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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...
The end is near.
Dec. 8, 2011—Today is officially my last day of classes. Do you know what that means? Finals are literally right around the corner. AHHHHHH!
Writing a Parody of a Classic
Dec. 8, 2011—For my FREN 261: The Age of Louis XIV course, I chose to do a creative assignment for my final essay. The assignment? — Write a fairy tale in the style of Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, or Hans Christian Andersen. I chose to write a parody of the childhood classic, “Sleeping Beauty,” originally written...
French Bread & Cheese
Dec. 8, 2011—One of my French classes, FREN 240: From Carnival to “Carnivalesque,” which I talked about a bit in a previous post, concluded the semester with a dinner get together. The students carpooled over to our professor’s house in East Nashville where he had prepared an array of French and Italian breads for us. Two students...
Microspheres and DTI: What Am I Doing Here?
Dec. 7, 2011—This afternoon, I got a chance to see two presentations by Master’s candidates in the Biomedical Engineering department. Surrounded by rabidly hungry grad students (it was actually really funny to see them race for the free pizza), I was first treated to an intellectually stimulating presentation on smart microspheres developed to release drugs in a...
The “Last” Day of Classes
Dec. 7, 2011—Today is Dec. 7, 2011. Significance? Today is the last day of the Fall 2011 semester! …for me! Both of my classes tomorrow, Dec. 8 aka the actual last day of classes, were cancelled since all that we have left to do is turn in our final papers. All that’s left is one week of...
Last Weekend of Relaxation
Dec. 6, 2011—This past weekend, I spent most of my time hanging out with friends, sleeping, and mentally preparing myself for the week ahead.
The Case of the Kickstand
Dec. 6, 2011—This Tuesday morning at approximately 5:36, I walked outside into the frigid air to unlock my bike to ride to PT. As I went through the mechanical routine of inputting the combination and removing the bike from its stand, something went horribly awry – my kickstand was missing.
What To Do When the Cows Get Out
Dec. 5, 2011—Today, though, I had an even cooler opportunity through VRC - Disaster Relief Training! The three-hour preliminary course introduced the basic concepts of disaster relief and the other more advanced training you can receive to volunteer in different capacities.
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.