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TheRoseThorn

  1. @candidfirst: “If the whole world has innovators, we’re all going to race each other to the top.”
  2. @candidfirst: [There has] “never been a field more desperately in need of innovation than the medical field."
  3. @candidfirst: "[FIRST is] the only high school sport where every kid can turn pro."
  4. @candidfirst on interesting young people in STEM: "Kids will do what they see young adults do."
  5. @candidfirst: "Leisure time is a myth."
  6. @candidfirst: "It's not what we don't have enough of,... it's what we have way too much of: enormous distractions."
  7. Waiting for teleconference with @candidfirst, commencement speaker for @RoseHulman. Updates to come...
  8. This week: Bonnie Fund raises over $4k for Subway employee, we review @CaboodleCupcake, and a recap of 11-inning baseball.
  9. The student behind the mural of Matt in the Root Quadrangle, Hobey Tam, has released a video time-lapse showing... fb.me/1QnHKoiwb
  10. An online version of the Matt Branam Commemorative Issue is now available! fb.me/1gaxHTcoR
  11. Today The Rose Thorn released a special commemorative issue (in color!) in honor of President Branam. Pick it up... fb.me/xcINENEM
  12. Memorial services and information were just announced. Full details at the link. fb.me/19X5YdAZn
  13. We're building a "quote cloud" to memorialize all the lives Matt touched while he was at Rose-Hulman. Comment here to add your voice.
  14. UPDATE 2: According to WTHI-TV, Branam was taken by EMS to Union Hospital. fb.me/1g2jygwBE
  15. What we know about Matt's death is available on our website. We'll update as we know more. fb.me/1sIrGVmMU
  16. It's a truly sad day for all of us at Rose-Hulman... President Matt Branam passed away early this morning. Rest in peace, Matt.
  17. It's a truly sad day for all of us at @RoseHulman... President Matt Branam passed away early this morning. Rest in peace, Matt.
  18. Get quoted in this week's Thorn! Let us know: "What do you think of the new, informal “Great” Debate going on in this quad this week?"
  19. Japan panel: a look back, getting students involved in politics, and Sun (it's super effective) await you in this week's Thorn!
  20. And... the quarter is over! See you next quarter for more Rose Thorn!