Green Bay mayor asks fans to help welcome Favre

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Brett Favre returns to Lambeau Field in Green Bay Nov. 1, and the city’s mayor has asked Packers fans how to mark the quarterback’s dubious homecoming with the archrival Minnesota Vikings.

On the city’s Web site, Mayor Jim Schmitt is asking fans to send ideas for “respectfully” welcoming Favre back. Schmitt says he’ll use the ideas “to create a list of the Mayor’s Top 4 things” he can do to “tastefully” welcome Favre. The site says one early suggestion is to create the world’s largest No. 4 waffle, a playful jab at Favre’s indecisive approach to retirement.

Tommie-Johnnie rivalry starts with Ignatius O’Shaughnessy

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The Tommie-Johnnie football game is something that students look forward to year after year. But some students may not be aware of the history behind the two teams.

The rivalry dates back to 1901 when Ignatius O’Shaughnessy began his freshman year at St. John’s. He and a group of his friends had a beer bust in the woods and were dismissed from the school.

Ignatius O’Shaughnessy’s 88-year-old son, Larry O’Shaughnessy, explained how his father ended up at St. Thomas.

Construction: alarm clock and distraction

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[slidepress gallery=’construction-noise’] The construction of the new Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex is making progress, but it’s also giving some on-campus residents more than they’ve bargained for. “I can hear jack hammers and the crane going up, and a bunch of hammering,” said Brady Hall resident Peter Anderson. “Then I try to go back to …

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