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Class of 2016 Reading: Half the Sky

Apr. 17, 2012—Since Fall of 2011, each upcoming freshman class has been assigned a summer reading. What, an assignment before you even arrive at college?! However, these books allow the new students to come to campus with a common topic to discuss, and the themes presented in these works are recurrent themes throughout freshman year. This past...

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The Stegemans Reunite! Things to See and Do in Nashville

Apr. 12, 2012—My family came to visit last weekend!! It was a bit of an impromptu visit, but I haven’t seen my family since Spring Break, so I was missing them dearly. AND, they haven’t been back to Nashville since move-in day, so this was a momentous occasion indeed! Over the months I have compiled a basic...

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The Life of an Intramural Soccer Player

Apr. 7, 2012—Before coming to college, I was in the best shape of my life. For me, anyways. I played travel soccer for 13 years and 4 years of varsity high school before officially retiring upon my arrival at Vanderbilt. Life was great…until the “Freshman 15” rumors started to harass a very fitness-conscious brain. I had been...

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Murray Magic Memories!

Apr. 4, 2012—Time flies by, and goodness gracious, I cannot believe that I am finishing my second year at Vandy within a month. You see, last night nostalgia hit hard when I went back to my first home on Vandy campus: Murray House. All alum Murrayites had been invited to the Faculty Head of House’s, Dr. Sharon...

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Guest Blog: International Student, Rachael Grenfell-Dexter

Apr. 2, 2012—Guest blog by International student, Rachael Grenfell-Dexter

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Not Greek? No Problem!

Mar. 29, 2012—What is life at Vanderbilt like for a non-Greek?

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Why Vanderbilt?

Mar. 27, 2012—Every once in a while I reminisce back to those wonderful (ha!) months of high school during which I googled different universities every day, wrote personal statements, and stressed about SAT scores…maybe more so now because soon I will have to do the same thing to apply to graduate school…and I remember discussions I had...

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The Big Question: Why Vanderbilt?

Mar. 19, 2012—Why Vanderbilt?

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Vanderbilt ≥ Home?

Mar. 11, 2012—Only one semester into my life at Vanderbilt, I already feel like a seasoned veteran. Here are my 5 Reasons Why Vanderbilt ≥ Home. No offense mom!

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The First Day

Mar. 7, 2012—A short post that I wrote a while back about my first days at Vanderbilt University.

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