College Life Category
Semester Two, Semester New
Jan. 22, 2015—New classes, long lines at the post office, and even a couple of sunny days this week – this can only mean one thing. IT’S SEMESTER TWO Y’ALL. Okay, maybe the new semester actually started about three weeks ago, but my busyness pretty much shows how exciting this semester is shaping up to be. Here...
20 Hours in Bethlehem
Jan. 20, 2015—My semester had a slightly rough beginning; for a while I feared I would never make it back to campus!
Runner’s Guide to Nashville
Jan. 20, 2015—I really enjoy running. It gives me a way to unplug from school work and campus life for just enough time to get back to my dorm with a fresh mind and endorphins to help me get through many hours of reading for class, writing essays, and doing all those things on my to-do list....
MLC’s Masquerade Gala
Jan. 18, 2015—I had always wanted to be a part of the Multicultural Leadership Council (MLC) at Vanderbilt because it showcases and celebrates the diversity at Vanderbilt. Although I did not get a chance to do so during my first semester, I wrote to Danielle McKeiver, a sophomore heading MLC’s freshmen program, FreshIDEAS, and she invited me...
Trivia, Trivia, Trivia
Jan. 16, 2015—It’s spring 2015 and I have finally arrived at the last semester of my Vanderbilt career. It has been a long journey but unfortunately it is time to call an end to my years as an undergraduate. How will I spend my last semester at Vanderbilt? I will make the most of the time that...
My Life in E-mails
Jan. 3, 2015—I remember back in middle school being so excited to get an e-mail address. My mom was apprehensive about it but I loved going online to write my friends an e-mail. Even though I would see them in school the next day, I loved changing with the font and color of my e-mail signature. E-mail...
Rose, Thorn, Bud
Dec. 26, 2014—Well, Christmas is over. As I lay in my bed, struck with food paralysis from too much honey-baked ham, I began to indulge myself in memories of the bumpy ride of my first semester at Vandy. I was also looking forward to a new and possibly smoother ride next semester, now that I’m starting to...
A Return to Ferguson
Dec. 20, 2014—"I was drawn to do things that were romantic but could also have a rationale to them," Hayden says. "Romantic in the sense that I think it is noble to stand up against an evil, and that we don't get many opportunities in the normal course of life to do anything that's noble at all. But without a purpose or plan or strategy, it would be self-serving or foolish." He pauses, reflects. "To what extent it was a rationalization as opposed to rational is another question. It was probably sometimes a rationalization." - Tom Hayden, anti-war activist