September, 2014
Above the Mason-Dixon Line: Part 1
Sep. 30, 2014—This past weekend, I did something I have never done in my life. I walked in new waters. Waters above the Mason-Dixon line. I entered the North: an eye-opening experience. Now you’re wondering, why did I spend a weekend up in the north? Well, I was invited with two other guys to attend the National...
2 Years Later
Sep. 30, 2014—I remember what it was like to be a freshman. I got to eat at the Commons Center every single day if I wanted to for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I could still do this if I wanted to, but the walk is a lot farther from College Halls this year. (Side fact: my favorite meal at...
It’s A(lternative)S(pring)B(reak) Season!
Sep. 29, 2014—ASB is in the air! In case you haven’t already read my bio, Alternative Spring Break (ASB) was one of the selling points on the Vanderbilt tour I took the summer before my senior year. Service was always really important to me in high school and ASB has been one of the best ways for...
Southern Things That Seem Scary (But Actually Aren’t)
Sep. 28, 2014—For many of us, coming to the South is like visiting a completely different world. But take it from a California kid: it's not as scary as you might think. Actually, it's kind of amazing.
Media Immersion 2014
Sep. 28, 2014—Three days before all the First Years arrived, roughly 30 freshmen moved in to participate in Media Immersion 2014 for days packed with radio, television, photography, music recording and nonfiction writing. What they didn't expect was all the memories they made in just 72 hours.
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Sep. 25, 2014—I find myself at the mid-point of the EVOLVE leadership development program, introduced in a previous post. In clusters of four and as a cohort of 36, we completed A for Accountable, C for Collaborative, and a second C for Communicative. Each letter is part of an acronym that encapsulates the Office of Student Leadership...
Bollywood Night Out
Sep. 24, 2014—A fabulous Bollywood treat including a screening of the film Mary Kom!
It Goes On and On with the Avett Brothers
Sep. 22, 2014—The first time I heard the Avett Brothers, I was sitting in the backseat of a fifteen-passenger van with some other eighth graders on an outdoor summer leadership trip, wondering why in the world my Teva-wearing, quick-dry-pants-sporting, wilderness-loving camp counselors enjoyed listening to twangy singers. Since then, I think that the Avett brothers have stepped out of their yodelling phase but have kept the integrity of their songs. Last weekend, my friend J., who was slightly obsessed with them, and I "saw" them live.
Breaking the Ice
Sep. 21, 2014—It is due to people as inspiring as Frank Wcislo, Dean of the Ingram Commons, that the Commodores are the happiest undergraduates in America. This is my journey from Bangladesh to Nashville.
First. Post. EVER!
Sep. 21, 2014—A little more on what I do around campus and how I came to be an Inside 'Dores blogger. I hope you enjoy my first blog post!