The Scroll

The Scroll
- The Scroll: Ten Things I ‘Hate’ About St. Thomas
  07 Nov 2012 by Susan Alexander / No Comments
  Susan Alexander says one complaint she hears about The Scroll is that “it is too upbeat and pleased with everything purple.” In an effort to provide a little balance, she came up with a list of 10 things she doesn’t care for at St. Thomas. You can read them today in The Scroll.
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- The Scroll: Being Present
  05 Nov 2012 by Lisa Weier / 1 Comment
  A sentimental Lisa Weier is discovering the increasing importance of the need to be present to people here and now. She explains why today in The Scroll.
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- The Scroll: A Man’s Work Becomes ‘Stuff of the Soul’
  30 Oct 2012 by Dave Nimmer / 3 Comments
  Will Wallace attended St. Thomas more than a decade ago and never completed his degree, but Dave Nimmer couldn’t be prouder of the former gang member. Wallace took what he learned in his two years at St. Thomas, turned his life around and became “a mentor, father figure and spiritual confessor” to troubled young men, Nimmer writes today in The Scroll.
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- The Scroll: Talk About the Llama
  26 Oct 2012 by Jordan Zahrte / No Comments
  Jordan Zahrte likes to hear all “the chatter” around campus about politics these days. She wants to hear more, she writes today in The Scroll, and she hopes that students will continue to engage in rich conversations and walk away knowing more about other perspectives as well as their own.
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- The Scroll: First Homecoming as an Alumna
  23 Oct 2012 by Krissy Schoenfelder '09 / 1 Comment
  Krissy Schoenfelder, a 2009 alumna and Young Alumni communications chair, put on her reporter’s hat and interviewed a classmate back for her first Homecoming since graduation. You can read their Q-and-A in The Scroll.
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- The Scroll: A Million (x 500) Little Details
  16 Oct 2012 by Carol Bruess / No Comments
  Carol Bruess is excited about the big parties on campus this week to celebrate the conclusion of the Opening Doors capital campaign. Today in The Scroll she gives a few hints on what to expect on Wednesday night and over the noon hour on Thursday.
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- The Scroll: Habitat for Humanity was ‘Win-Win’ Experience for Volunteer
  12 Oct 2012 by Krissy Schoenfelder '09 / 1 Comment
  Krissy Schoenfelder had her doubts when friends suggested she should volunteer with a Young Alumni group on a Habitat for Humanity project in a North Minneapolis neighborhood hit by a tornado last year. But the 2009 alumna agreed to participate and found the experience very rewarding, she writes today in The Scroll.
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- The Scroll: Now for Something a Little bit Different
  05 Oct 2012 by Susan Alexander / 1 Comment
  As Father Dennis Dease’s final year as president rolls along, Susan Alexander admits she is nervous about the search for her boss’ successor. She writes in The Scroll today that the St. Thomas community will survive – and thrive – during this uncertain time as long as we are open to possibilities, trust each other and remain true to our mission.
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- The Scroll: Civil Discourse Needed More Than Ever
  03 Oct 2012 by Dave Nimmer / 2 Comments
  Dave Nimmer is tired of what he calls the “mean season” of politics, where candidates for public office run ads that, in his words, “stretch the truth” at the least and “trample it” at the worst. He remains hopeful, he writes today in The Scroll, that civility might yet prevail.
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- The Scroll: That’s My School
  28 Sep 2012 by Martha McCarthy / No Comments
  Martha McCarthy graduated in 2011, but she still feels linked to the St. Thomas community every day and what is happening on campus because of social media and the Web. Sharing that “common bond” is important and exciting, she writes today in The Scroll.
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- The Scroll: The Perils of Summer Cleaning
  21 Sep 2012 by Susan Alexander / No Comments
  Is your office a mess? Susan Alexander long realized hers was just that, and then one day over the summer she wandered into Kris Bunton’s sparkling office and became inspired. Susan returned to her Aquinas Hall office and began what she called a “renovation.” Read about it today in The Scroll.
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- The Scroll: Got Gas?
  19 Sep 2012 by Carol Bruess / 2 Comments
  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.
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- The Scroll: A Fond Farewell, Steve Trost!
  17 Sep 2012 by Dave Nimmer / 3 Comments
  Steve Trost retires Wednesday as greenhouse manager at St. Thomas. Dave Nimmer, writing in The Scroll, talks about his buddy’s 32 years of working magic in flower beds and collaborating with biology students and professors.
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- The Scroll: History Hunters, St. Thomas Style
  14 Sep 2012 by Lisa Weier / No Comments
  Junior Lisa Weier wasn’t fond of history classes in high school, but she has a special appreciation for the subject matter these days as she learns more about St. Thomas and people such as John Ireland, Thomas Grace and William Finn. Read her history lesson today in The Scroll.
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- The Scroll: Freshmen Should Take a Deep Breath … and Enjoy Life on Campus!
  11 Sep 2012 by Dave Nimmer / No Comments
  It’s been awhile since Dave Nimmer has been a college student, but he’ll never forget those freshman jitters. He can’t do much to calm them for this year’s batch of new Tommies, but in The Scroll today he does offer sound advice that should make their first semester run more smoothly.
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- The Scroll: If You Weren’t On Campus Over the Summer . . .
  05 Sep 2012 by Susan Alexander / No Comments
  Susan Alexander had fun this summer at St. Thomas, although she finds it a distinctly different season and time of year to hang around on campus. Read about her charming summer today in The Scroll, and how she is ready for a invigorating fall, too.
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- Seniors: Are You Really Ready for Graduation?
  17 May 2012 by Martha McCarthy / No Comments
  Oh what difference a year makes!
  An entire year has passed since I graduated from St. Thomas. Since I was in your shoes not that long ago, graduating seniors, I will impart my experience on you so you can mentally prepare for the big day.
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- Beyond Pretty Darn Really Cool …
  15 May 2012 by Carol Bruess / No Comments
  … is my colleague Dr. Bruce Kramer’s blog Dis Ease. Yes, Bruce has ALS. But he has so much more.
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- A Day in the Life of …
  08 May 2012 by Lisa Weier / No Comments
  . . . an Army-Air Force second lieutenant nurse in World War II. Whoofda! I really have no idea what that would be like, but I do know what it’s like to wear the uniform that used to belong to such a veteran.
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- Verdict is in on the Anderson Student Center
  01 May 2012 by Dave Nimmer / 1 Comment
  Dave Nimmer has visited the Anderson Student Center often enough in the last three months that he feels he’s ready to offer his opinions on whether the building lives up to its promise and the hype that has followed the January opening. Read his assessment today in The Scroll.
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- Pretty Darn Really Cool, Part II
  27 Apr 2012 by Carol Bruess / 3 Comments
  Carol Bruess regaled you last week in The Scroll about those pretty darn really cool alumnae who showed up earlier this month at a Women Connect event. In her quest to identify more pretty darn really cool people, she remembered her buddy Jim Waska, “the super nice guy at the FedEx window” in Murray-Herrick. Read about Jim today in The Scroll.
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- A “Great” and “Wonderful” Appointment
  24 Apr 2012 by Doug Hennes / 1 Comment
  Nobody was surprised when John Tauer was named as head coach of the St. Thomas men’s basketball team on Monday, but the news conference still generated a nice turnout and a lot of smiles and claps on the back. Read more about them today in The Scroll and on tommiesports.com.
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- Pretty Darn Really Cool
  17 Apr 2012 by Carol Bruess / 1 Comment
  Carol Bruess, queen of positive-thinking superlatives, almost ran out of them in writing about last Saturday’s Women Connect brunch on campus. The group put on a high-energy event that featured, among others, Semhar Araia, a 1999 alumna who has loads of connections in Washington, D.C., including knowing a certain president. Read about Women Connect – and what you missed if you weren’t there – today in The Scroll.
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- I’m a Big(ger) Kid Now . . .
  13 Apr 2012 by Lisa Weier / 1 Comment
  Lisa Weier’s sister is getting married next month, and that brings back memories of when they played “wedding dress-up” as little girls. Now the real deal is about to happen, Lisa reports today in The Scroll, and she’s feeling a bit older as a result.
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- Let’s Move Forward, Not Back
  10 Apr 2012 by Michael Orth / No Comments
  Mike Orth, president of the Undergraduate Student Government, was a little nervous when he went to a neighborhood meeting to talk about building stronger relationships between students and neighbors. But once he got there, he realized everybody wants the same thing: a prosperous and livable neighborhood. Given that common goal, he writes today in The Scroll, it’s time for everybody to work together.
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- The Scroll
  Welcome to The Scroll, a blog for the University of St. Thomas community.
  Our goal is simple: Tell stories that reflect our mission and describe the good work of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and parents. There are eight regular contributors: Father Dennis Dease, Dr. Susan Alexander, Joseph Anderson, Dr. Carol Bruess, Martha McCarthy, Dave Nimmer, Lisa Weier and Jordan Zahrte.
  We also welcome guest contributions and comments from readers. Send them to thescroll@stthomas.edu and include your full name and city of residence. We reserve the right to publish submissions and to edit for content and length.
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