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Let the Games Begin!

by Kristan Hawkins | January 3, 2014
Competition can breed the greatest friends or the fiercest enemies. If you are a college football fan, you know exactly what I am talking about! Let me go ahead and throw out 2 oh so fierce war cries– WAR EAGLE! ROLL TIDE! Now some of you are horrified that I just typed both cries in the same sentence. (The audacity!) However, picture this even more horrifying scene–
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Making Change Happen: BU Students For Life

by Kristan Hawkins | January 3, 2014
Expanding your pregnant and parenting resources can certainly be an intimidating task. You may be afraid that you won’t know what to say when you finally meet a pregnant peer, or maybe you worry about opposition to your pregnancy and parenting support efforts. But taking the leap is worth it, and groups like Boston University Students for Life are courageously accepting this challenge!
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Making Ends Meet

by Kristan Hawkins | December 20, 2013
Dear Student Moms, It is not easy. No, it is definitely not easy to pay for classes and books and housing and that little 15-lb. bundle of joy! How do you make ends meet when you are staring down countless bills and an almost empty wallet? Here are some suggestions for finding free or inexpensive baby supplies: 1. Ask your local
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Expanding Your Impact: Partnerships & Rhetoric

by Kristan Hawkins | December 18, 2013
MAXIMIZING YOUR POTENTIAL For many pro-life student groups, it can be easy to become comfortable with maintaining the status quo. It’s easy to work with your group and the closed circle of supporters of your pregnant and parenting outreach efforts. However, you are limiting your potential to impact your school if you choose to not partner with university departments, staff,
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Your Resource Guide: Taking it to the Next Level

by Kristan Hawkins | December 4, 2013
After completing your Pregnant and Parenting Resource Guide, you may be wondering—“What do we do now?” Having a packet of information is no use to your peers if it is not being effectively promoted on social media and on campus. Moreover, your guide needs to be distributed on campus and shared by the school’s faculty and staff. If you have
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Break the Stigma

by Kristan Hawkins | November 8, 2013
Look around your college campus. Look. What do you see? Sure, you see your peers stumbling off to class. You see professors sipping coffee. You see characters from all social groups. But where- where– are all the pregnant women? It is no secret that pregnant women are missing from our college campuses. With 46% of today’s abortions being committed on college-aged women,
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Adoption: Your Questions Answered

by Kristan Hawkins | November 8, 2013
When faced with an unplanned pregnancy, one very important decision needs to be made- “Who will raise my child?” Will the mother choose to raise her child- alone or with the support of a partner and/or family? Or will she consider placing her child for adoption? Several factors may come into play when this mother makes her decision. She may
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Lane Community College Students Save a Life!

by Kristan Hawkins | October 28, 2013
While handing out recruitment flyers on campus, a pro-life student met a pregnant student who was concerned about parenting while in college. The pro-life student gave information and resources to the young woman, and she chose life for her baby! Watch and listen as Sierra talks about how she was able to provide tangible resources to a peer in need
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The Importance of Working With Pregnancy Resource Centers

by Kristan Hawkins | October 23, 2013
I am often asked what are the most important things that I emphasize to pro-life students and groups in the region. At the top of my list each time is forming personal relationships with local Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRCs). I say this because the PRCs are those who are working directly with women and men who need ministering, resources, and
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Molly Anne Dutton: Homecoming Queen, Adoption Advocate

by Kristan Hawkins | October 18, 2013
This week, Miss Molly Anne Dutton was named Auburn’s 100th Homecoming Queen. In the wake of her victory, this young woman has captured hearts across the country, and she is surely changing how many view abortion and adoption. The Story Behind the Crown You see, Molly Anne is not your average homecoming queen. Certainly, she displays the beauty and personality of
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