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Students in open forum answer the question 'What is Spirituality?'
Justyna Tomtas
Issue date: 2/11/09 Section: News
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But for Lotus Blossom, a master student of music therapy, her choice to enroll in classes here rested heavily on the much thinner Pagan community. Although Christian groups make up the majority of student organizations, Lotus Blossom finds the CSU Pagan community to be large.
For many students, however, college is a rough-and-tumble struggle to find their identity and discover where their values fit in with the community. But some have conquered such adversity.
During the fifth annual Mind, Body and Spirit Fair in the Lory Student Center Monday, Lotus Blossom and four other student panelists answered, "What is Spirituality?" elaborating on the struggle and exploration each has endured.
"I feel like people come into college exploring an area that needs to be explored," said senior history and Spanish major Joel Grove. "College is when (Christianity) became more real to me. I prayed to receive Christ, realizing for the first time what he had done for me."
Amber Frickey, a senior business, German and international studies major, agreed.
"I think college is a big transitioning point in our lives," Frickey said. "It's really important to find what's right for you."
"I think (spirituality) is forgotten in college life," said Katie Gray, a senior health and exercise science major. "It's sad because it could help with stress and negativity."
"During college people are trying to understand and find out their own beliefs," said Max Brodsky, a sophomore English major who finds his spirituality in the Jewish religion. "I strongly believe that college is where people either find, accept or reject their spirituality or religious pathway."
In Frickey's case, she rejected conservative Christian mentalities at the age of 10, coming into college as an atheist.
"Humans can lead good lives regardless (of spirituality)," Frickey said. "I practice the principles of secular humanism. Logic, reasoning and science influence my decision making."
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