Letter: ‘Learn to look at the world through Catholic eyes’

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I remember in the spring of 2005, when I was a high school senior walking around on the St. Thomas campus. One of the first things that caught my eye was the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas. I remember being in awe of the great beauty I found when I stepped into the narthex, and thinking to myself “This must be a school that takes its Catholic identity seriously. What else could have inspired such a beautiful chapel?”

Letter: Civil discourse event a step in the right direction

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Pick your favorite: mine is “Tutugate.”

For at least five years, our university has been marred by frequent controversies pertaining to speakers sharing their views on campus. In such cases, the inability of opposing parties to effectively communicate and receive information with their intellectual opponents has brought the issue to a fever pitch.

The Breakdown: Best albums of 2009

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2009 was a huge year for music, filled with more than plenty of ups and downs. Britney Spears pulled off an incomprehensible comeback. Kanye West made a fool of himself on national television, again. Lady Gaga stormed into the spotlight and left everyone far beyond bewildered.