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B.A., Sociology with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society, 2010, The University of Texas at Austin
M.B.A., Business Analytics, 2024, Midwestern State University (TX)
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where have i been?
Over the past few weeks, I have had many missed calls that I haven’t returned, e-mailed that I didn’t respond to or other social interactions that I didn’t have. Why? The University Catholic Center Student Phonathon. The phonathon was an effort of the UCC to reach out to alumni, parents and other benefactors informing them…
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ash wednesday politics
Ash Wednesday is a crazy day for churches. For us at the University Catholic Center, we have more people come today than any other day in the year– including Sundays and other holy days. We have a Masses or other services (an interfaith service, a Liturgy of the Word service, etc) all day. Between us…
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“saw ’em off”
The University of Texas Board of Regents are suing a College Station retailer for trademark violations. The store sells various T-shirts with the UT Longhorn logo with horns that are cut off and hanging next to the head. UT is claiming trademark dilution while the Aggie defense is claiming freedom of expression. Some of the…
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the role of a moral leader
I think there is something to be said of a moral leader standing up and acknowledging that morality flows through all different aspects of life, “sacred” or “secular”. The way many people in our society treat undocumented immigrants would lead outside observers to question their human dignity. The United States, for better or worse and…
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martin luther king jr. day – making it a reality
In the past, I have celebrated MLK Day by, well, doing much of nothing. Since I’ve started college, classes have started on the Tuesday following so I had no homework to catch up. Nothing at the UCC really picked up yet, so nothing was the agenda of the day. However, as I listen to Busted…
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china’s oldest bishop dies
AsiaNews reported that Bishop Joseph Meng Ziwen of Nanning (Guangxi) died Sunday at 103. I couldn’t find him on Catholic Hierarchy, possibly due to spelling differences, but the oldest living bishop, again according to Catholic Hierarchy, is now Bishop Antoine Nguyên Van Thien, Emeritus of Vinh Long, Viêt Nam who is 100 years old.