May
04
2008
As our maintenance continues, we’ll be posting articles from our newest issue on the blog. First up is the issue’s featured Focus piece on Christian missionaries in the former Soviet Union, written by Maria Blackwood (JE ‘10).
Oksana is a 25-year-old Russian woman who works as a supervisor at the career-advising department of the local government’s employment center. aresident of Yekaterinburg—a city located deep inside Russia’s heartland—she was baptized into the Russian Orthodox Church when she was 11 at her aunt’s insistence.
A few years ago, Oksana started to attend the local services of the Boston Church of Christ and Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church. These experiences, however, were more social than religious, she said. “I never believed in God. I was raised in a family where nobody did.”
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May
02
2008
Dear Readers,
Disappointed to find that the Globalist website is under construction? Please accept our sincerest apologies.
I promise you, though, you won’t be disappointed with the changes. With new ed-boards come new ideas–and our newest ed-board is no different. We’re revamping our website to bring you more news and more articles with an even better look.
Stay tuned. In the meantime, we’ll do our best to keep the blog up to date–so keep reading!
Apr
17
2008
We received a letter in response to Pete Martin’s article (Coal Nation), from a source that played a major role in the article. It is from Mike Murphy, a farmer who lives in Marissa, Illinois, and whose farm is threatened by the construction of the Prairie State power plant.
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Apr
11
2008
The Yale Globalist recently selected its new editorial board for the upcoming academic year.
Congratulations to the members of the new editorial board.
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Feb
18
2008
The Globalist recently welcomed its newest staff members on board.
Despite the blindfolds (or maybe because of?), a fun time was had by all.
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Jan
21
2008
I took advantage of a domestic article assignment to do reporting for next issue’s main. Over winter break I spent a few days in central and southern Illinois to report from a state that reached its peak of coal production in 1918. Nevertheless, the coal industry remains a powerful one in Springfield, as it is in many state capitals.
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