Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:I just caught myself thinking, “This doesn’t suck.” #medievalyork #mysteryplay #blender3d …I just caught myself thinking, “This doe…AestheticsAnother very rough day. Students are cheerful and patient, obviously happy to be here.Another very rough day. Students are che…AcademiaI have more to do than…
Have you seen Apple’s “Crush” ad? It features a huge huge hydraulic press crushing musical instruments, art supplies, google-eyed toys, and other beloved artifacts of imagination and creativity. I remember seeing a video years ago that showed how a smartphone replaced a desktop full of tools like a calculator, notepad, rolodex, and so forth. But…
I’m still teaching journalism and my usual courses, but after 21 years I’ve stepped aside as faculty adviser to the Setonian. The student voice of the hill (founded in 1919) will continue to evolve. First published in 1919, The Setonian not only predates SHU’s journalism major, it also predates the majestic London planetrees that the…
A Brazilian couple bought a deforested ranch and spent decades planting over 2 million trees. #hope #life #stewardship #earth #ispeakforthetrees Similar:Dogmeat and I may yet win this game. Yes, this was the decisive moment. I…GamesWall display by the talented Jess Lohr, interpreting an infographic by Norton (textbook pu…PersonalLook how the box leads your eye down…
A little over a century ago, the printer T.J. Cobden-Sanderson took it upon himself to surreptitiously dump every piece of this carefully honed metal letterpress type into the river. It was an act of retribution against his business partner, Emery Walker, whom he believed was attempting to swindle him. With its extra-wide capital letters, diamond shaped punctuation and…
A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son. Similar:And to think… I had just decided to retire this meme because the last time I used in cla…AcademiaRingling Bros. circus to close after 146 yearsThe more I learned about elephants, the …BusinessRussian Grand Ballet Swan Lake.PersonalOpinion: Time for media to turn up the pressure,…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:My 13yo homeschooler had no idea how to open a little milk carton. I had to show her.CultureDetailed Articulation of Feet in Unity3DI’m following a lot of tutorials, and co…AestheticsFirst page of a student’s Texture project. (This made me laugh.) This clever freshman writing student…AcademiaCarolyn and Nick in…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:The Masterpiece Society (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 13) Space Thing Threate…Rewatching ST:TNG When a Space Th…CultureThe world's oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about 'seven sisters' stars may rea…In cultures around the world, myths abou…CultureSocial Distancing: Because the Needs of…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Solitaire ChessSpent a relaxing evening in playing soli…AmusingCarolyn and Nick in Beauty and the BeastAesthetics'Fontgate': Microsoft, Wikipedia and the scandal threatening the Pakistani PMI would call this “typefacegate,” but th…CultureSharing a root beer float with your dad doesn't…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:The #Blender3D #eevee denoising filter gives off a pretty amazing Caldecott prize-winning …The filter won’t replace real hand-drawn…AestheticsThey both reached for the gun.PersonalTalk with us about books! English as a minor or second major @setonhilluniversityAcademiaStuffed planet Venus, made for me by my dear mother, around 1974.AestheticsMy brother,…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Make your case stronger – argue against yourselfAcademic argument depends on being able …AcademiaI was 'raped' in VR – the effects can 'mirror' real sex assaultsThis is offensive, deeply troubling, and…CultureOkay, a lot of the world is…
Nothing in this stack is pressing, but they do include rough drafts of final papers, so that will involve concentration and tact and empathy and time. Similar:This Woman Inspired One of the First Hit Video Games by Mapping the World’s Longest CaveThe Medium headline calls Colossal Cave …AcademiaImagine, if you will, a Shakespeare course /…
Here’s the underlying problem. We have an operating image of thought, an understanding of what thought is and how to make thought productive of knowledge and truth through the use of various methods. This image and its methods are, of course, products of human history. They change over time, in different cultures, and so on.…
Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day. Similar:They still need work but we have 2 weeks before classes start, so I feel pretty good.They still need work but we have 2 weeks…PersonalComfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. –Mr Dooley on the function of journali…“Comfort the afflicted and afflict the c…CultureSorry, not sorry. I don't…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:Modular low-poly medieval buildings. Ground-level storefronts have more detail than the up…Modular low-poly medieval buildings. Gro…AestheticsBless thee, Carolyn, bless thee! Thou art translated — into a 22 year-old woman. I remember when we got home from SHU’s…PersonalHelping students find my office (St. Joseph 403)PersonalWe Tried to Do…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:The Child (TNG Rewatch: Season 2, Episode 1)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…CultureA computer scientist urges more support for the humanities (opinion)”Lior Shamir, a computer scientist who’s…AcademiaAnd to think… I had just decided to retire this meme because the last time…
After learning of his AIDS diagnosis, artist Keith Haring created the work, “Unfinished Painting” (1989), which is mostly a blank canvas, with streaks that evoke his own interrupted, incomplete life. Someone who thought it was “so sad” that the painting was unfinished used AI to “complete what he couldn’t finish.” Needless to say, the bot…
Seton Hill students Emily Vohs, Elizabeth Burns, Jake Carnahan-Curcio and Carolyn Jerz in a scene from “Dead Man’s Cell Phone.” This weekend only… opens tonight! Order tickets online at http://www.setonhill.edu/tickets by phone at 724-552-2929, or by mail at SHUPAC Box Office, Seton Hill University, 1 Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, Pa., 15601-1599. Box Office Hours are…
Inspiration can come to those with the humblest heart. Caedmon the Cowherd believed he had no talent for singing, but the voice in his dream encouraged him. Listen to what he does with it in, “The Cowherd Who Became a Poet,” by James Baldwin. A Production of We Are One Body® Audio Theatre. Read by…
Dr. David von Schlichten honors the spectrum of motivations (not always financial) featured during Seton Hill‘s “Celebration of Scholarship.” Similar:30 Web Designs Featuring Vintage Style Typography30 Web Designs Featuring Vintage Style T…AestheticsThe Truth About Test ScoresIt’s not hard to design a test that has …BusinessThe College Fear FactorWhat happens in a literature discussion …AcademiaFour Benefits…