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Archive for November 21st, 2008

Pomerleau Webcam

Posted in Alumni News, Campus News, tagged Pomerleau Center, webcam on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This is the most recent available view of the Pomerleau Alumni Center construction. Refreshing your browser will load a more current image from the continuous feed.

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Turning Points: Four Graduates Find Their Way After Graduation

Posted in Alumni Profile, Fall 2008, Feature, Student News, tagged biology, diplomacy, Doug Facey Reza Ramazani, English literature, graduation, Jeff Ayres, Jeff White, Kristin Jarvis, Michelle Kayser, Owen Glubiak, political science on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Graduation is the end of one pursuit and the beginning of another. Staff writer Mark Tarnacki followed four promising new alumni of Saint Michael’s for the first few months following their May 2008 graduation to find out what comes next.

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Out Of Africa and Back Again: Alex Okosi ’98 and MTV

Posted in Alumni News, Fall 2008, Feature, tagged alex okosi, MTV on November 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

As a child, Alex Okosi ’98 left Nigeria. He found education and opportunity at Saint Michael’s. Now he’s returned to Africa, bringing MTV with him. By Buff Lindau He wanted his MTV. And Alex Okosi ’98 was determined to get it.

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President’s Message: Taking Stock

Posted in Fall 2008, President's Message, Print Content, tagged John J. Neuhauser, John Reiss, William Marquess on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

By John J. Neuhauser Autumn is a good time to take stock. We can see how well our spring-planted gardens and the long summer of heat and light and rain have actually prepared us for the chill and temporary darkness that lie ahead. As always, the fall air is turning crisp, and the Green Mountains [...]

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John Peter Reiss: A Eulogy

Posted in Campus News, Faculty News, Fall 2008, tagged John Reiss on November 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Reflections on a life of teaching, family and faith By William Marquess John Reiss just kept getting better. This is all the more remarkable considering that—at least, as far back as I know, 1984—he was already so good. My first impression, back then, was of a soft-spoken, friendly, intensely thoughtful man—and all of that turned [...]

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On the Alert

Posted in Campus News, Fall 2008, tagged Office of Safety and Security, Rave Alert on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

New technologies play a role in campus crisis communication By Mark Tarnacki Should an unthinkable tragedy like the shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois Universities ever occur at Saint Michael’s, good communication would be key to a proper response—and is key to its prevention as well.

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Not So Old School?

Posted in Campus News, Faculty News, Fall 2008, tagged classics, Daniel Sheerin, Erasmus, Ronald Begley on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

A visiting scholar, a great new collection and a spirited department bolster the case for the classics By Mark Tarnacki As with most people we love, towering figures of Western thought can be so annoying at times.

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Cell Mechanics

Posted in Campus News, Faculty News, Fall 2008, Student News, tagged biology, cancer, Mac Lippert, NIH, research on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Mac Lippert and his students are unlocking the secrets of cancer-causing cell mutations By Buff Lindau During the long summer days, and even some summer nights, William Crall ’09, Matthew Alexander ’09 and their professor, Mac Lippert, were in the Cheray Science labs investigating a phenomenon called transcription-association mutation. Excessive or uncontrolled mutations, or the [...]

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From Colchester to Kabul: Bringing the American university experience to Afghanistan

Posted in Campus News, Faculty News, Fall 2008, tagged Afghanistan, kabul, michael battig, robert letovsky, vermont on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Calling adventure-minded academics: Teach friendly, motivated students in an incomparable location with dramatic mountain views, bustling urban culture, splendid accommodations, savory cuisine and plenty of excitement.

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A Moving Experience

Posted in Campus News, Fall 2008, Student News, tagged campus life, move in day, new students on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Class of 2012 moves in with plenty of stuff By Caroline Crawford Photos by Brian MacDonald When the newest Saint Michael’s students arrived on campus August 27, they brought their parents, their siblings and their family minivans crammed to the roofs with their basic necessities… and then some.

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