2015
EXPOSED: The Gray Area between Consent & Sexual Assault
Feb. 13, 2015—With the recent press of the Vanderbilt rape trial, college campuses are reaching a tipping-point when it comes to education and activism about sexual assault. The latest in these dialogues is EXPOSED: The Gray Area between Consent & Sexual Assault, organized by residents of the College Halls. This is the third in a series of HOT Topics at...
Stone Arches and Dripping Icicles: Backpacking Adventures
Feb. 12, 2015—This past weekend, I channeled my inner nature-child, joining WilSkills for a backpacking trip. We went to the Big South Fork Recreation Area in Oneida, Tennessee, where we hiked past waterfalls, precariously melting icicles, rock shelters, and stone arches sculpted by thousands of years of erosion.
Vandy Ever After…
Feb. 11, 2015—Why go to Disney World when you can get it all plus more at Vanderbilt?
Getting Involved: Commons Leadership
Feb. 6, 2015—Hey guys! If you saw my last blog post, you may remember me writing about my recent appointment as the Fifth Floor Representative for Stambaugh House. If you haven’t read it, you should. It’s here. Thanks. In today’s post, I’d like to talk a little bit more about some of the amazing opportunities available to...
Shootyhoops
Feb. 6, 2015—The other day, I found my way into Memorial Gym and witnessed some good old Memorial Magic as the Vanderbilt Commodores matched up against the Florida Gators. Traditionally, Vanderbilt has been fairly good at basketball winning the SEC Championship in 2012. Recently, our team has not been the same but a bright future appears to...
A Procrastinator’s New Year’s Resolutions
Feb. 3, 2015—Upon the realization today that Lent is just around the corner, I figured that now would be the perfect time to pull out the half-written New Year's resolutions I started back in January. Lent is usually a time when I give up a bad habit or tack on a good habit to my routine to dig deeper into my faith, and many of my resolutions deal with kicking bad habits or challenging myself to step outside of my comfort zone. Half of them are silly, but as a silly person I feel like that's fair. There's no better time than right now to make this semester the most productive, most fun semester to date.
Talk Healthy to Me
Feb. 1, 2015—“Is butter a carb?” asks Regina George in “Mean Girls.” The VanderBEANS set out to answer this question, and more. Last Tuesday, I joined the lovely people of Mayfield 19, a.k.a. VanderBEANS, for a panel-led discussion of nutrition for college students. The event, Talk Healthy to Me, featured guests Sarah Eanes, a Vanderbilt dietetic intern,...
A Dancer’s Guide to Vanderbilt
Feb. 1, 2015—One of my passions is dancing. As a little girl I learned and performed traditional Mexican folk and Spanish flamenco in my hometown of San Antonio, TX. In high school I got involved in my high school’s dance program through a dance troupe that was new to the school. Coming to Vanderbilt I knew that...
Spontaneous Snow
Jan. 30, 2015—Happy new year! Okay, so I’m a little late. I apologize for having not blogged in a while; I’ve been so busy and so many different things have happened over these first few weeks of the semester, I’ve barely had time to catch my breath. But that’s a good thing. Last semester was amazing but...
A Day on Ice
Jan. 30, 2015—Inspired by the great season that the Nashville Predators are having, I decided it was time to return to the ice skating rink and to continue my pursuit of being an Olympic Figure Skater. I found a large group of people willing to go ice-skating and so we headed off towards Centennial Sportsplex, a mere...