Two girls and a puppy – what’s not to Like? Along with the rest of the world, we’ve been enjoying watching the story of our former colleague whose daughters’ plea for a puppy attracted more than a million – more…
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December, booked
Bookending the month with a few notes on things read, noted, seen, heard. READ “Quiet,” mostly for the appealing title but also because a couple of colleagues are reading Susan Cain’s analysis. I had the book on reserve at the…
All in a day’s Christmas
It’s been a festive and Christmassy 24 hours in the office of communications at St. Norbert. We: sent out the college’s video Christmas greeting; enjoyed the creative ho-ho-ho flair of our team-mate, graphic designer Nick Patton ’03. (Click the right-hand…
In this week’s news
So what have we got going on around here? From the college’s Facebook page: New NCAA record-holder Jack Taylor and his high-scoring Grinnell team take on the Knights in Schuldes this afternoon. Karen Park (Religious Studies) blogs for Sojourners. Bud…
Meeting by design
I really like working among creative people! We’ve been connecting with the team ahead of our coming magazine redesign, and this is Drew’s agenda for our brainstorming session.
In words AND pictures
It’s been a long time since I got overly excited about seeing my words in print, but I certainly never expected that any of my photos would see publication! In a real magazine!! In a real magazine not edited by…
Dee Geurts-Bengtson says thank you
It’s been about five years now that I’ve had this postcard pinned up in my office. I’ve kept it for its nice graphic. I’ve kept it because it’s appropriate to my profession on at last two different levels. I did…
Picture perfect
We’re used to our hockey players making skating headlines, but when we heard that figure-skater Peter Biver ’98 and his pairs partner had made it to nationals, we paid attention. And when, just a few weeks later, we met Megan…
Love conquers all
It’s amazing the number of small miracles that come your way when you set out to make a magazine. Here’s the latest, in the shape of a snap sent in by one of our readers. The shoot we planned for…
A heart for democracy
At least once a semester, the whole college has the opportunity to read one book together, and tomorrow we meet to discuss the selection for this election season, Parker Palmer’s “Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a…
