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“Penning the grandeur of God”: English professor examines life and work of poet Gerard Manley Hopkins
Ron Hansen, professor of English at Santa Clara University, delivered a lecture on the life and poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins to an audience of students, faculty, staff, and community members. Hansen told the story of the friendship between a pair of polar opposites: Hopkins, a convert to Catholicism who was ordained a Jesuit priest and whose lifelong habit of writing poetry garnered him [...]
Despite Setbacks, GOP Still in Lead for Midterm Elections
The month of August was a grueling one for the Democratic Party. Gallup, Rasmussen, and The Washington Post released polls asking whether respondents preferred the Democratic or Republican candidate in any race. Results showed the GOP with a double digit lead in the generic ballot. Why have Democrats been polling so badly for the last month? “It’s the economy,” explains Dr. John Roos, [...]