February / March 2004
Hollywood’s Catholic stereotypes need debunking
I’ve always wondered why the media – from fictional books to movies and television – typically portray Catholic clergy and religious as social misfits, dweebs, happy-happy lightweights or repressed, angry people.
Taxing e-mail? … What will liberals think of next?
“The answer to all your problems!” “You have never seen anything like this!” “Lose 100 pounds in seven minutes!” “Congratulations, you just won 17 million dollars!” Any American with an e-mail account has inevitably become fed up with the endless number of messages such as these (pathetically labeled “spam”) that are sent to his/her account everyday.
Freshman bids Iraq-bound father farewell
When people hear of someone shipping out to Iraq, they usually envision a youthful, uniformed solider. However, that’s not the case for St. Thomas freshman, Becky Krueger.
Note from the Editor
It is decidedly too cold for all but the most stoic types to spend more time than is absolutely necessary outside. Nevertheless, I love the cold if for no other reason than that if forces one into hibernation, and thereby reflection.
Don’t throw us out!
Criminals are cowards. They prowl about in the dead of the night vandalizing, robbing, murdering – whatever their trade. They hide in the bushes. They disguise their voices. Criminals are afraid. They are afraid of the truth and afraid of being caught for taking the easy way out. The individuals who stole and vandalized numerous copies of the St.
Body images distorted, eating patterns alarming
It is no secret that there are certain stereotypes associated with attending St. Thomas. As a visiting high school senior, one of the first things I learned from the comments of current students was that St. Thomas students are perceived as preppy, cell phone addicts who drive flashy SUVs and turn up their noses at any brand of clothing “lower” than J.
