{"id":555,"date":"2016-04-20T12:07:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T16:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/religion\/?p=555"},"modified":"2016-05-05T13:28:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T17:28:02","slug":"senior-spotlight-linda-biafore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/religion\/2016\/04\/20\/senior-spotlight-linda-biafore\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Spotlight: Linda Biafore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linda Biafore in the Senior Spotlight:
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Linda Biafore ’16<\/p><\/div>\n

Why did you major in Religion?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After transferring from art school, I decided on Religion and Classics majors because I was interested in world mythology. It was during my first Intro Comparative Religion class with Professor Morgenstein-Fuerst that made me decide to focus on Religion. In short, it blew my mind, and I was very excited and\u00a0eager to learn more.<\/p>\n

Where do you imagine yourself in 10 years?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

My plans change pretty constantly. I hope to get a job at a college or\u00a0university, as staff, in financial aid, admissions or advising–something that helps students with the hard parts of college and post-college life. (Bonus: this job within a college or university will help pay for a graduate degree.)<\/p>\n

Imagine a first-year student has asked your advice about REL courses. What\u2019s the one she\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0dream about missing? Why?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I would highly recommend\u00a0REL196:\u00a0Race and Religion in America with Professor Chipumuro. The class was\u00a0engaging, intense, and introspective. You learn about the world that is right in front of you;\u00a0aspects of our daily lives\u00a0that\u00a0we\u00a0overlook every day. Every class discussion was relevant to current events, because we were learning about how religion motivates movements,\u00a0traditions, and our own worldviews in our society.<\/p>\n

If you could write any book, what would it be?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

To be honest, I would write a book in the style of “Body Ritual among the\u00a0Nacirema” by Horace Mitchell Miner. I love turning the lens around on our own society and analyzing the way we talk about cultures that aren’t our own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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