Archive for 2007

Men’s Basketball: Exceeding all expectations

The men’s basketball team is off to a good start, but it has been a battle to get there.
The Saints won their first eight games, but needed overtime in three of the wins. On Saturday, no overtime was needed as the Saints beat Holy Cross, 90-43.
Aquinas shot 64 percent from the field. Junior center Pedja [...]

2007 Holiday Design Home a delectable delight

Weighing in at just $9.25 and several thousand calories, this delicious offering from Santa’s Workshop Development and Rudolph Realty is perfect for the discerning holiday buyer. Modular but detailed in concept, The Saint’s 2007 Holiday Design Home was constructed in a remarkable two hours by Elves Kati Stutsman and Dan Treul.
“The entire process was magical,” [...]

Thief patrols the hallways of AB, caught on security cameras

On Nov. 27, a thief walked into the Academic Building “where he planned to shop all day,” said Tony Nolan, director of Campus Safety. “He was doing his Christmas shopping.”
The first reported crime was that the suspect stole a wallet from the office of Sarah Cox, coordinator of the Academic Achievement Center.
“It was bizarre. I [...]

Sustainability initiatives take off

Recently, two new sustainability initiatives passed through the Student Senate proposal process. The new changes are a result of the work of members of the Student Senate Sustainability Committee in an effort to provide easier ways for members of the Aquinas community to save money and time while helping out the environment.
The first, entitled Community [...]

“The Arabian Nights” shares story of stories with versatility

Last weekend — Nov. 29 through Dec. 2 — the Aquinas College Theatre Program dramatically performed The Arabian Nights, a play adapted by Mary Zimmerman from the popular novel.
The Arabian Nights tells the tale of King Shahryar embittered by his first wife’s betrayal who kills a new bride every night, until he marries Sheherezade.
In [...]

Column: How expensive is true love?

I about fell over laughing this past week when I heard a radio personality talking about how much it would actually cost to buy everything in the “12 Days of Christmas” song.
So, how much would it cost you to buy your true love everything on the list?
A very cool $78,100.
If you shop online, the cost [...]

Asking Santa for an eating disorder: Popular Bratz dolls promote sexual promiscuity, unhealthy body image

Let’s play a game! Guess what (or who) I’m describing: Wearing knee high cherry red patent leather stiletto boots with white furry trim, a cherry red velvet skirt barely making it past the buttocks with white furry trim, velvet cherry red top exposing a dangerously thin stomach with white furry trim on the collar and [...]

Column: What are you searching for?

Ah, Google.
Just a decade ago, who would have thought that the multi-billion dollar search engine would be our first stop in online holiday shopping?
Who would have thought that hundreds, perhaps thousands of innocent boys and girls would be utterly crushed by a simple, innocent question typed into the search bar: is santa real?
Go ahead — [...]

Room to grow - Aquinas athletics in no hurry to grow up

Are you still waiting for the day when Aquinas will have a football team? The day when Aquinas reaches the athletics big time?
Keep waiting.
The last decade or so has been good for the Saints having captured of 11 of the last 12 WHAC All Sports trophies. This trophy is a gauge of the success of [...]

Column: Imagine a world without Gatorade

This past week, a great sports legend died.
No, it wasn’t anyone who broke records, scored touchdowns, hit home runs or did anything that earned them in a particular sporting hall of fame.
It’s a man who has affected nearly every one of our lives (especially if we are or were once athletes), and provided us with [...]