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The Weigh-In
The Weigh-In: Architecture Outside the Classroom
10 May 2013 by Victoria Young, Ph.D. / No Comments
Students travel to New Orleans to research local architecture, Frank Gehry and the lasting impact of Hurricane Katrina.
The Weigh-In: A Strange and Gothic Tale of Cannibalism by Consent
17 Apr 2013 by Charles Reid Jr., Ph.D. / No Comments
Charles Reid researches the disturbing case of two German computer scientists whose actions raise critical legal issues about morality, consent and human dignity.
The Weigh-In: March Madness at Rutgers
10 Apr 2013 by John Tauer, Ph.D. / 1 Comment
The videos showing former Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice physically and emotionally abusing his players were outrageous and disgusting, in large part because they run so counter to the messages we hope our student-athletes learn from intercollegiate athletics.
The Weigh-In: Why Does Cyprus Matter?
08 Apr 2013 by Lalith Samarakoon, Ph.D., FCA, CFA / No Comments
The small island nation may have averted bankruptcy, but that’s just the beginning of its problems.
The Weigh-In: Joseph Ratzinger’s Lasting Legacy as the ‘Scholar Pope’
13 Feb 2013 by Don Briel, Ph.D. / No Comments
Pope Benedict XVI maintained a calm and prayerful expression of the papacy in a time of extraordinary turbulence, a time for which in some ways he was ill-equipped to respond but in other ways for which his papacy has been uniquely providential. We asked Don Briel to reflect on Benedict’s legacy.
The Weigh-In: Beyond Grief at Sandy Hook
17 Dec 2012 by Bruce Kramer, Ph.D. / 4 Comments
After the killing of so many children and their teachers, our human journey is at a crossroads where our intentions – beautiful and transcendent, compassionate and caring, loving and forgiving, intelligent and thoughtful – continue to retreat in confusion and horror from the enormous evil we can and will inflict upon one another. For Bruce Kramer, Sandy Hook is personal.
The Weigh-In: Tommies and Johnnies – Artistic Associates
05 Dec 2012 by Victoria Young, Ph.D. / 1 Comment
We all know about the competitiveness we have with Saint John’s in sports. What you might not think about when you hear UST and SJU in the same sentence however, are the ties that bind us together. Both schools are anchored in the Catholic intellectual tradition and have a shared belief in the importance of the arts in a humanities-based education.
The Weigh-In: A Tale of Two Cities (Celebrating Christmas)
27 Nov 2012 by Dave Brennan, Ph.D. / No Comments
Holiday and retail traditions once differed greatly in London and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Those differences are now less pronounced.
The Weigh-In: On Being Open-Minded
31 Oct 2012 by Steve Laumakis, Ph.D. / 8 Comments
Another election cycle is coming to end. After being in inundated with lawn signs, bumper stickers and advertising, is there any evidence that we truly can be open-minded about the choices we make?
The Weigh-In: The Good Wife?
22 Oct 2012 by John Martens, Ph.D. / 1 Comment
There are many questions surrounding a recently discovered fragment that suggests Jesus may have been married.
The Weigh-In: Lance Armstrong and the Complex World of Anti-Doping Arbitration
29 Aug 2012 by John T. Wendt, J.D., M.A. / No Comments
Armstrong claims the system was biased, and chose to no longer fight the doping charges leveled against him. “There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, ‘Enough is enough,’” the seven-time Tour de France winner and Olympic bronze medalist said in his announcement. “For me, that time is now.”
John Wendt sheds some light on the arbitration process and why Armstrong may have made his decision.
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