Archive Posts
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Pride and Passion
The words “pride” and “passion” are everywhere these days when it comes to the St. Thomas football team, and for good reason. The Tommies are 13-0 heading into Saturday’s NCAA Division III semifinal battle against UW-Whitewater, carrying with them a pride and passion instilled by Coach Glenn Caruso. Doug Hennes writes about the words – and what they mean to generations of football fans – today in The Scroll.
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A University of Immigrants
Recent remarks by a speaker about the African-American migration from the south nearly a century ago brought reminders to Susan Alexander about an even earlier migration – of Irish to America – and the more-recent migration of Hmong and Somalis to this region. She writes in The Scroll today that all are healthy reminders of the value of immigrants – both to this country and this university, which was founded by John Ireland, an immigrant himself. -
Sticking to the Sidewalks
Lisa Weier is enjoying our rather mild weather but she knows winter is just around the corner, and that’s OK with her. In fact, she’s looking forward to the return of the snow and the cold because, as she writes today in The Scroll, “it will be beautiful." -
"I'm Beginning to Think a Lot 'Bout Christmas . . ."
Father Dennis Dease hasn't even carved his turkey or made his dressing and he's already thinking about Christmas. That's good news, because the president has an early present for you this year: the promise of two extra paid holidays – Dec. 23 and 28 – to create a whole week off. Read the details today in The Scroll. -
Prayers and Vigilance Necessary in Wake of Penn State Tragedy
Everyone has been stunned by the events that have occurred this month at Penn State University. In the aftermath of that tragedy, Father Dennis Dease, president of St. Thomas, writes today in The Scroll of the need for prayers for the victims and vigilance to ensure such events never occur here. -
Academic Ambience
Carol Bruess was surprised, and pleasantly so, on a recent fall-break Friday when she ran across two students buried in their studies in O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center. What she also saw also intrigued and inspired her: They were studying by candle. It turns out that's against the rules, she writes today in The Scroll, but she still found their ingenuity "one more reason I adore the college campus – especially ours." -
Challenge Yourself . . .
Martha McCarthy was psyched. The business alumna was attending the Fowler Business Challenge last month as an observer, having been a participant twice as a student, and was wowed by two of the teams pitching business proposals. They gave her a whole new sense of what is meant by the St. Thomas tagline, “Challenge Yourself, Change Our World,” she writes today in The Scroll. -
Scholarships More Important Than Ever
Dave Nimmer is glad he doesn’t have to pay for a college education these days. He knows it’s expensive, but he’s doing something to make a difference: He contributes to a scholarship fund as part of the Opening Doors capital campaign. You could, too, he writes today in The Scroll. -
Is It Time for You to Change?
Caitlin Herby asks the question today in The Scroll because there was a time in her life when she decided she needed to change. She went from a lifestyle of making friends as an undergraduate student “solely to survive,” she writes, to getting involved in campus and participating in leadership opportunities that helped her to discover “where I fit in.” Is it time for you to change?