in four Christian universities' handbooks. Bakhtin & Holquist (1981) demonstrate the innate tension between dialogue and the social context within which it is understood. Therefore, since language is not neutral, the words creating these rules are in themselves a site of tension for the university, its contributors, its …