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‘Justice for My Sister,’ a Film About ‘Femicide’ in Guatemala, Will be Shown Here April 15
02 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The film’s director and producer, Kimberly Bautista, will join in a discussion following the film.
Around the World in 40 Years (and 196 Countries)
08 Oct 2012 by Kate Metzger / 1 Comment
John Rheinberger ’70, ’90 M.B.A., has traveled to every country in the world and has a story to tell about each one.
Rheinberger was strolling through the main square in Dakar, the capital of the western African nation of Senegal, when he asked a passerby to take his photograph. Having traveled alone to dozens of countries, this was something he had grown accustomed to, and usually he found people to be accommodating. But this time, the passerby refused, which put Rheinberger on alert: something was amiss.
U of M Professor to Discuss the Global History of Mexican Food in Talk Here Oct. 11
03 Oct 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Find out where burritos and taco shells really came from in this talk by Dr. Jeffrey Pilcher. The event is co-sponsored by seven UST departments.
‘Nullification Crisis of 1832’ Still Resonates Today for History Major
14 Sep 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
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.
Remains of the Day
01 Nov 2010 by Ivancica Schrunk, History Department / No Comments
Artifacts Prove Croatian Island?s Importance in Roman and Greek Culture
The Fall of the Wall
01 Nov 2009 by Paul E. Schons, Modern and Classical Languages Department / No Comments
The War in Iraq and the Catholic Pacifist Tradition
06 Jan 2008 by Dr. Scott Wright / No Comments
Is Iraq a Just War? Two faculty colleagues offer different views on the Catholic response to war