http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/8/16/08----summer-vs_-school Some of my thoughts regarding summer and school and the differences between them. By no means an exhaustive discourse. Warning: does contain philosophy... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/8/16/08----summer-vs_-school Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:13:39 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/8/6/08----last-weeks-convention__ I was away from my desk all last week in the mountains of North Carolina... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/8/6/08----last-weeks-convention__ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:46:16 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/7/26/08----the-awesome-beauty-of-marriage__ This is a longer blog and delves with depth into marriage, using the first reading at my sister's wedding as a springboard. As aspects of the topic are rather mature, this blog might not be as suitable for younger or less mature minds. However, it is all written with complete respect for the dignity of the human person. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/7/26/08----the-awesome-beauty-of-marriage__ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:49:32 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/7/25/08----crazy-2-weeks Two of the busiest but most enjoyable weeks of my life in scant detail :) http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/7/25/08----crazy-2-weeks Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:53:13 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/7/12/08----at-st_-vincent This weekend, I made a short trip up to St. Vincent to visit... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/7/12/08----at-st_-vincent Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:25:45 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/7/5/08----happy-4th-of-july Some belated musings on our country's day of independence... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/7/5/08----happy-4th-of-july Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:46:39 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/6/22/08----heaven-on-earth__ My experiences reuniting with my old high school Chorus mates this past Wednesday... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/6/22/08----heaven-on-earth__ Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:51:03 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/6/21/08----contacting-me___part-ii Well, mission partially accomplished... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/6/21/08----contacting-me___part-ii Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:18:40 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/6/21/08----contacting-me__ I think the title says it all on this one... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/6/21/08----contacting-me__ Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:27:45 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/6/15/08----how-embarassing__ Once again, I seem to have managed to go seven days without posting. Though I think working 45 hours is a reasonably good excuse, I could have found the time in there somewhere. Anyway, this one's about a fellow high-school graduate, Kevin Healey... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/6/15/08----how-embarassing__ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:56:49 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/6/8/08----not-blogging__ Wow, an entire week without blogging... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/6/8/08----not-blogging__ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:34:05 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/30/08----this-weekend The upcoming weekend...in very brief... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/30/08----this-weekend Fri, 30 May 2008 00:18:24 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/29/08----memorial-day Some late reflections on the holiday this week... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/29/08----memorial-day Thu, 29 May 2008 23:31:23 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/24/08----translation-interpretation Well, I apologize for it being so long since I last posted. It was a busy week. Every single day, I came home with the intention of blogging, and I always got involved with something else and then forgot. So here's another blog. And this one is philosophical...but not unreadable... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/24/08----translation-interpretation Sat, 24 May 2008 22:02:05 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/16/08----south-bend Having only recently returned to Cleveland, I've left my hometown to head west for my older sister's graduation from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame (or South Bend), Indiana. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/16/08----south-bend Sat, 17 May 2008 00:08:46 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/13/08----so-the-summer-begins___ The first blog of summer!...detailing a rough sketch of how my summer will look. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/13/08----so-the-summer-begins___ Tue, 13 May 2008 22:11:51 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/6/08----time Some very deep, introspective, philosophic claims about the nature of time and how it is percieved by creatures endowed with rational faculties... ...Before you decide not to read, know that I composed this in the middle of the night as a method of putting off writing an actual paper about philosophy...so don't be frightened. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/6/08----time Tue, 06 May 2008 02:13:40 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/3/08----reflections-on-driving My youngest brother, John, had his First Holy Communion this morning. Taking a break from my preparation for finals, I went home to be there for him. Spending six hours on the road allows one a fair amount of time for reflection... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/5/3/08----reflections-on-driving Sun, 04 May 2008 02:41:02 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/4/26/08---the-promised-follow-up-on-yesterdays-blog Yesterday, I promised another blog would follow today. So here is my follow-through on that promise. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/4/26/08---the-promised-follow-up-on-yesterdays-blog Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:13:11 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/4/25/08---various-thoughts-on-a-spring-day After entitling this blog in such a way, I feel as if it should contain some Romantic poetry. No such luck if that's what you're looking for. Just some reflections on the weather, Dorothy Day, and housing selection. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/4/25/08---various-thoughts-on-a-spring-day Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:54:52 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/4/19/08---before-the-classroom___ My commentary on one point of Dr. Walid Pharis' lecture at St. Vincent this past Thursday. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/4/19/08---before-the-classroom___ Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:26:18 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/4/18/08---springfest-tomorrow St. Vincent's Annual Springfest is tomorrow! http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/4/18/08---springfest-tomorrow Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:06:58 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/4/11/08---letter-to-the-editor I submitted an article to the Editor in Chief of the St. Vincent College newspaper, The Review. I don't know if it will make it into the next issue, but I'll post it here as I submitted it. I've also decided to begin posting my blogs with their date of submission in the title, so you'll know when I'm writing from. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/4/11/08---letter-to-the-editor Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:30:42 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/the-company-cabaret Come see the Company Cabaret this weekend! http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/the-company-cabaret Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:11:44 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/dinner-and-philosophy I was interrupted from my dinner two nights back and soon found myself in deep philosophy discourse. (If you struggle with philosophy, this blog won't be too difficult, so don't worry.) http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/dinner-and-philosophy Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:51:45 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/the-past-week2 The past week has been up and down, busy and slow, as well as fun and...well...less so :) http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/the-past-week2 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:19:46 -0400 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/spring-break Though this break might not seem as outwardly exciting as my spring break last year (which I spent in Lithuania), I have had a great time. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/spring-break Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:53 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/the-kings-men Fr. Boniface brought some of his friends up to campus last night and what happened from there... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/the-kings-men Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:53 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/happy-valentines-day Not that I think today is that special of an occasion... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/happy-valentines-day Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:53 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/extracurricular-activities I've spent the last few blogs describing my classes, so I thought it might be nice to demonstrate in this blog that I do participate in social activities :) http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/extracurricular-activities Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:53 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/spring-2008-schedule---part-2 I said that I would describe my schedule in my last blog, but I only got through half of it. I'll lay out the second half of the schedule now. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/spring-2008-schedule---part-2 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:53 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/spring-2008-schedule I have a pretty nice schedule this semester. I lay it out to give you an idea of what goes on inside the red-brick buildings of St. Vincent. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/spring-2008-schedule Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:52 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/christmas-break-part-2-and-intro-to-spring-08 After enjoying the end of the Christmas break, I'm back at school, home and in my element. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/christmas-break-part-2-and-intro-to-spring-08 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:52 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/christmas-break-part-1 Finally done with finals, I'm home for almost a full month of relaxation. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/christmas-break-part-1 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:52 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/thanksgiving-break-joseph-and-stress___ Coming back after Thanksgiving Break, I was thrown into (not unwillingly) one of the craziest weeks of the year and am now entering into one of the most difficult. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/thanksgiving-break-joseph-and-stress___ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:52 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/while-at-home___ At home and relaxed, I'm able to spend time with the family and get some work done. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/while-at-home___ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:52 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/a-picture-of-the-college-life___ My 12-year-old brother came up to St. Vincent to stay with me for a few days. A brief picture of my life at school... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/a-picture-of-the-college-life___ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:51 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/back-in-the-swing-of-things___ The rhythm of college life...and the beauty of western Pennsylvania... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/back-in-the-swing-of-things___ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:51 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/following-fall-break going home for the weekend, coming home for a while... http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/following-fall-break Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:51 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/mother-teresa-conference This weekend, hundreds of people came to the St. Vincent campus to celebrate the life of one of the holiest people this world as ever seen, Mother Teresa of Calcutta. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/mother-teresa-conference Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:51 -0500 http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/homecoming The feeling of fall and family in the air at St. Vincent. http://www.stvincent.edu/admission/student_blogs/gabe-jakubisin/gabe-jakubisins-blog/homecoming Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:51 -0500