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Everybody’s got a little geek in them | 04/19/08 |
Since I’m graduating in May, this will be my last chance to share my passion for all things geek with you. I could get sentimental, but no one wants to read a weepy goodbye. So let’s dry our collective tears and get down to business, because I’ve got a good question for you.
What does it mean to be a geek? |
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The end is near - take cover | 04/19/08 |
After four years, I’m a senior and I’m finally leaving. When I had my portfolio review, I got the feeling that the school had prepared me to leave and was pushing me out the door. After all the papers, presentations, hastily thrown together reflections and meaningless PowerPoints, it’s really almost over. I think I will miss this place.
And here’s where I make my big confession: I really do like Seton Hill. It’s just that over the past few years, the minor things that shouldn’t normally get to a person have begun to itch at the back of my brain. Every place has a tendency to do that when you live, work, eat and exist all in the same acre. This place has been my home, but it becomes frustrating when Seton Hill seems like it’s growing uncontrollably. |
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A Moment of Truth | 04/17/08 |
| In the words of Jim Morrison: "This is the end, beautiful friend, the end." The last issue of the university newspaper has reared its head from the depths of the basement of the Publications Office. Arriving into the hands of a variety of people on the campus of Seton Hill University (SHU), and perhaps eventually the garbage can? |
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Social Security: wouldn’t you like to keep it around? | 04/04/08 |
Take a look at the last paycheck you received and note how much was taken out for Social Security. Now multiply it by all the paychecks you ever expect to receive, and multiply it again for the fact that when you’re making more than minimum wage, you’ll be paying out more for Social Security.
But that’s alright, isn’t it? All the money that you’re paying out will come back to you to sweeten your retirement, won’t it? |
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Put some spring in your step | 04/03/08 |
Greensburg is gleaming, the robins are chirping, and daylight has become longer. Spring is in the air. The time of year that makes a rough transition from the harsh cold to a warm splendid breeze. The groundhog, Phil, was not wrong when he saw his shadow in Punxsutawney on February 2, 2008, predicting 6 more dreaded weeks of winter.
Sarah Leonatti, a freshmen at Seton Hill University (SHU) said, “Spring makes me happy because that means summer is on its way.” |
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Show incoming students the real Seton Hill | 04/03/08 |
Last week, there was a scholarship dinner for prospective freshmen. I was able to find out what it was that the future students ate and when I did, I was astonished. They had a seafood bar available to them, which was stocked with crab, oysters and shrimp. They also had other goodies such as a dessert table and steak. A friend of mine who helped wait tables for the dinner told one of the prospective students that this would be the best food they would ever get here.
My point of this little story is not about the school’s atrocious food. My point is that I think the incoming students should see exactly what they are getting into when they think about applying to Seton Hill University (SHU). When they get here, they might not see what they get during a visit to the school. |
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Digital technology frames new moving pictures | 04/03/08 |
You settle into your seat with a bucket of popcorn and a soda, and in minutes you’re transported to the year 10,000 B.C. You’re standing beside a young Spartan warrior as he faces off against a fearsome wolf, so close you can see the saliva dripping off of its fangs. You’re cringing while massive tentacles hundreds of feet long rise from the deep and smash a pirate ship to pieces.
What makes it possible? Digital technology. |
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