Media Mentions

“For me,” Stephen Bloom writes, “choosing to become a lawyer was simply the intuitive pursuit of a sensible alternative, something that felt right.” Bloom, adjunct professor of business at Messiah, has written much about the role of faith in practicing law, including the article “Making Friends With the Jealous Mistress” in the August issue of “The Pennsylvania Lawyer,” a publication of the Pennsylvania Bar Assocation. Bloom has also written the book, “The Believer’s Guide to Legal Issues.”

With the Olympic trials just barely a week away, Messiah College alumnus Chris Boyles `02 talked with the Carlisle “Sentinel” in the June 22 edition about the challenges of finding the time and money to pursue his dream of representing the United States in the decathlon in this year’s Summer Olympics.

Read “The cost of Olympic dream.”

Just weeks after his book, “The Hunted,” was accepted for national release through Realms Fiction, Messiah College alumnus and author Mike Dellosso learned that he had stage III colon cancer. Dellosso spoke about the book and his battle with cancer to the York Daily Record in the June 8 edition.

Read “Author Interrupted.”

Dwayne Keiffer, assistant director of career development at Messiah, is quoted in an online article at msn.careerbuilder.com. Keiffer, when responding to the advice “weigh the entire benefits package,” reminds job searchers to evaluate the benefits package and not just focus on salary.

Read “12 Things to Ponder Before Taking Your First Job.”

Messiah College graduates Eli and RyAnn Heller have traveled extensively. Recently returned from a two-year stint with the Peace Corp in the Philippines, the Hellers leave in August for China where they will spend two years teaching in Chinese schools. They first heard about the Peace Corps while students at Messiah College.

Read “Couple finds calling in Peace Corp” in the June 13 “Vindicator.”

A leap of 48 feet, 10 inches was enough for Messiah senior Nick Kipe to not only earn second place in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships but also to beat his older brother Hylton’s record by a mere four centimeters.

Read “Kipe beats brother’s record” in “The Record Herald” of Waynesboro, Pa.
Read “Nick Kipe’s triple jump breaks record” in the Chambersburg “Public Opinion.”

A Q&A in the May 22 Garden section of the “New York Times” references a helpful online guide to identifying mushrooms that can be found on the Oakes Museum website.

Read “The meaning of mushrooms.”

Messiah College baseball earned a spot in NCAA Division III play, thanks in part to a contigent of players from the Lancaster-Lebanon region. A recent “Lancaster Intelligencer Journal” article proudly claims 10 players and coach Bryan Engle as local boys.

Read “L-I connection lifts Messiah.”

First-year student Quinn Dillon came to Messiah College from Maine with experience as his high school mascot Dexter the Tiger. He didn’t anticipate quickly landing a role as Messiah’s mascot — Fandango the Falcon — and then going “pro” for a Class AA minor league baseball team. Now, Dillon will spend the summer as Rascal for the Harrisburg Senators.

Read “Dillon now pro mascot” from the Bangor Daily News.

On April 13, Messiah College hosted The Compassion Forum, an event that brought Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to campus for a conversation about how their faith informs compassion issues. (Senator McCain was invited, but unfortunately could not attend.) Here’s what various media outlets are saying about the event:

Nationally:
CNN
New York Times
Washington Post (log-in required)
USA Today
Wall Street Journal
Hartford Courant

Locally:
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Carlisle Sentinel
York Dispatch
York Daily Record

Regionally:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philadelphia Inquirer