Blum in elementary school. Courtesy | Peter Blum In this Quick Hits, Peter Blum, professor of philosophy and culture and director of sociology and social thought, talks about Stephen King, his stuffed sloth, and folklore. How do you describe what you teach? I tend to emphasize reading difficult texts published in the last two to three...
Doyle sings with student band Runaround at Centralhallopalooza 2024. Courtesy |Caleb Diener Daniel Doyle is a senior biochemistry major from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the senior class vice president, Events Team Lead for the Student Activities Board, and a member of men’s music fraternity Theta Epsilon, leadership honorary Omicron Delta Kappa, and secretary of...
Arnn at his Inauguration on Sept. 9, 2000. Courtesy | Sabrina Compton When students returned to campus in the fall of 2000, they might have discovered a new member of the administration wandering the quad and asking for directions. It was Larry Arnn, whom the college had just hired as president from the Claremont Institute...
Stephen and Jenny Conner smile in front of the Grotto house. Courtesy | Jenny Conner This year, Catholic Society welcomes a new alumni couple, Stephen and Jenny Conner ’24, to the Grotto. The Grotto, an outreach of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Parish, is an off-campus house dedicated to facilitating student faith, life, and community....
Students pass homemade food around a kitchen table. Courtesy | Stephen Zhu Pans sizzle and stovetops glow for students who cook fresh meals in their dorm kitchens, anxious to put their culinary skills to the test. For many of these students, their passion for cooking stems from tradition, practicality, and the desire to bond with...