About a year ago I wrote two articles on the emergent COVID-19, where I discounted the impact it would have on Benedictine College and America.
I didn’t think that it would hurt us so badly, and...
At the time of writing this, we don’t know who the next President of the United States will be. All that I can say, however, is that I am grateful election season is over.
I know it’s never actually...
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Translated roughly as “who guards the guards themselves?”, or “who watches the watchmen?,” this phrase hails from the satires of the Roman...
Does anyone else want one of those massive, Deus Ex-Machina reset buttons that you can generally find in the final stage of an all-hope-is-gone scenario? Well, all hope won’t be gone until...
As a residential college, Benedictine’s classes are primarily in-classroom interactions between students and instructors. However, with the COVID–19 pandemic closing campuses nationwide, even Benedictine’s...
Community is one of Benedictine College’s foundations, and the COVID-19 pandemic has impeded the physical aspect of this pillar in 2020.
Notably, the college has closed all residence halls and advised...
Status Update
COVID–19 has become a global pandemic, sweeping across most countries at an alarming rate.
Last December. the world first encountered a new strain of the Coronavirus family, commonly...
Spring break begins in less than a week, and no matter what you are planning over break, the week away from classes could provide ample opportunity to relax and prepare for the final stretch of...
Roommates can be difficult to live with, even if they were initially good friends. Living with another person for an extended period of time can strain or strengthen a relationship.
At this...
The Novel Coronavirus, Origins and Similar Diseases
A deadly new strain of the coronavirus has caused the Center for Disease Control to label the virus as a high risk of becoming a pandemic.
The...
Brother Florian, who has almost completed his simple vows. Photo by John Fisher Ward
Brother Florian, formerly Peter Rumpza, is one of the newest monks at St. Benedict's Abbey, and believes...
Transfers In 2020
Benedictine’s Spring semester in 2020 has arrived with a mix of returning students and several new transferring students.
Jon Krebsbach, Director of Transfer Enrollment,...
