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Full Circle. The End of My First Year.
May. 2, 2011—Things have truly come full circle. I am currently cruising at an altitude of 35,000 ft as I draft my last post of the semester. For those of you who don’t know, before I started blogging for Inside ‘Dores, I actually kept a personal. I started this blog back in August, on my way to...
Post-Exam Present: High Gas Prices..and Summer Jobs!
Apr. 30, 2011—No but really – I love Vanderbilt’s academic calendar. It couldn’t be more ideal; Start in late August and finish at the end of April. HUGE SUMMER. I literally finished exams yesterday…I finished school in APRIL. Ok I’ll contain my excitement ..at least for now… The great thing about finishing exams early is I have...
More Study Breaks!
Apr. 29, 2011—Studying for finals can get pretty boring/intense/repetitive, so I try to make sure I take sufficient breaks to maintain sanity.
The Beauty of Finals Week
Apr. 28, 2011—Last year, I posted a blog about some of positives to finals week at Vandy. This list still holds true a year later (click here to read the post), but I wanted to take a minute to share some of great things that have been going on recently around campus. Click here to read Erica’s...
Finals Warfare
Apr. 26, 2011—The counterweight trebuchet is a medieval siege weapon used to fling large projectiles at or from castle walls, and was one of the most accurate and revolutionary weapons of the Middle Ages.
Laundry Day!
Apr. 25, 2011—There are two ways to do laundry at Vanderbilt. One, you could go and use the laundry machines conveniently located in the bottom of our dorms, or two, you could avoid learning how to do laundry and use the Laundry Service.
Speakers Committee
Apr. 25, 2011—I love being involved. I think I have an actual problem, though, because I always get OVER involved. I just can’t say no! Here’s what I’m currently involved in: Team Mentorship Co-Chair of Relay For Life, New Member Chairman and and Standards Committee of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Tour Guide, Co-Editor of Inside ‘Dores, Fundraising Chair...
The Joy of Visitors!
Apr. 24, 2011—One of my favorite parts of college is having friends and family visit and being able to show them around! This past week, my uncle came to visit and I was able to give him an unofficial tour of Vanderbilt, as well as go to an Indian restaurant I hadn’t tried out yet called Bombay...
Upper Quad Pig Roast
Apr. 24, 2011—Stambaugh House RA Nick Hall is from Memphis, Tennesse. His dad happens to be a professional pig-roaster. To celebrate the end of the year, Nick’s Dad drove down from Memphis with his grill and spent Friday night in his truck cooking a 104-pound pig!
Melodores Featured on iPad, get 60,000 Hits on Video Overnight
Apr. 23, 2011—As the headline says, the Melodores were recently featured in the iPad’s “Daily” News app. We were contacted for quotes by a writer that was in the audience at the ICCA Finals in New York City. The article, an acknowledgement to the ICCA Finals and collegiate a cappella, included quotes from many other top a...