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Articles by Ali Renckens

About Ali Renckens
Ali, a member of the Union University class of 2018, is double-majoring in English and journalism. She serves as Managing Editor for the Cardinal & Cream. Her three life goals are to write, travel and live in a beach house.
Features

More than Just Horsing Around: Hippotherapy Gives Hope

May 17, 2016 Ali Renckens

Wearing a nametag that simply reads “Mrs. Patty,” she stands in the riding arena like the ringmaster of a circus. She always seems to be more in motion than anyone or anything else, even when […]

Features

MentorU: Colleges Collaborate to Guide Sixth Graders

May 17, 2016 Ali Renckens

The heart monitor beeped steadily. Students took turns pressing a stethoscope to the patient’s chest, the intensity in their faces reflected in the one-way mirror on the other side of the room. They pulled the […]

Finding You at the U
Features

Finding You at the U: Truth, Grace and the Reality of Same-Sex Attraction

March 3, 2016 Ali Renckens

Unable to find an open seat in the crowded Harvey Auditorium, students perched on steps along the wall to hear Mike Goeke’s talk, titled “Truth, Grace and the Reality of Same-Sex Attraction” Tuesday night at […]

News

Lisa Peoples: Love, serve your neighbor

February 25, 2016 Ali Renckens

It’s not often that a chapel speaker leads the student body in a song popularized by Barney the Dinosaur. But for Lisa Peoples, standing behind the podium in white and black chevron pants and a […]

Basketball

Bulldogs defeat top team in conference

February 22, 2016 Ali Renckens

Verbal fireworks threatened to erupt in the form of boos, whistles and claps from the packed bleachers, divided between Union students and a liberal sprinkling of royal blue T-shirts, with every call the referees made. One team was battling to […]

News

Students experience court process

February 17, 2016 Ali Renckens

A crowd of students watched, uncharacteristically hushed, cell phones stashed away, with copies of case briefs in front of them as three black-robed judges presided over Tennessee Court Criminal of Appeals in Harvey Auditorium Tuesday. […]

Arts & Entertainment

Our Jackson Home is Where the Heart Is: Project Becomes Passion

November 25, 2015 Ali Renckens

Katie Howerton knew she wanted to stay in Jackson and get married after graduating, but she didn’t know how she would use her art degree. Like many college seniors, she struggled to see how her […]

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