Some stories stick in your mind long after their publication date. You hope they may have had a similar impact on a handful of readers, too. All the same, you don’t expect them to end up as pieces in an…
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Cutting edge
Our friend Tony Walter (and a 1969 alum of St. Norbert) published his final column in yesterday’s Green Bay Press-Gazette. Summing up his 45-year career with great perspective, he keeps it real with this perfect anecdote: “Speaking to a second-grade…
Acquiring the abbey habit
After taking part in a study tour of Norbertine houses in Europe, I was afraid that all might become lost in a 10-day blur. But, nine Norbertine communities later, I cherish the memory of each – in large part because,…
Blogging Norbertine
Julie Friedman (Misson & Student Affairs) is the official blogger of our seminar group as we tour Norbertine abbeys in Central Europe. Her photos of the group from the college are marvelous, and she captures some of the sense of…
Crowning glory
The man at the information desk had told me the room housing the Caravaggios was closed today, so when I stepped into Salon Five the shock of recognition was all the more intense. It is just four weeks since I…
I slept like a bishop
The book of daily meditations thoughtfully provided in my room at Leffe Abbey opens at today’s date and Matthew 7:7. I knocked, and the door was opened to me. And what a door it is! Instead of the guest-house cell…
Eight weeks in
Well, we gave ourselves eight weeks and, throughout March and April, intern Nicole Jagielski ‘12 and I have challenged ourselves to get this blog up and running. Nicole took the lead and, in this guest post, she reflects on the…
May 2012 @ a glance
Out this morning, the May edition of @St. Norbert. In this issue: Main Hall’s cupola hoopla; Bud Selig; and the track and field team’s first home meet since the Carter administration. Enjoy!
March, booked
Bookending the month with a few notes on things read, noted, seen, heard. READ “Six Pixels of Separation” with one of our division’s ad hoc reading groups. Two years after publication, it is amazing how current some of the material…
Our man in Panama
Anindo Choudhury (Biology) is on sabbatical this year, but still took a group of St. Norbert student scientists to Panama over Spring Break. Anindo’s way with words and deep commitment to enriching the educational experience result in e-mails like this one,…
