Time for...

Steds: Shifting into neutral

... a break. Even though graduation is later this week, everything is slowing down. Yes, the summer is starting and starting early.  During the summer, everyone's favorite blog, The Gentleman's Monthly, will be every other day, and everyone's favorite podcast, In the Red Room, is on hiatus. But don't be sad, for every now and then, there just might be an episode when on the road! 

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And then...

Silence

... there was silence. With the vast majority of the Hall packed up and moved out, a silence has descended upon the Hall and campus. Once bustling sidewalks and parking lots are now empty. Gone is the music wafting out of residents' windows. Empty are the quads of sun worshippers. All that remain are plies of donated items for the local Goodwill. Still, enjoy the silence by imagining it and enjoy your Sunday wherever you may be!

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Get out...

He's free!

... and go! Yesterday was the last day of finals and today is the last day for all undergraduates to move out of the Hall. As you can imagine, the hallways were full of activity, moving this or that thing out, throwing out a year's worth of trash, donating items to Goodwill, washing things that have never been washed, returning room keys and saying good bye.  Finished with everything, finals and now preparing for moving out, Robert Myler decided to take a break, walking out of the Hall and flashing the victory wave. On giving the sign of victory, Myler, Steds freshman and resident Michigander, declared, "Thank God for a great year. Now it’s summer!"

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Finals are...

The food arrives...

... continuing and so are the study breaks. Yes! Again, by executive order, following the precedent set by former President Tommy Kelly, President Michael Heffernan directed that everything been done throughout the week to provide the Gentlemen a break from their studying. So, again, at 9PM, there was a study break held in the Flounge, where the Gentlemen took a break, enjoying food and camaraderie... and certainly a buoying of spirits. From the first day of finals to the fourth, the Gentlemen were treated to Chipotle burritos, Rocco's pizza, Mission BBQ, and a breakfast by Chick Fil A. On the study breaks, Fr. Ralph said, "After ALL these study breaks, I think the 'freshman fifteen' is finally going to make an appearance!"

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... the President is happy...

... and everyone is patient...

... and frenzy commences...

... again with Chipotle...

... again with Mission BBQ...

... and they ate their fill.

Finals...

Bored genius: Robby Sommer

… Week is well underway, and the Stedsmen are pulling out all of the stops, redoubling their efforts, burning the midnight oil, etc., etc., etc. to make this Finals Week successful. So, all study spaces have been made quiet study spaces and hall quiet hours are in effect so that all can study. But some, well, don't need to study, and that's certainly the case with Robby Sommer. Spotted in the Flounge, Sommer was not studying but rather messing about with his phone. Playing a game? Updating his social media? Who knows, but what we do know is that Sommer was not studying. On Finals Week, Sommer, Steds freshman, rising member of the ND Cheer team, and resident Illinoisan, stated, "As my teacher, Sensei Wu, never said ‘always put off to tomorrow what could be done today!’”

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Something special...

We know what's fueling the A's this week

... for Finals Week. Yes, the Gentlemen have something very special to fuel their studying this Finals Week. This week, just in time for finals, Starbucks coffee is being served up in the Hall coffee machine in the Gregorian Lounge. From Sumatran to 1971 to sun-dried Ethiopian, Starbucks premium coffee is fueling premium results and grades of the Stedsmen. Another cup? Yes, please! On the premium beans fueling the late night studying, Brady Barrett, Steds sophomore and resident Connecticuter (yes, I had to look that up), said, "They say Voltaire drank 40 cups of coffee a day. This week, I may have come close, but instead of any philosophical breakthroughs, I only discovered how much I’d been procrastinating. Still, the Starbucks in Greg coffee machine got me through finals week, which might be the modern equivalent of enlightenment."

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The life of...

Shaia (left) with Klug, DeNooyer, and Thorn...

... our Seniors! While our Steds Seniors take their Study Days seriously, many Steds seniors decided to take a jaunt downstate and head to Churchill Downs before their studying started in earnest. Yes, to find motivation for their Finals Week, Steds seniors took in all the pageantry, charm and hospitality, and local fare and beverage that is the Kentucky Derby which, not doubt, inspired them into their final Finals Week. Still, the visit allowed some of our seniors to practice and/or brush up on their probability and statistics skills! Suffice it to say, it was the proverbial win win. On attending the 152nd Run for the Roses, Harry Shaia, Steds senior, RA, and resident Virginian, shared, "Suits, sun, and horses- the Gentlemen of St Edward’s Hall showed up and out at the Kentucky Derby.”

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... and his girlfriend Tess...

... with Kelly...

... Cook, Laufenburg, and Kurowski...

... and Kelly again, Davey, and Donovan...

... with Casey, Laufenburg, Cook, Robinett, and Cappuci...

... all enjoying a local beverages...