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Welcome Project

Welcome Project at Valparaiso University•welcomeproject.valpo.edu
Society & Culture
Collecting stories to make a difference. These first-person stories are part of the Welcome Project, an audio and video collection at Valparaiso University. Visit us as welcomeproject.valpo.edu.
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Episodes

Marketing Tactics

“Hey you, you look black, stand over there, and hey you, you look gay, stand over there.”

Oct 17, 2012•2 min

Almost like a War Cry

"On one level, it was intimidating; on another, it was curious."

Oct 02, 2012•1 min

In Very Good Hands

"I slept through my station. It was dark and the trees were out and it was like in a scary movie. I saw one last car."

Sep 14, 2012•1 min

We're Not That Far Along

"The ideal is a gender blind society... but in some quadrants, we're slipping back into patriarchy."

Jul 09, 2012•3 min

Me Going to Hell

"I had a boyfriend on campus. And it was fine. People knew that. He himself wasn't comfortable with being gay."

Jun 07, 2012•3 min

Oh, But You're So Nice

“Atheism is like the black mark. Nobody wants to say they're atheist.”

Jun 07, 2012•3 min

Baptism: I Was Very Not Religious

“I went to Pastor Char and said, ‘Hey. I'd really like to be baptized, but I don't think I'm a Lutheran.’ And she looked at me and said, ‘Okay. What questions do you have?’”

Jun 07, 2012•3 min

Of Course—She Was My Roommate

“You have to embrace the differences because it helps you realize who you are and who you're not, who you don't wanna be or who you do wanna be.”

Jun 07, 2012•3 min

Valpo Needs to Try Harder

“Not all trans people want a surgery; they just want to be seen as the gender they're presenting as.”

Jun 07, 2012•2 min

Going by My Initials

“I have a non-binary gender identity. A lot of people don't know what that is here.”

Jun 07, 2012•2 min

It's A Lot like High School

“I feel like the Midwest is very, not old fashioned, but socially conservative; anything that is not normal is either wrong or judged most of the time.”

Jun 06, 2012•2 min

Buddhist Retreat

“I came onto campus quote-unquote Lutheran.”

Jun 06, 2012•3 min

BFFs: Best Foreign Friends

“I have met other international students from my roommate… They’re all pretty cool.”

Jun 06, 2012•3 min

Encountering True Homophobia

“I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I was like, ‘Really guys? Really?’” INCLUDES SOME STRONG LANGUAGE

Jun 06, 2012•3 min

Missing Out

“They don’t come to us. I want to be in a sorority, but they assume I don’t want to be in there because they’re all white. I feel like they lose out.”

Jun 06, 2012•3 min

Preaching Without Apology

“Religion is the one thing that shouldn’t be compromised... We shouldn’t water down a message to bring in as many people as possible.”

Jun 06, 2012•2 min

Butting Heads

“At first, that seemed to be something that would be totally contradictory to everything I ever believed. . .”

Jun 06, 2012•3 min

Recovery

Q: So you didn’t want to eat, or you didn’t like yourself? A: No, it’s a different issue.

Jun 06, 2012•3 min

A Solitary Lens

“He was a very solitary man and I totally respect that... Having alone time is a necessary thing.”

Jun 06, 2012•3 min
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