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The Scroll: Got Gas?

Carol Bruess
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Carol Bruess, bargain hunter extraordinaire, has discovered a deal almost too good to be true: A 10 percent discount on gasoline at the Sinclair station on Grand Avenue, thanks to the St. Thomas eXpress Card, and they’ll even wash your windows. She exudes about the deal – and the full service – today in The Scroll.
Dr. Matthew Batt (left) and Dr. Leslie Adrienne Miller will read from their recently published books this Friday. Photos by Bill Hickey (Batt) and Mike Ekern '02 (Miller).

A Conversation With Dr. Matthew Batt and Dr. Leslie Miller

Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A.
Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, English, Events, Faculty, Front Page, News, Our Community
Batt's first published work, Sugarhouse, is his harrowing and often hilarious story of renovating a Salt Lake City crack house. Miller's Y, her sixth collection of poetry, "describes motherhood with a broad-ranging intelligence, a fierce humor, and an elegant, emotive poetic line," according to her publisher, Graywolf Press. Batt and Miller are faculty members in the English Department and will read from their works on Friday, Sept. 21.
David Yates

‘Nullification Crisis of 1832’ Still Resonates Today for History Major

Tom Couillard '75
Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, Current Students, Front Page, History, News, Our Community
David Yates, the History Department's lead history tutor, was one of five students who presented research papers at a symposium at Mississippi State University over Memorial Day weekend last May. He describes his presentation on "The Nullification Crisis of 1832” "as the culmination of my work over the years. It was the realization of the whole process." Nullification occasionally makes news even today.
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Sept. 28 Program on Community-Led Healthy Living Initiatives to Feature Remarks by U.S. Surgeon General

St. Thomas Newsroom
Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Health & Exercise Science, Events, Front Page, News, Opus College of Business
Co-sponsored by the Opus College of Business and its Health Care MBA, the program will include a poster session, panel discussion, and remarks by former U.S. Sen. Dave Durenberger and U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin.
Dr. Camille George poses next to the Ultralight Mod Pod, a breadfruit drier she co-designed last year. (Photo by Mike Ekern '02)

Dr. Camille George Engineers the Future of Breadfruit

Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A.
Academic News, Faculty, Front Page, News, Our Community, Research, School of Engineering
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Dr. Camille George of St. Thomas' School of Engineering is helping to revolutionize the way breadfruit is incorporated into the livelihoods of people in developing nations. Last month she travelled to Kauai, Hawaii, to install a breadfruit-drying device she co-designed with adjunct engineering professor Bob Bach for the National Tropical Botanical Gardens.

Opinion: Immigration Debate – Lessons From the Gospel and Catholic Social Teaching

Virgil Wiebe
Academic News, Commentary, Faith, Front Page, News, Publications, School of Law, St. Thomas Lawyer
Immigration will never cease to be a hot-button topic. In times of economic crisis, xenophobia often rears its head. Unauthorized migrants get painted with broad strokes – labeled as terror- ists, job stealers and criminals. But a counter narrative must be told – one of inclusion, democracy, family values and fairness.