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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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occasions to remember
Tonight was Lambda Omega Alpha‘s Fall Semi-Formal, held this year at Coppertank in Downtown Austin. Everyone was decked out and looking their best. As for myself, I was wearing a pinstripe three-piece suit with a gray satin shirt with a similar-colored tie. I would describe my date, Maure’s dress, but I am simply not the…
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wobl wobl
This week will be light as far as posting is concerned. This week is WOBL for Lambda Omega Alpha. In other words, our week of inititation. After tonight’s activities, Babb, Fischer and I looked through some of the old records of the fraternity. We’ve had them for some time but never really just looked through…
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capital punishment
This topic started to make some headway in the Comments section on my Catholic Peace post. It a point worth bringing to the forefront. Capital Punishment is executing someone who is guilty of a crime. It is a valid punishment according to the Catholic Church. CCC 2267 states that “the Church does not exclude, presupposing…
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catholic peace
One of our stops while at Notre Dame was the opening session of the Catholic Peace Fellowship conference. One of Vanessa’s previous professors gave the opening talk. The conference topic, The Soldiers Came Asking: Christians in the Iraq War, was a time-sensitive topic and it was obvious that the group was not about peace chatter…
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hot dogs across america
As some of my friends already know, I have decided to start to quest to have a hot dog in every state. I’ve had hot dogs in more below but I am going to count only those since this summer when I decided. After the Wrigley Field-less trip on the Chicago Transit system, we walk…
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are these vestments in style?
November 2nd, All Souls’ Day, is one of the few occasions where black vestments are allowed by the Church (the other are liturgies for the dead: funerals and the like). While I’ve never actually seen black vestments in use, I am interested in learning more about their usage. While at Notre Dame, I saw a…