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SEC Champs!
Mar. 14, 2012—As Erica blogged earlier, this past Sunday, Vanderbilt upset No. 1 Kentucky to win the SEC tournament title in the New Orleans Arena. My friends and I had docked in the New Orleans Port at 8 am that day. We had just finished our week-long spring break Cruise. There was no hesitating when we decided...
Guest Blog by Brett Good ’11
Sep. 4, 2011—Hello everyone. I’m sorry I’m not Laura, who I’m sure provides much more insightful and interesting blog posts than I ever could. My name is Brett Good, and Laura was kind enough to allow me to guest blog. I graduated from Vanderbilt this past May in the College of Arts and Science. Currently I work...
The National Folk Festival
Sep. 4, 2011—This weekend was the 73rd National Folk Festival, and my friends and I went not once, but twice. The (FREE) event was downtown on the Bicentennial Capitol Mall, next to the farmers market. I haven’t spent much time in this area of Nashville, so this festival was a great opportunity to get off campus. The...
Que Chilero!
Jul. 11, 2011—“Very nice!” or “So cool!” are common phrases in English. “Chilero,” a word unique to Guatemala, expresses the same sentiment. “¡Que Chilero!” was my favorite of the new phrases I learned while on my sixteen day Guatemalan adventure. Immediately after completing spring semester finals, I departed for a Guatemalan service trip with my 18-year-old brother...
Guest Blog by Scott Moskowitz ’11
May. 30, 2011—Two weeks after graduating college, I feel I’m finally able to reflect on my experiences at Vanderbilt and the impact that four years here had on my life. When asked why I chose Vanderbilt, my typical reply is that my naïve seventeen year old self thought it was a good idea. Looking back, I can...
Mountainfilm on Tour
May. 1, 2011—Yesterday I returned to Nashville’s Main Public library, but this time there was no intent to study. Four friends and I went to check out Telluride Mountainfilm on Tour – two hours of short films shown for FREE Saturday afternoon. The advertisement for this event said, “These are films with a purpose – come to...
Nashville Public Library
Apr. 29, 2011—As a Vanderbilt student. I have access to eight different libraries on campus. Even with all these options, every now and then I want to do something a little different. Today, my roommate Temple and fellow tour guide Brett and I ventured downtown to the Nashville Public Library‘s main library on Church Street. After parking...
The Beauty of Finals Week
Apr. 28, 2011—Last year, I posted a blog about some of positives to finals week at Vandy. This list still holds true a year later (click here to read the post), but I wanted to take a minute to share some of great things that have been going on recently around campus. Click here to read Erica’s...
Vanderbilt Student Government
Feb. 8, 2011—Last week Vanderbilt undergraduates voted and elected a new Student Body President and Exceutive Vice President. After an dedicated campaign, Adam Meyer and Maryclaire Manard won with 54.2% of the votes – a close race. Check our their platform here. Vanderbilt Student Government, or VSG, is a student organization that represents Vandy Undergraduates – not only...
Out of Context
Feb. 7, 2011—While doing some late night studying, I read a passage in an article that caught my attention. The author cited Yong Zhao in his discussion about the education changes in Singapore. Zhao explains that education reform should be approached with caution when comparing their system to other countries. Ignoring the whole notion of Asian education,...