{"id":37,"date":"2017-07-24T11:20:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T16:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2019-02-04T08:25:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T14:25:10","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_pb_section--with-menu et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_slider_0 et_hover_enabled et_pb_slider\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_slider_with_text_overlay et-pb-active-slide\" 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class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>As the lucky (or deeply unlucky) writer of the final blog post, I have the joy of attempting to come up with a conclusion for our month in India. Through these last three and a half weeks I have mentally written the intro to this post numerous times. India is a land...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1240\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_1 post-1240 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-beth-westphal category-uncategorized\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2019\/01\/23\/tiruvannamalai-thoughts\/\">Tiruvannamalai thoughts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/westph3\/\" title=\"Posts by Bethany Westphal\" rel=\"author\">Bethany Westphal<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 23, 2019<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/beth-westphal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beth Westphal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>During our short stay in Tiruvannamalai, we\u2019ve seen many things: we visited an ashram and a Shiva temple, we climbed the Arunachala mountain (believed to be Shiva, the god of creation and dissolution), and we\u2019ve seen monkeys, traditional Dalit dances, women making...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1233\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_2 post-1233 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-matt-perry\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2019\/01\/23\/kites\/\">Kites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/mattoperrygmail-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Matt Perry\" rel=\"author\">Matt Perry<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 23, 2019<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/matt-perry\/\" rel=\"tag\">Matt Perry<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>For whom do the kites of Hyderabad fly?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1205\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_3 post-1205 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-zofie-basta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2019\/01\/20\/the-faluda-man\/\">The Faluda Man<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/basta1\/\" title=\"Posts by Zofie Basta\" rel=\"author\">Zofie Basta<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 20, 2019<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/zofie-basta\/\" rel=\"tag\">Zofie Basta<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>No one we have experienced yet on this trip has been anywhere near the cultural icon that Faluda man has become. Most days he lurks on the dusty highway outside of the Sai Baba temple, with hours as murky as the rest of India. You\u2019ll find him past penny-a-piece candy...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1021\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_4 post-1021 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-madelyn-chladek\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2019\/01\/18\/a-little-piece-of-home\/\">A Little Piece of Home<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/chlade1\/\" title=\"Posts by Madelyn Chladek\" rel=\"author\">Madelyn Chladek<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 18, 2019<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/madelyn-chladek\/\" rel=\"tag\">Madelyn Chladek<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>In Hinduism, the most widely followed religion of India, cows are viewed as a sacred symbol that should be respected and protected. In the Hindu scripture, Vedas, it tells followers not to harm animals in any way and for this reason they live a life free of meat...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-967\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_5 post-967 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-julia-hearn\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2019\/01\/16\/a-spiritual-experience\/\">A Spiritual Experience<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/hearn1\/\" title=\"Posts by Julia Hearn\" rel=\"author\">Julia Hearn<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 16, 2019<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/julia-hearn\/\" rel=\"tag\">Julia Hearn<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Today we had an interesting experience that I don\u2019t think any of us were expecting. In the early afternoon we visited the Brahma Kumari Centre in the cyberabad area of Hyderabad. As we entered the large, mostly white complex, we were greeted by a few people dressed in...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-808\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_6 post-808 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-liz-conkey\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2019\/01\/13\/invited-to-join-prayer-at-the-mosque-in-hyderabad\/\">Invited to Join Prayer at the Mosque in Hyderabad<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/conkey1\/\" title=\"Posts by Elizabeth Conkey\" rel=\"author\">Elizabeth Conkey<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 13, 2019<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/liz-conkey\/\" rel=\"tag\">Liz Conkey<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>There is something incredibly profound about an invitation, a granting of permission to step into someone else\u2019s sphere. Walking the streets of Hyderabad we are hoisted utop pedestals, gawked at and questioned\u2014strange Americans who appear out of place. We feel out of...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-770\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_7 post-770 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-rebekah-crail\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2019\/01\/10\/hyderabad-intro-to-hmi\/\">Hyderabad &#038; Intro to HMI<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/crail1\/\" title=\"Posts by Rebekah Karis Crail\" rel=\"author\">Rebekah Karis Crail<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 10, 2019<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/rebekah-crail\/\" rel=\"tag\">Rebekah Crail<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>After the whirlwind of Delhi and Agra, we travelled to Hyderabad, which is located in Southern India. As soon as we left the plane, you could feel the temperature difference. Walking from the plane, up into the airport, it was significantly warmer than our entire time...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-761\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_8 post-761 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-geoffrey-van-dover\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2019\/01\/08\/first-days-and-impressions\/\">First Days and Impressions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/vandov1\/\" title=\"Posts by Geoffrey van Dover\" rel=\"author\">Geoffrey van Dover<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 8, 2019<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/geoffrey-van-dover\/\" rel=\"tag\">Geoffrey van Dover<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>We've only been in India for five days now, but it feels like it's been much longer than that. When we first got into Delhi at 2:00 am It hadn't quite hit me yet that we were on the other side of the globe. And in the short amount of time that we've been here we've...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-754\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_9 post-754 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-l-deane-lagerqquist\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2019\/01\/08\/754\/\">Inside and outside walls.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/lagerqui\/\" title=\"Posts by L. DeAne Lagerquist\" rel=\"author\">L. DeAne Lagerquist<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 8, 2019<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/l-deane-lagerqquist\/\" rel=\"tag\">L. DeAne Lagerqquist<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>india is covered with walls. We are staying inside the HMI compound, surrounded by a wall which on one side faces the neighbor\u2019s wall which is topped with wire. Inside we enjoy green grass, profuse flowering plants, quiet peace, interrupted only by the five times...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-606\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_10 post-606 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-l-deane-lagerqquist\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2019\/01\/04\/gregory-david-roberts-shantaram\/\">Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/lagerqui\/\" title=\"Posts by L. DeAne Lagerquist\" rel=\"author\">L. DeAne Lagerquist<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 4, 2019<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/l-deane-lagerqquist\/\" rel=\"tag\">L. DeAne Lagerqquist<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>In his 2003 novel set in Bombay, Roberts offers his readers this description of his main character\u2019s early obersations about the city. It is not unlike our own first day in Delhi a decade and a half later. \u201dThe contrast between the familiar and the exceptional was...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-592\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_11 post-592 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-l-deane-lagerqquist category-uncategorized\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2019\/01\/03\/security-open-road-and-pilgrimage\/\">Security, open road, and pilgrimage.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/lagerqui\/\" title=\"Posts by L. DeAne Lagerquist\" rel=\"author\">L. DeAne Lagerquist<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 3, 2019<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/l-deane-lagerqquist\/\" rel=\"tag\">L. DeAne Lagerqquist<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Setting out on a pilgrimage requires some preparation, some planning, even some packing. But my reading about Indian sadhus and the story of a Jain nun highlights the task of divestment, equally of processions and of desire to control one\u2019s journey. Taking to the open...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-588\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_12 post-588 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-l-deane-lagerqquist\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2018\/12\/31\/flashlight-or-photo-paper-how-do-we-see\/\">Flashlight or photo paper? How do we see?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/lagerqui\/\" title=\"Posts by L. DeAne Lagerquist\" rel=\"author\">L. DeAne Lagerquist<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Dec 31, 2018<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/l-deane-lagerqquist\/\" rel=\"tag\">L. DeAne Lagerqquist<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Several years ago my colleague Mary Griep accompanied my class \u201cSacred Places in Greece and Turkey.\u201d \u00a0Among her significant contributions to the course, that and subsequent iterations, was an article about looking at buildings. The author suggested two modes. In one...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-586\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_13 post-586 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-l-deane-lagerqquist category-uncategorized\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2018\/12\/27\/eternal-quandaries-to-ponder\/\">Eternal Quandaries to Ponder<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/lagerqui\/\" title=\"Posts by L. DeAne Lagerquist\" rel=\"author\">L. DeAne Lagerquist<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Dec 27, 2018<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/l-deane-lagerqquist\/\" rel=\"tag\">L. DeAne Lagerqquist<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>I am reading Nine Lives, by William Dalrymple, in anticipation of our journey and discussions of it. \u00a0In it he offers portraits of nine persons \u201cin search of the sacred\u201d as \u201ckeyholes\u201d into the larger religious ethos of South Asia. In the introduction ( p. Xvii) he...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-554\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_no_thumb et_pb_blog_item_0_14 post-554 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-l-deane-lagerqquist\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/2018\/12\/17\/preparations-continue\/\">Preparations continue<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/author\/lagerqui\/\" title=\"Posts by L. DeAne Lagerquist\" rel=\"author\">L. DeAne Lagerquist<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Dec 17, 2018<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/category\/l-deane-lagerqquist\/\" rel=\"tag\">L. DeAne Lagerqquist<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Finals are underway. We have had our last on campus orientation session: checking out iPads, learning how to make optimal use of the apps, being reminded about plug adaptors, passwords, and the like. Those of us in Northfield saw Matt and he saw us. 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