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Tim Oxenreiter

Posted by Katrina Nemchik on Wed, May 04, 2016 @ 10:00 AM

Tim Oxenreiter

“Last year my buddies and I had an apartment in Rooney facing the walkway to the Carey Center. We created this game and the concept of it was to embarrass each other in front of fellow classmates. Whenever we would see a friend walking on the path back from class, we would scream ridiculous stuff out of our window in an effort to embarrass them. I'll never forget one day I was walking back from class minding my business, until I heard my roommate Brendan shout out ‘Hey Tim, how’s that rash?!’ My face instantly got beet red as I turned around and saw a bunch of students smiling walking behind me on the path. I didn't think I could get more embarrassed ... but I did as he relentlessly kept screaming, ‘Did you pick up that cream yet? I'm sure it will work, man!’ That may have been the longest walk back to Rooney of my life, but every time I think about it, I can’t help but smile. As strange as it sounds, those are the moments I will miss the most.”

-Tim Oxenreiter

Topics: Saint Vincent College, Humans of SVC, Katrina Nemchik, funny, Tim Oxenreiter

Kayla Shaffer

Posted by Katrina Nemchik on Tue, Apr 12, 2016 @ 03:56 PM

Kayla Shaffer

“In times of stress, or when I just need general advice, I tend to turn to Dr. Serapiglia. I'd like to think it's because he’s so approachable and always has something to say.

The past few times I've frequented his office, he’s gone on about his expanse of bamboo. He says that now that the stand has been razed the stumps are random heights and are difficult to walk on ... not that I’m sure that he, or anyone, really, should go frolicking about through a patch of bamboo stumps. He tells me that he’s since been trying to find things to do with the leftover stalks other than setting pieces on fire, or using them for tomato stakes and various crafts.

You know, it’s strange, but I find it very therapeutic for some reason, listening to Serapiglia’s crazy bamboo antics. It keeps me grounded and helps me get out of my own head for awhile.”

-Kayla Shaffer 

Topics: Humans of SVC, Katrina Nemchik, Dr. Serapiglia, bamboo, Kayla Shaffer

Dr. Anthony Serapiglia

Posted by Katrina Nemchik on Wed, Mar 23, 2016 @ 04:00 PM

Dr. Anthony Serapiglia

“I never thought I would own a machete, let alone a couple, and also use them regularly. I have lived in western Pennsylvania most of my life and have not had to confront any issues related to the wild growth of bamboo in my life until now. Four years ago I moved to be closer to SVC. Found a wonderful old house on a nice plot of two acres with plenty of uniqueness … including a 40-yard stretch of bamboo that had been planted by a previous owner who was a native Hawaiian. It’s cool. It’s unique. It’s actually evergreen through the winter too … but it’s also invasive and has about a three year life cycle. So now I am confronted with how to maintain this stand of bamboo that has literally a couple thousand standing dead stalks at this point. Not as easy as it looks or sounds. By the way, a nice little party trick is to cut a little section and throw it in a camp fire. Each section is air tight, so it steams up and ... BANG ... explodes like a shotgun going off! Try it sometime if you have bamboo available campfire side … and if you don’t, I know where you can get some.”

-Dr. Anthony Serapiglia

 

Topics: Humans of SVC, Katrina Nemchik, Dr. Anthony Serapiglia, machete, bamboo

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Cristy Marsh

Cristy Marsh is a sophomore communication major with a minor in photography. She is the Treasurer of Saint Vincent’s club MAD COMM, a staff photographer for the college’s paper The Review, and a student photographer for the communication and marketing office. Outside of school, Cristy’s family owns five horses and she barrel races competitively. Cristy is also in the midst of starting her own photography business “Cristy Mae Photography” and specializes in senior portraits.

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Colin McLaughlin

Colin McLaughlin is a senior Communication major at Saint Vincent College. He is the Chairperson of the Activities Programming Board and an Admissions Ambassador. Through Colin’s involvement at Saint Vincent College, he has learned the importance of the Benedictine value of Community and loves working to bring the campus together. Colin is very excited to be a part of the blog Humans of SVC as the Managing Editor! 

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