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Comment on New dorms not in university’s plans by Meg Buelow

Meg Buelow — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:14:33 +0000

The reason that most students don’t live on campus is two fold. One, it’s much more affordable to live off campus (I pay half of what my friends living in Morrison pay) and second the state of the buildings on campus. I think that building new residences would help draw more students into on campus housing, if it was more affordable as well.

Comment on Graduating in four years is harder than you think by Tyler Petersen

Tyler Petersen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:15:48 +0000

I agree with Tom and Paul. I’d say more, but I would hate to make a typo…

Comment on New dorms not in university’s plans by tj murphy

tj murphy — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:10:47 +0000

Mark, How about some “Village” Tennis Courts on campus?

Comment on Graduating in four years is harder than you think by Patrick Fogarty

Patrick Fogarty — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:46:12 +0000

Tom, since we’re pointing out typos- it is “too” not “to”. Nice article, Geena.

Comment on St. Thomas’ St. Paul campus approved for liquor license by Miles Trump

Miles Trump — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:57:18 +0000

Good story.

Comment on Graduating in four years is harder than you think by Tom Kreitzer '11

Tom Kreitzer '11 — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:05:04 +0000

I have to agree with Paul, even though he had a typo in his second response (”fours years”).

It annoys me when people complain how hard college is. I’m sorry, but if you were that ignorant when choosing St. Thomas to completely disregard the meaning of a liberal arts degree, then you should not be allowed to get one. 68 credits (17 courses as the author aptly put it) out of a 132 credit education allows a student to take 64 credits (16 courses) in any field they desire. I’m sorry, but the freshman biology student will not go to far if core curriculum is “causing her stress.”

As to the problem of a “4 year education”, I again agree with Paul. Poor planning is the chief cause of a prolonged educational career, not adding a major. I graduated with a dual BA in History and Political science in 4 years with 136 credits (and a pretty decent GPA & no AP High School credits) while working 30 hours a week… Trust me, it is not that hard.

Finally, I have to say I completely disagree with Gina… Statistics are ALWAYS important to report accurately, despite the nature of the piece. No matter how strong your opinion ~may~ be, a bad statistic within the piece strips your credibility immediately.

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Comment on New dorms not in university’s plans by Tommy Glass

Tommy Glass — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:10:35 +0000

Interesting. Glad that a building with state of the art material that’s 15 years old is getting the same priority for a building that’s 43 years old and has next to nothing near state of the art.

Comment on Men’s and women’s tennis teams ready to start season by tj murphy

tj murphy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:38:32 +0000

Go Tommies.

Comment on Smartphone use linked to stress by Chris Huber

Chris Huber — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:13:39 +0000

A growing body of research indicates that practicing mindfulness can significantly reduce stress and other psychological problems. Little wonder, then, that being absorbed in your phone and oblivious to the world around you has the opposite effect.