| Student Congress to research resolution for a meditation room on campus |
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| Written by Temicca Hunter, The Shorthorn staff | ||||
| Wednesday, 04 November 2009 06:37 PM | ||||
  Biomedical engineering senior Rupa Rai Yakcha meditates in the shade outside of the Central Library on Wednesday. A new resolution has been submitted to Student Congress asking for a meditation room to be designated allowing students, faculty and staff a quiet place for reflection. (Courtesy: Niddal Abedrabbo) Some students have organized a petition asking for a quiet place on campus to reflect and meditate. A resolution, stemming from the petition, will start research in Student Congress on Tuesday. It asks SC to find a place for a reflection room allowing students, faculty and staff, regardless of faith or belief, to have a quiet space for reflection, tranquility and prayer. Dian Nostikasari, city and regional planning graduate student, said the university is known for its diversity and a meditation room would be great. She said she needs to pray five times a day and it is difficult because there is no place to do so on campus. “For me, it would be a way for me to pray,” she said. “Hopefully, all students will take advantage of the room as well.” Finance senior Niddal Abedrabbo authored the resolution after starting the petition in May. The petition signaled a response from students around the campus, with more than 300 signatures during the first few days. A Facebook page, dedicated to the meditation room, so far has 220 members. Several private and public universities have provided meditation rooms for students, including UT Austin. Others include Utah Valley State College, Southern Methodist University, University of North Carolina, Texas Christian University, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Richland College. This is the third time such a resolution has been presented to Student Congress, said SC President Kent Long. He said an obstacle for the first two was they were specific as to the group they would serve. “We want to serve as many students as possible with this initiative,” he said. Long said a second issue is finding space. Locations will be researched, he said, with considered places including the Central Library and the University Center. “Finding space is a universal problem within this department and within the university,” he said. Graduate marketing student Prashant Dwivedi, Yoga meditation club vice president, said a meditation room would be good. Students could recharge during stressful times without interruption, he said. “It would be great to have one special room or location,” he said. Views: 427 | E-mail
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