(C&S President Raj Vinnakota delivered the 2026 commencement address at Muhlenberg College, challenging graduates to resist becoming spectators to their own lives and instead choose participation, community, and civic responsibility. Here are a part of his remarks below) ~ “At my college graduation, my generation was told something very different. My generation was told to: […]
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How about we do a newsletter focusing on this week in history … On May 12, 1963, the young and unknown Bob Dylan walked off the set of “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the country’s highest-rated variety TV show, after network censors rejected the song he planned on performing. The song that caused the flap was
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Coward – a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person. Why do we inhabit a world of cowards? What is it exactly? Cowardice is the psyche’s equivalent of hiding under the bed while the house burns down – safe for a moment but doomed all
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“Love has no gender, compassion has no religion, character has no race.” One thing we all have in common is that we want to be loved. The fight to have the same rights as heterosexuals has been a tough one, but the LGBTQ+ community has been continuing to grow with support through the years, to
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“The earth laughs in flowers.” “The earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.” Earth Day is upon us! It is being observed as you read this. Let’s review some facts about our treasured planet: There are 400 trees for every person on earth – A recent study estimated that
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He Said ~ What kind of abhorrent, depraved, merciless, sadistic scum allows dogs to suffer, while they promote their fraudulent “rescue” messaging? By the way, this is not a rhetorical question; instead it is a reprehensible one to have to ask. Six months into the process of trying to find a quality canine adoption place
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She Said ~ “… Why should a land have so much meaning When dark times befall it? It’s only land, made of dirt and rock and loam It’s just a place that’s familiar And home’s just what we call it But there’s no place like home Don’t we all know There’s no place like home?”
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“Take it from an old man Time’s just sand slippin’ past We wanna hold it in our hands But no one ever sees what falls through the cracks Take it from an old man The days don’t stretch any longer They’ve left tracks upon my skin But I reckon made me stronger” The lyrics above
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“Our life is March weather, savage and serene in one hour.” (Emerson) “Like madness, is the glory of this life.” (Shakespeare) Buzzer Beaters, Bracket Busters, Bubble Teams, Cinderellas, Sweet Sixteen, Final Four, The Big Dance – all these terms apply to this time of year. Why? Because before the blossoms cherry, and as the bunnies
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An Irish priest is driving along a country road when a policeman pulls him over. He immediately smells alcohol on the priest’s breath and notices an empty wine bottle in the car. He says: “Have you been drinking?” “Just water,” says the priest. The cop replies: “Then why do I smell wine?” The priest looks
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