Local Pastor Bakes Bread For Thiel College
By Taylor McKelvey Pastor Brian Riddle’s Famous Communion Bread is made up of two and a half cups of whole wheat flour, seven eights cup of water, one fourth cup of honey, one teaspoon of…
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November Thiel Forum Examines Changes in Human Society
By Brian L. Brink How does human society change over the course of history? The last Thiel Forum of the fall semester on Thursday, Nov. 16 focused on this question in three different presentations. Professor…
Thiel Students Perform Clybourne Park
By Brian L. Brink As Professor of performing arts Pete Rydberg put it, playwrights have one of the most difficult jobs ever. They write plays and then send them off to the world, he said,…
Lieutenant Governor Speaks at Thiel College
by Taylor McKelvey Senator Michele Brooks began the presentation, “Pathway to Pardons” by saying that this program was not about “being soft” when it comes to crime, but about second chances. Lt. Gov. Mike Stack…
Katie Koestner Hopes to End Sexual Assault
by Brian L. Brink Up until 1990 the term rape meant stranger rape. It wasn’t until people like Katie Koestner began speaking out that people realized rape can happen even if you know the person.…
New Professor Talks About the Differences Between the American and Chinese Schools
By Taylor McKelvey "Students don’t ask questions,” said the new assistant professor of math and computer science, Jingnan Xie, when explaining the differences between the American and Chinese school systems. In China, students just listen,…
October Thiel Forum Goes Around the World
By Taylor McKelvey “The view I had while at Macchu Picchu was the most beautiful and amazing place that I have ever been” Nick Romano, a senior at Thiel College, stated at the Thiel Forum,…
Students Present About Studying Abroad
By Brian L. Brink As the audience listens quietly Krysten Kinner starts her speech by telling everyone how scared she was to travel outside of the United States. The Vira I. Heinz Scholarship Recruitment Dinner…
Alumni Talk STEM
By Brian L. Brink Thiel College alumni held of panel talking about the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions on Friday, Oct. 13, at Thiel. The panel was moderated by Delbert Abi Abdallah, assistant…
Thiel students and faculty experience virtual reality (VR) demonstration
By Taylor McKelvey Thiel students and faculty had varying experiences with a virtual reality (VR) demonstration on campus on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Students and faculty used Oculus Rift equipment acquired in Spring 2017, just prior…
Alliance answers students’ questions about bisexuality at public event
By Lexi Helbig Bisexuality was the topic of a question-and-answer session held Friday, Sept. 22 by the Alliance, Thiel College's student lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) organization. Bisexuality was defined as the attraction…
Tomcats Defeats SVC
By James Brown Thiel Tomcats beat Saint Vincent Bearcats, 15-9, in the Presidents Athletic Conference (PAC) volleyball match in a home-game, Thursday, Oct. 5. The match took all the possible sets to decide the winner. It…
Thiel Hires New Director of Choral Activities
By Taylor McKelvey Thiel College hired Julie Neish, D.M.A. as the new director of choral activities and assistance professor of music this summer. Neish said that before accepting this position at Thiel College, she was finishing…
Students Going to Nicaragua This Spring
By Taylor McKelvey Professor David Buck is leading Thiel students on a service trip to Nicaragua this March. This trip will be from Mar. 3 through Mar. 11 and will be focused on service and working…
Augsburg’s Muslim chaplain speaks about Islam’s history and culture at Thiel
By Brian L. Brink Fardosa Hassan, a Muslim Chaplin from Augsburg University, spoke at Thiel College about the history and culture of Islam on Wednesday, Sept. 27. As-Salaam Alay-Kum, which translates to peace be upon…