Archive Posts
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Michael Larson: An Uplifting Presence In Our Lives
As he sat in a prayer service Saturday night for Michael Larson, Father Dennis Dease felt thankful for the impact that the young man, who died in a house fire earlier that day, had on so many lives. The president of St. Thomas explains why today in The Scroll.
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Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle All The Waaay . . .
Carol Bruess loves the creativity of St. Thomas students this time of year, and their latest effort at building a snowman (snowwoman?) has brought some cheer and laughter to her neighborhood east of campus. Check out the creature and its lifestyle amenities today in The Scroll. -
A Loss That Hurts
After Saturday's football playoff loss to Bethel, Glenn Caruso was candid with his Tommies: "I told the team this hurts, it should hurt and it will hurt for awhile," he said. Darned right it hurts, reflects one fan today in The Scroll. He tries to explain why. -
Zippity Doo Dah
You remember the words to that song, don't you? Carol Bruess sure does. She seems to hear them every day, and she concludes today in The Scroll that our campus has the same "zippity" and a large dose of "doo dah" this week, thanks to a "post-Thanksgiving, pre-finals, beginning-of-Advent buzz." -
Teaching Makes Him Appreciate Those Who Taught Him
Brady Narloch enjoys helping out in a seventh-grade classroom this semester because it forces him to play the role of a teacher, not just a college student, yet at the same time he has fun trying to think like a kid. He writes about the experience today in The Scroll. -
He Is Especially Thankful This Year
Dave Nimmer always likes Thanksgiving, but even more so this year, and he tells you why today in The Scroll. Dave has that glass-half-full smile because of everything he sees around campus these days: good jobs, good teaching, a new athletic and recreation complex and an undefeated football team making everyone proud at Homecoming. And it helps, he adds, to be able to buy a great cup of coffee right here in our library. Happy Thanksgiving! -
It's Time to Catch a Little Tommie Spirit
Miles Trump doesn't blame Minnesota sports fans for getting a little down on their teams. A lot of what he sees out there isn't pretty ... except, that is, at St. Thomas! The sports editor of TommieMedia.com finds success everywhere he turns on campus these days – and a lot of fans are caught up in the excitement. Check out what Miles has to say today in The Scroll, and take note: He expects to see you at a Tommie game soon, starting with Saturday's NCAA football playoff opener in O'Shaughnessy Stadium. -
Reflecting on "Airplane Day"
Sarah Gallenberg celebrated what her family calls "Airplane Day" earlier this month, and it gave her a chance to reflect anew on her life as a South Korean adoptee who grew up in the United States. Sarah writes about her experiences – and how "the unknown aspects of who I am show up in the mirror every morning" – in The Scroll. -
And In This Corner ...
Susan Alexander loves a good fight, especially when our guy is right. The fight hasn't been in the boxing ring (yet … ), but the verbal sparring between engineering professor John Abraham and climate skeptics such as Christopher Monckton has been fun to watch and in her case even be a minor participant. Susan brings us up to date today in The Scroll.