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Crossroads Fall 2022
Merry Christmas from Dr. Thierfelder
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Men鈥檚 Group
Author: The Crusader Staff Writer, Brian Hoverath
The Belmont Abbey Men鈥檚 group is a club meant to help the young men of Belmont Abbey focus on being virtuous through activities and ideas. It is only open to men and is held in the student commons from 7-8 pm on Monday nights. The group meets with the intention of having an invited speaker talk on something that relates to Christian ideals.
The topics presented range from paleontology, liturgy of the hours, politics, dating advice, and even sword fighting. The group also takes trips to places that relate to topics being discussed. Ideas for trips are approved by the club leaders and financed by either the school or the individual club members.
The group even has their own flag that is recognized by the North American Vexillological Association. After interviewing the two club heads, Josiah Newsome and Luke Cumby, I decided to attend their most recent meeting. This meeting was held on a Thursday, due to a scheduling issue.
The meeting I attended involved a student discussing traffic laws and enforcement. While this may sound rather tame, it quickly became a conversation on how the federal government鈥檚 enforcement of such laws can be an invasion of privacy. This in turn became a conversation on how the government should balance privacy.
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This article was originally posted in the Fall 2022, Issue 1 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue.
Amara Guitry Performs At Abbey
Author: The Crusader Staff Writer, Anna Sims
On the 26th of September, 2022, Amara Guitry performed rarely heard sonatas at the 海角社在线 Basilica. Guitry is a music teacher at the Abbey and she performed in the Basilica in order to demonstrate her skills outside the classroom as well as provide some free musical education.
I was privileged to hear the talented flutist Amara Guitry accompanied by pianist and harpsichordist Lillian Pearson. The pursuit of these two remarkable women was to revive a forgotten love for classical artists and to share these once popular musical pieces with as many people as possible. Guitry also kept the audience engaged by giving historical background on the different flutes she used throughout the performance. In all I found it quite enjoyable and would love to attend the next concert.
Between pieces, Guitry would give a complete and extremely interesting background on the different flutes. Audience and former flutist Amber described the production as 鈥淎bsolutely lovely and extremely interesting.鈥 She also said, 鈥淚 loved that I was never bored. The history of the different instruments was so fascinating.鈥
In addition to the beautiful flute, Pearson created a fantastic atmosphere with her skill on the harpsichord. She seemed to be able to sweep up the audience and carry them into the Middle Ages. It was a joy to experience this, and I hope to see more students at these events in the future.
This article was originally posted in the Fall 2022, Issue 1 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue.
A Closer Look at the New Honors Professors
Author: The Crusader Staff Writer, Kathleen Stinneford
In the past year, the Belmont Abbey Honors College has hired three new professors: Dr. Thomas Varacalli, Professor James Neff, and Professor Elisa Torres Neff. Both Dr. Varacalli and Professor Torres Neff are Belmont Abbey Alums.
Dr. Varacalli has a Masters and Doctorate in Political Science from Louisiana State University and is an Assistant professor. Professor Torres Neff has a Masters in Philosophy from the University of Dallas and is currently earning her Ph.D. in Philosophy. She is a Visiting Professor. Professor Neff has a Masters in Philosophy from the University of Dallas.
Alongside teaching Honors courses, Dr. Varacalli is also in charge of reviewing new applicants to the Honors College.
He and Professor Torres Neff have published many articles and book chapters with each having published eight different publications which is very impressive.
It is very clear that Dr. Varacalli, Professor Torres Neff, and Professor Neff will all go on to do great things in the Honors College, and in 海角社在线 as a whole.
This article was originally posted in the Fall 2022, Issue 1 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue.
