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The Creation is Coming
Apr. 13, 2015—Tomorrow night, we are playing Haydn's "The Creation," and the oratorio orchestra is joining forces with the choir to create a production complete with some bells-and-whistles multimedia.
Snow Much Fun
Feb. 21, 2015—I. Love. Snow. If you haven’t heard already, Vanderbilt bequeathed us with two blessed snow days this week. Yes, we did take full advantage of these days. We had seen the weather reports on the interwebs on Sunday. And by Sunday night, just ask my friends, I was literally running around screaming with excitement. No...
Learning My ABCs: American Sign Language
Jan. 22, 2015—Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, I hug a pole. Not just because I love poles, but I also lock my bike around that pole before heading up to the eighth floor of the Bill Wilkerson Center. Friends, if you are going to take a language here at Vandy, take American Sign Language. ASL has probably...
The Sing-Off CHAMPIONS
Dec. 17, 2014—Oh. My. Gosh. Was that a wild ride or what? The Vanderbilt Melodores just won the Sing-Off!
Minute-to-Win-It Madness
Dec. 12, 2014—Finally, a finale to Finals! What better way to celebrate the conquering of the last tests and papers than with an insanely fun night of “Minute to Win It: Christmas Edition.” You, too, can be fun and win the games! B. and I made a quick Walmart run to pick up all of the necessary...
The Suite Life of Chaffin 115
Nov. 25, 2014—It's the Thanksgiving season, so I thought I might write a little about how thankful I am for my suities. The formation of our suite came together rather haphazardly, mostly because we had never all met each other before, but now we are lovely, wonderful friends. Feasting together during our suitie blunches, which is like a brunch except with more of a lunch feel, the four of us have become a close quartet of housemates.
A Crêpe-y Kind of Day
Nov. 23, 2014—Celebrations were to be had after the our last classes on Friday. DeSano's, The Red Bicycle, the Nashville Farmer's Market, and running up Capitol Hill were all achieved. Just casually starting off Thanksgiving Break with mere awesomeness.
Can you play music without majoring in music?
Nov. 18, 2014—Whether you are a violinist, clarinetist, or tenor who loves Vanderbilt but would like to pursue engineering, psychology, or economics as a career, it is possible for you to be a part of the music program on campus without becoming a performance major at the Blair School of Music, even when you are accepted to a different school!
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.
The Bestest SeniorFest
Sep. 18, 2014—So many fun things happen on Alumni Lawn. From free Bradley's Curbside Creamery ice cream on Wednesday to the exciting opening Founder's Walk, Alumni Lawn is the place to be. Plus, they have perfect grass, so it's great for picnicking and corn-hole and all those nice things. Oh wait, we just did that at the Seniorfest!