Editor’s Message

When I was a kid, Christmas was magical. We always opened gifts on Christmas Eve and were removed from the living room at my grandparent’s home and taken outside on some mission to find Santa flying through the sky so “Santa gifts” could be arranged near the tree.

Thanksgiving 2024

When confronted with challenging times like ours, it is easy to lose heart, appreciation, gratefulness and admiration—in a word, thanksgiving—for the people and places we call home.Our University has been fortunate to have many distinguished leaders. One of those luminaries is President J. A.

Quinn Minute - What is the bellshaped curve?

There’s increasing emphasis for both private and public sectors to focus on higherscoring people in certain skills. For many skills and specialties, folks are selected by how well they do in comparison to others who took the test. The range of test scores can be put on a “bell-shaped curve.

Editor’s Message

Americans love their Thanksgiving feast with its turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casseroles, green bean casserole and all the other sides, desserts and breads.

Quinn Minute - Football’s most important player

What’s the most important position on a football team?I vote for the center. Some pay more attention to the quarterback or running backs, but without the center they’d just be standing around.The center starts each play.

Accountability to Students

Universities and lenders must be more transparent regarding costs, opportunities and likelihoods of success for students.

USPS increases holiday shipping costs

The U.S. Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding a temporary price change for some package services for the 2024 peak holiday season.This temporary price adjustment is to help cover extra handling costs to ensure a successful peak season.

Editor’s Message

As Americans across the country raise our flag on Veterans Day, we remember that the men and women of the United States Armed Forces have and will continue to serve a great cause. They follow a great tradition.

Quinn Minute - Really ancient food

Sometimes I wonder how our ancient ancestors survived without foods like breakfast cereal and ice cream. But maybe they didn’t realize what they were missing, because prehistoric television commercials got such poor reception.Seriously, consider the paleolithic period, which covers about 2.

Quinn Minute - My average face

Have you ever been told you look like somebody famous?A couple years ago, several friends and I sat around a lunch table, and tried to judge who our companions resembled. My friend Jim said, “Quinn, you just have a generic face.“That’s not an insult,” he added.