Cowan’s deep dive into the chastity-crazed, right-wing militant leaders of Brazil came from the desire to learn how two teenage students kissing on a bus could be seen as the essence of communism — something a Brazilian official actually said after being on that bus, according to Cowan. Analyzing the origin and effect of this reasoning is the larger point of the “Mobilizing Morality” series.

It all started in the fall of 1987, when a young man from Charleston, South Carolina, moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to begin graduate school in sociology at LSU. What he didn’t expect was that battling the sweltering Louisiana’s heat would lead him to the love of his life.

Between a cancer diagnosis, infidelity and moving over 20 times, Chris and Julie Bennett said they have been through “hell and back” but still harbor the same love for each other they found freshman year of college.

“Ring by Spring.” While some might say it as a joke when referring to their significant other, it’s a reality for some Baylor students, giving the phrase at least a bit of merit. Some students couldn’t imagine the added pressure of marriage on top of their busy life as college students. However, brides-to-be alumna Stephy Mahoney and Virginia Beach, Va. senior Layne Martin have proven it’s doable.