Archive Posts
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Every Day is the Last Day in The Grill
Gayle Lamb has worked as Dining Services cash operations manager for 26 years and spends a lot of time in The Grill. As she prepares to close its doors in less than three months and move to the new Anderson Student Center in January, she reflects today in The Scroll on the history of what she calls "a great community gathering space."
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Tenure Talk Revisited
Susan Alexander hears more and more talk questioning the need for tenure in faculty positions, and she understands the concerns to a certain extent. Ultimately, she finds in tenure a partnership that commits "not only the employer to the worker but the worker to the employer," and that is healthy, she writes today in The Scroll. -
Thank Goodness for the Little Things
Lisa Weier is more convinced than ever that “it’s the little things that really make life pleasant,” whether it’s running around the track in the rain, thumb wrestling or winning an Oreo Twist-Off. She writes about those experiences today in The Scroll, and says she’s pretty anxious for Thanksgiving to roll around, too. -
Make It a Double
Carol Bruess professes to have her office in the O'Shaughnessy Educational Center but finds herself spending just as much (more?) time in a newly adopted office: Coffee Bené in O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center. It's the hot – and cool – place to see and be seen, all the while trying out the latest latte or macchiato, she writes today in The Scroll. -
Grit, Gumption and Grace
When Dave Nimmer met Laura Lee, a high school senior, nine years ago at a ThreeSixty Journalism workshop at St. Thomas, he was impressed by her “smile, sweetness and sincerity.” He came to know her more by her “grit, gumption and grace,” he writes in The Scroll today, and it is with great pride that he reports the 2007 St. Thomas alumna is the new anchor of the 10 p.m. news on KAAL-TV in Austin. -
Volleyball Voyeur
Susan Alexander likes to watch volleyball at St. Thomas, whether it is played in the sandpit near Ireland Hall or on Steve Fritz Court in Schoenecker Arena. Today in The Scroll, she reports on Friday night’s action at both venues. -
"When Life Throws Dirt at You. . ."
With every fall comes a time for reflection. Summer has come to an end and the new school year is starting. When I think back to how I arrived at St. Thomas, a quotation that my mother drilled into me comes to mind: “When life throws dirt at you, you can be buried alive or… -
Chalk It Up
Carol Bruess likes this time of year, when there is the "palpable energy of people coming and going" through her neighborhood just east of campus. Her neighbors share that excitement, she writes today in The Scroll, even to the point where they chalk cheerful messages on the sidewalks. -
Meetings and Committee Work Can Build Community
Susan Alexander goes to a lot of committee meetings, and she is the first to acknowledge that they are a necessary evil. But she also finds they can be rewarding and valuable because of the community that they help to build, she writes today in The Scroll.