Archive Posts
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Begin Again
Susan Alexander likes both beginnings and endings, and finds plenty of them on a college campus. She goes back and forth on which is her favorite, she writes today in The Scroll, and a recent conversation with a Student Affairs colleague helped her make up her mind.
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It's Time to Finish Strong!
That's today's advice from Tonia Jones in The Scroll. She still is having a hard time believing it's already May 18 and graduation is just a few days away. But it's true, so buckle down, she advises, and "do it!" -
Bring on the "Cheeseheads"
Brady Narloch was pretty nervous when he moved into Brady Hall four years ago and found himself surrounded by freshmen from Wisconsin. But he learned to love them, he writes today in The Scroll, and he's excited that a record number of natives from the Badger State will enroll this fall. -
Who Knew?
Carol Bruess always has thought St. Thomas sophomore Christine Ertl was a darn sharp student. But the publisher of what could be a national best-seller about an 11-year-old girl left to die in the Atlantic Ocean nearly 50 years ago? It's true! Read more about this fascinating story – and watch a "Today Show" interview with the survivor of that boat tragedy – today in The Scroll. -
Take Some of St. Thomas Along as you Rush Into "the Real World"
With less than three weeks to graduation, Dave Nimmer knows the seniors are antsy to move on, but he has a “cautionary note” in The Scroll today. “Don’t be too hasty,” he advises. “And whatever you do, take some of St. Thomas along, especially the part involving a life of the mind.” -
He'll Miss the old Swimming Pools
With the closing of the McCarthy Gymnasium pool and the recent demolition of O'Shaughnessy Hall, Jim Winterer finds himself without a pool in which to swim these days. And that, he writes today in The Scroll, means he's temporarily without a place "not to think." -
Celebrate National Poem in the Pocket Day on Thursday!
Susan Alexander plans to celebrate National Poem in the Pocket Day on Thursday, so watch out! Her choice has something to do with pie, she writes today in The Scroll. Well, not really ... but its title, "If The World Was Crazy," should be reason enough to ask her on Thursday for a dramatic reading. She thinks you should find a poem of your own, too. -
Clean car, Dirty Words
Carol Bruess has found the perfect place to swear – and to let her kids swear. It's the car wash – a perfect place, she writes today in The Scroll, for people "to cleanse themselves of the intense words and emotion they might wish (but choose not to) express at other times." -
The Good new Days
Susan Alexander occasionally hears long-time colleagues pine for years past, "when all of the students were angelic, dedicated and brilliant." But then she becomes astounded when she considers the quality of today's students and their scholarly achievements. She conferred with Dr. Michael Cogan, director of institutional research and analysis, on whether students are better prepared for the world these days. Read her conclusions today in The Scroll.