Dear friends,
Welcome to summer.
Had I mentioned that I have the coolest job in the world? I love a challenge. Augustana offers them to me at the rate of sixty a week, approximately the number of students I work with. They often leave me stunned.
(See how important punctuation is? “They often leave me stunned” and “they often leave me, stunned” are two very different observations. Hmmm … both might be accurate, now that I think of it.)
My college started in 1860 with a very humble mission: it wanted to help the children of immigrants build a good Continue reading →