By Zailin Pena
These are the various ethnicities represented among students at Seventh-day Adventist universities across the United. All information was gathered from: https://www.collegefactual.com
Moving Around
By Zailin Pena
Southern Adventist University’s very own Samir Khalil talks about how he grew up in various countries and how that allowed him to see different cultures and learn more about them. He has interesting thoughts on diversity and speaks about them.
SAU Blacksmiths: Forging ahead with their craft
Southern's Smiths blacksmithing studio.
By Zailin Pena
While it isn’t the most well-known club on SAU’s campus, Southern’s Smiths is the university’s very own blacksmithing club.
Various forged tools reside in the club’s studio, where members meet every Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. The blacksmiths work with a variety of instruments to make their art, and a power hammer was recently donated to help them out.
Every year, the group participates in SonRise, the university’s Easter pageant, where they have their own section that is located by Thatcher South. A few members hand out small hammered nails to kids, while others forge tools right out in the open.
Southern’s Smiths don’t get much attention, but they are forging ahead with their craft.
The club is just another example of the variety of talents on campus.
Zailin Pena – Navigating Two Worlds
My name is Zailin Peña. I was born in Cuba and was brought to the states at the early age of one.
I was raised in a Hispanic household, my parents not speaking English. My sister and I had to fend for ourselves when we went to school.
Eventually, we learned the native language of our new country, and we were able to do what was needed to succeed. It wasn’t easy, but I discovered that being bilingual has its many perks and can open many doors.
My grandfather was a Seventh-day Adventist pastor in Cuba, and he continued to be one once we moved to the states.
I was raised Adventist, along with my older sister. Our parents and grandparents always reminded us of what was right and wrong according to what the Bible said, and that we should never lose our faith.
As life has gone by, I have realized that I haven’t lived up to some of the spiritual expectations that were set for me as a child.
I have grown, and I’ve made decisions that don’t reflect the ideals that I was taught. I have seen the error of my ways, and I am trying to grow from them.