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To New Beginnings

Mar. 2, 2012—The first post into the life of Jae Maeng. This is my story.

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A Freshman in Disguise: Move Crew 2011

Feb. 19, 2012—If you ask any undergraduate student about the day he or she first moved to college, he or she can give you a clear account of that eventful day. Mainly, this is due to the excitement, anticipation, and possibly fears of moving into a new home. However, if you ask a Vanderbilt student, all the students remember move in day because of Move Crew.

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Applying for VUcept

Jan. 30, 2012—So this year I have decided to apply for a position as a VUcept leader!  Who knows, I might get my own group of little freshmen next year to guide through orientation and their first semester!

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My Shout-out (or How to be an Inside ‘Dore)

Jan. 25, 2012—Applications for first-year students to be Inside Dores bloggers are due today at 4:00 pm! I have few illusions that this article will be of assistance to applicants at such a late hour (if I even finish this before the deadline), but I decided this was a good occasion to write about being an undergraduate...

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Bid Day ’12!

Jan. 16, 2012—As I mentioned earlier in the week, Bid Day was yesterday! After a week of recruitment, freshmen (and some sophomores) were finally offered bids from one of the nine panhellenic sororities on campus.

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Go Greek

Jan. 12, 2012—This time last year, I was blogging about going through recruitment and joining a sorority. I hate to sound like a broken record but recruitment has taken up most of my free time for the last week, so I figured it would be the easiest thing to blog about.

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Favorites of Fall 2011

Dec. 8, 2011—To shake things up a bit, I wanted to give other non-blogging Vanderbilt students the chance to get a few words in. As we finish the Fall 2011 semester, we are excited for the coming of Winter Break, the ability to sleep in, watch TV, and hang out more than is possible while school is...

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The Climbing Wall at Vandy

Dec. 5, 2011—A real cool feature of Vanderbilt’s that is becoming more popular across the nation is the climbing wall available at the Student Recreation Center that is available to all members of the Rec Center (that means students!) for FREE when the wall is open.

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8 College Essentials That No One Ever Told Me I’d Need

Dec. 2, 2011—There are a few items that I either brought to college as a First-Year or bought as the years went by.  These items have more or less saved my life (and grades and money, etc) since I’ve been here. Allow me to list them!

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Dorm Living

Nov. 28, 2011—I went to boarding school, so this year is my 5th year living in dorms.  I know that may sound like a scary thought to some, but they’re really not that bad. I promise.

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