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Letters regarding the John Corvino event cancellation

Dear Editor:
I write today to express my deep concern about the cancelation of a lecture by gay-rights advocate John Corvino.
My Aquinas education equipped me with so many invaluable tools. Chief among them, probably, is a tireless respect and regard for different and often unpopular perspectives. While some opinions are weighted greater with respect to title, [...]

Viva! reflections

Viva! reflections

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With the end of the academic year upon us, we thought it would be appropriate to reflect on the 2007-08 school year.
Beyond the usual Homecoming, Spring Formal and St. Thomas Aquinas Week that occur annually, this year proved to be very eventful.
It started out before most [...]

Column - Apparently tolerance is hard

When I was a little girl, I used to get stuck on particular phrases. “Apparently so” and “that’s unfortunate” were two of the major ones.
My parents would always laugh at me and strangers would find it hilarious that a 3-year-old would attempt such big dialogue.
My love of big words has only grown since then and [...]

“Policy gap” causes stir

Tree Top Productions said that it was trying to “learn and reach outside our boundaries” when it booked philosopher, moralist and gay-rights advocate John Corvino to come to The Moose last Thursday night.
Little did they know that the booking would cause such an uproar — both within and outside the College — about the topic [...]