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• Christianity Before Christ: Simone Weil’s Interpretations of Greek Literature
  In 1938, agnostic philosopher and political activist, Simone Weil experienced a mystical encounter with Christ. While the experience revealed the realm of the supernatural to her, it also offered her a new understanding on reality and on Greek literature in particular. Weil, a deep and intense thinker, now started seeing Greek classics as the embodiment [...]
• So What Happened? Wrapping Up the Long Campaign
  The final installment of the U.S. Presidential Election lecture seriesReflecting the intense interest in the Nov. 4 election, a full house packed the library first floor lounge on Nov. 20 as Matthew Kerbel, Ph.D., political science department, analyzed the results and exit polls of the presidential and congressional elections, followed by responses by the three preceding [...]
• e-Codes from International Code Council (Civil Engineering)
  Civil Engineering students and faculty will be pleased to have electronic access to a collection of the International Code Council’s reference works.  E-Codes Premium include the full text of the most recent versions of the International Building Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code as well as pertinent titles from the [...]
• Nursing Historical Book Collection
  Driscoll Hall, the new home of the College of Nursing, is also home to the Nursing Historical Book Collection. Attractively displayed behind sliding glass doors, these books and pamphlets collectively tell the story of the nursing profession. Over 200 of the approximately 600 items were donated by Dr. M. Louise Fitzpatrick, Dean of the College, [...]
• Places and Faces: People in the News
  David Lacy joined Falvey Memorial Library in September as Library Software Development Specialist. He will work on a variety of projects including the enhancement and extension of our Digital Library software, the library catalog, web applications, open source library management software, instructional resources and aspects of  technological development as well. David has a master’s degree in [...]