Loras Track and Field

Chris Buresh going over the bar in the high jump.



Tyler Myer running away from the field in the 5K.



The starter firing off his gun in the 100 M dash.

Loras Men's Tennis

The view from the picnic benches at Eagle Point Park, the new home of Duhawk tennis.

A Loras tennis player fends off a serve of the opposing player.

Loras Junior, Joey Holguin, returns a forehand.

A Loras athlete goes to the net to return an opposing volley. 

Dachau War Trials Revisited

Loras hosted an event this past week called "To Do Justice." It focused on the Dachau war trials after World War II and the men who prosecuted and defended the Nazis in those trials. This event had a special meaning to me because I was just at Dachau a little over two months ago.

Joshua Greene discussing his film about the Holocaust. Greene is known as a Holocaust expert worldwide. He was touted as the most creative and affluent person to ever be on Loras' campus.

Douglas Bates III talking about his father and his defense of the Nazis at the Dachau war trials.

Two Loras faculty talking to Douglas Bates III after his speech about what his father went through defending the Nazis at Dachau prison camp in Germany.

Douglas Bates III talking with John Healy, who would reenact Bate's father in the closing arguments of the Dachau trials.

John Healy reenacting  the part of William Denson, the American prosecuting attorney of the third infantry at the Dachau war trials.

Chase Gruska giving the closing arguments as the defense for the accused Nazis at Dachau. He was reenacting the American soldier Douglas Bates II.

John Healy listening to the defense's closing arguments.

My Mom Got Married!

Here are a few for now. My internet is working very well, but I wanted to get these up and say congrats to my mom!

Lots of updates

Took this one for the paper and then a few day later had to use some of these.



My friend Chris Buresh qualified for nationals at 6' 9". The height he is reaching for above.



Another photo of Chris I took for the paper.



Photos of a play that took place at Loras. It was very good.







Baseball got under way.



So did softball... both teams are in Florida for spring break.

The Envy Corps

Scott Yoshimura - Drummer for the Envy Corps



The owners Husky!



Luke Pettipoole being interviewed.



The toured with the Killers.



The one and only Marshall.



The one and only Matt Sepanic.. this is his place!

Dubuque History Loras Style

Loras students and faculty put up their exhibit at the Dubuque River Museum. The project featured major events in the past 100 years and personal information on real estate.

Mens and Womens Basketball Last Two Games

Loras takes on Simpson for Senior night at the AWC. Loras got pounded by the Storm.



That Saturday the men and women took on UD over at UD and won.



Loras coach Greg Gorton advising his players late in the game verse UD.



The man of the game was Rickey Kolze.



The team celebrating after Kolze knocked down the game winning shot with no time left.

NIU One Year Later: Multimedia Presentation

If you saw my post earlier this week about Northern Illinois the back story was I covered the tragedy last year so I went back this year to see how the campus has been over the past year. I made this slideshow for LCTV's site and our story on the event. Go there to see the video and read the story. Here is the slideshow I made for the site. Tell me what you think of this because we are planning on doing more of these.

IBM Comes To Dubuque

IBM announced it was bringing an advanced data systems help center to Dubuque that will bring in 1400 new jobs for the city. The leaders of the project were in Dubuque last week to discuss all of the job openings on staff. If you're a technical personal look into it!



The leader of the Dubuque project discusses what he is looking for in potential job applicants to a room of 100 people.



Around 100 people gathered to hear IBM discuss job openings.



A representative from IBM talks to Dubuque college students about job openings.

Northern Illinois: One Year Later

Last year I covered the shootings at Northern Illinois University and I became very connected to stories I heard of the students and the staff. This year my friend Andrew and I decided to return for the one year anniversary these are the scenes I saw and the people I met. February 14th is no longer Valentines Day to me but the day when all of us for that day are all NIU. Please remember the students that lost their lives in Cole Hall that day.

Students stand in remembrance in front of five crosses with the names of each student who was killed last February.



The carpenter who made these crosses this year and last stands and talks to students and family members.



The president of the college hugs a victims family member at a memorial service.



Students, staff, and families walk by memorial wreaths just placed at a future memorial by the victims family members.



Two students stand on a bench in front of Cole Hall, where the shootings took place, to get a glimpse of a memorial service being held.



Noel Gamay (right) helps Dana Colovono and Amanda Cox pick out tiles to paint for a memorial being built on campus.



Scott Cerny, an NIU student, plays the guitar at a memorial concert.



A volunteer passes out candles at a candle light vigil held where a memorial was set up last year.



Three students embrace each other as NIU's president honors those who died last year.



The crowd ended the vigil by chanting NIU cheers.



After much of the crowd left two NIU students stayed to pay tribute to the five students who passed away.



An NIU student kneels in front of five crosses for the five students who died in Cole Hall.



A reminder on the doors of Cole Hall that the day was Valentines Day.