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One Friday evening each semester, groups of about 20 Thomas Aquinas ������ý students from all classes — seniors and freshmen, sophomores and juniors — gather in classrooms across their campus for the All-������ý Seminar. Although separate, these groups engage in a single, common activity, namely, reading, analyzing, and discussing the same text, one that is not part of the ������ý’s ordinary curriculum. Two members of the teaching faculty lead each of the discussions.

Having already welcomed the freshmen at ’70s-themed dance, the seniors further extended their hospitality with a trip to the beach on Saturday. After lunch, vans dispatched from campus to Rincon Beach in Carpinteria, where students promptly staked their spots with towels, coolers, and games.

Following the Seniors’ welcome of the Freshman Class two weeks ago, the California Junior Class took its turn hosting a dance for the Class of 2026 last Saturday night. Hours of hard work came to fruition as Juniors set up a “movie night sleepover”-themed event in St. Joseph Commons.

H.M.S. Pinafore, by Gilbert & Sullivan

This lecture is part of the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series, endowed by Barbara and Paul Henkels. Concerts take place in St. Cecilia Hall and are open to alumni and friends of the ������ý, free of charge.

“The Woman Caught in Adultery, John 7:53–8:11”
Dr. Brian Kelly
Tutor
Thomas Aquinas ������ý, California

“Tocqueville’s Moment … and Ours”

Victor Davis Hanson Chair in Classical History and Western Civilization
Hillsdale ������ý

Following last Friday’s Macnickas family concert in St. Cecilia Hall, students and tutors came to intellectual blows in their annual, friendly bout of Trivial Pursuit. On one end of the St. Cecilia Hall recreation room, a team of tutors sat at a line of tables with Trivial Pursuit “pies” (to mark progress toward victory) displayed on the wall behind them. Before them sat students on couches, benches, and the floor — each side determined to claim victory.

Last Friday night, the Fritz B. Burns Auditorium on the California campus rang with beautiful music. For the first concert in the year’s St.