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my homework: play with my website!
I’m in my STS 331 right now and we were given a long-term assignment: keep a blog. Expect to see at least 14 entries over the next 21 days.
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academics vs athletics
This is from today’s edition of The Daily Texan The Daily Texan Viewpoint “Questions for athletics” on Sept. 15 is right about the questions I raised in the official Questions to the President segment of the Faculty Council meeting for Monday. My questions ask how our big-time sports programs affect the quality of the education…
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discovering that they are loved by God…
Ed. Note: This marks my 500th post on this blog. I probably should figure out my organizational structure soon! Discovering that they are loved by God, people come to understand their own transcendent dignity, they learn not to be satisfied with only themselves but to encounter their neighbour in a network of relationships that are…
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god and violence
I’m not here to voice support for Pope Benedict XVI’s statements in Germany that has caused the uproar in the Muslim community. Nor am I here to dictate to the Pontiff that he should apologize or do anything else. The point of his speech was to focus on God and violence as being incompatible. Violence…
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ohio state fans weren’t too bad
PARKING LOT 108, 1500 Block Assault by Contact: An unknown subject wearing Ohio State shirt entered into the parking lot. When told that the parking lot was full, the subject drove past the parking attendant and entered the lot yelling “I have a pass.” After parking his vehicle, the subject walked past the attendant and…
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pope’s parents met through single ad
According to the Catholic News Agency, Pope Benedict XVI’s parents met through a singles ad in a Catholic publication. Perhaps, more interesting, he didn’t know it himself until recently discovered. London, Sep. 11, 2006 (CNA) – Pope Benedict XVI and his brother, Fr. Georg Ratzinger, 82, were surprised to learn this week that their parents,…