Category Archives: Newman University

Happy Birthday Sister Tarcisia Roths! April 11, 2025.

Posted on April 11, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Happy Birthday to my onetime teacher Sister Tarcisia Roths, who celebrated her 95th on April 11, 2025 with a party at Newman University! She has been a hugely important part of the school for much of her life!

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The Play’s Still the Thing, Newman University’s “Hamlet.” Review by Jeff Baker. (March 8, 2025)

Posted on March 8, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Hamlet (Corbin Molina, L) and Laertes (Austin Schwartz, R) are ready to duel as King Claudius (Daniel Graber, back L) and Queen Gertrude (Anna Corbett, back R) look on, in Newman University’s production of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” Review by Jeff Baker … Continue reading →

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In Which Mike Gets a Little Sloppy. By Jeff “Mike” Baker. April 21, 2023

Posted on April 21, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The Sloppy Joes get into their performance. Photo by Jeff Baker In Which Mike Gets a Little Sloppy by Jeff “Mike” Baker Regular readers of this blog know that the past few years have been rough for me. So tonight, … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Snow of ’83, as told in the Vantage by Jeff Baker (February 18, 2022)

Posted on February 18, 2022 by jeffbaker307

The Snow of 1983 a Tale of Three Days by Jeff Baker Note: This was originally published in The Vantage following a campus-closing snowstorm in January 1983. I present it here with only slight alteration for clarity nearly forty years … Continue reading →

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