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September 25 In Jewish History 275: Marcus Claudius Tacitus appointed Roman emperor by the senate. By now the Roman Empire was in decline and Emperor’s served at the pleasure of the Army.  In the case of Tacitus, that meant a mere six months.  One of...

1954 John Fenzel Jr., A&S '54, continues to operate Fenzel Motor Sales, a Chrysler dealer that has been in existence for more than 70 years in Hampshire, Illinois. 1957 Vivian Adelberg Rudow, Peab '57 (Cert), '60, '79 (MM), released a CD titled...

Graduate student Nicholas Posegay, AB’16, has won a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge beginning in the fall. One of 36 U.S. recipients chosen from a pool of approximately 800 applicants, Posegay will pursue a PhD in...

“One can delineate the domain of philosophy however one likes, but in its search for truth, philosophy is always concerned with human existence.  Authentic philosophizing refuses to remain at the stage of knowledge […].  Care for...

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