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<title>May 1, 2008</title>
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<description>Finals, final blog, and a fine future</description>
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<title>April 18, 2008</title>
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<description>Dinners, a dinner toast, and Pope Benedict’s words of gratitude to Saint Vincent College
 
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<title>April 14, 2008</title>
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<description>Pope, hope, and what I wrote</description>
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<title>April 9, 2008</title>
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<description>The Final Five</description>
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<title>April 1, 2008</title>
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<description>&quot;Keep your eyes open...&quot;</description>
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<title>March 25, 2008</title>
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<description>Tombs, rooms, and rumors - and come April 2nd for a chance to win top housing picks for fall &apos;08!</description>
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<title>March 11, 2008</title>
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<description>All-nighters, betting, and a winning hand for Class of 2012


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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:26:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>February 20, 2008</title>
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<description>Fast Break, Spring Break, and Barack</description>
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<title>February 6, 2008</title>
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<description>Computer illiteracy, ashes, and adulthood</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:18:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>January 25, 2008</title>
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<description>The Oscars, Friday night at the movies, and the Pope yesterday
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:05:55 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>January 18, 2008</title>
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<description>110 miles by horseback? Saint Vincent students at Pete&apos;s Bar in New York City?</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:42:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>December 12, 2007</title>
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<description>Final exams, hope, and singing at dawn</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:24:32 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>November 29, 2007</title>
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<description>If you were the President of a Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts college would you filter pornography on campus?</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:04:40 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>November 15, 2007</title>
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<description>Tonight&apos;s dinner - don&apos;t miss it! It&apos;s in the Carey Center - the cafeteria and Shack will be closed.  Why?</description>
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<title>October 31, 2007</title>
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<description>Trick or Treat! Great Halloween story and a thought or two about costumes.</description>
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<title>October 22, 2007</title>
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<description>Thirty-six hours could change your life!</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:10:02 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>October 11, 2007</title>
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<description>Are you an endangered species? Does cotton come from sheep?</description>
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<title>October 3, 2007</title>
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<description>Lights! Cameras! Live at Saint Vincent!</description>
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<title>September 28, 2007</title>
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<description>Greatest Homecoming ever?</description>
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<title>September 24, 2007</title>
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<description>Columbia University and the President of Iran today</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:24:41 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>September 21, 2007</title>
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<description>Notre Dame football and Saint Vincent, help for Peru, Amnesty Irrational, and autumnal change
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:36:17 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>September 13, 2007</title>
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<description>How would you respond if someone attacked your mother?</description>
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<title>September 4, 2007</title>
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<description>Fun, Football, Flunking, and Mother Teresa</description>
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<title>August 27, 2007</title>
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<description>Welcome back!  </description>
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<title>May 31, 2007</title>
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<description>Two historic firsts for Saint Vincent College during May 2007: The President of the United States visited our campus and a group of students went on a mission trip to Calcutta.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:25:52 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>April 30, 2007</title>
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<description>Next week the President of the United States will be on our campus. But more important, nearly 300 students will receive their diplomas and celebrate one of life’s great moments: Graduation Day.</description>
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<title>April 20, 2007</title>
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<description>A year ago I was announced as the new president of Saint Vincent College. Three events this past week on our campus underscore how lucky I am to be here.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:15:44 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>April 10, 2007</title>
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<description>C-SPAN notified Saint Vincent College on Thursday that their network will be covering our student forum next week where you are invited to express your views on President Bush&apos;s visit to our campus for commencement next month.</description>
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<title>April 5, 2007</title>
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<description>Today many Christians remember the last night in Jesus’ life. If you or I discover our life is about to end, you can bet the things that really matter come to the forefront, just as they did for our Lord.</description>
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<title>April 2, 2007</title>
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<description>The holiest week of the year is upon us with Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. Tomorrow night in the Carey Center Auditorium there will be a student program that will make this Holy Week unforgettable.</description>
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<title>March 26, 2007</title>
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<description>Good Morning. I want the students of Saint Vincent to be the first to know - President George W. Bush has accepted our invitation to give the commencement address to the Class of 2007 on May 11th!</description>
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<title>March 21, 2007</title>
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<description>The first day of spring is the surest indication to me that religion and science exist in perfect harmony. Look outside! It is simply gorgeous today!</description>
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<title>March 16, 2007</title>
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<description>Mark Twain once said, “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”</description>
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<title>March 12, 2007</title>
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<description>Spring break’s over – welcome back!</description>
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<title>February 28, 2007</title>
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<description>A world-wide premier at Saint Vincent? It happened last week, and I&apos;ll bet you missed it.</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:03:27 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>February 26, 2007</title>
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<description>I love movies. But I couldn’t bear to watch the Oscars last night.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:26:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>February 21, 2007</title>
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<description>Is there a thin line between deep religious commitment and mental illness?</description>
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<title>February 19, 2007</title>
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<description>Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.</description>
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<title>February 15, 2007</title>
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<description>Thank the Lord that Valentine’s Day is over!</description>
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<title>February 6, 2007</title>
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<description>You probably are not going to like this report from here in Southern California: skies blue, 78 degrees outside.</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:38:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>February 1, 2007</title>
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<description>My wife Mary and I were married 15 years ago today. </description>
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<title>January 24</title>
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<description>Today’s topics: Calcutta and Commencement!</description>
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<title>January 22</title>
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<description>Two things for the blog today.</description>
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<title>January 16</title>
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<description>It’s great to have the students back! This campus doesn’t feel like a college when you are away. </description>
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<title>January 15</title>
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<description>Welcome back! I hope you had a blessed Christmas and a good break, and that this New Year is off to a great start. </description>
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