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Winter is Coming…

Dec. 13, 2012—Snow at Vanderbilt? Not yet, but....Winter is coming.

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Performances! Performances! And yes….more performances!

Dec. 13, 2012—As the semester comes to a close, student group performances start popping up like mad! Every weekend is so chock full of performances you can't conceivably attend them all and still have time to study and sleep. As such, I wanted to write this blog post to talk about all the great students organizations that Vanderbilt has to offer.

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A Snapshot of Samantha

Dec. 12, 2012—As I sit here on a slightly lumpy chair in a dorm on the 6th floor of Lewis, surrounded by friends and eating a fresh strip of bacon and a homemade omelet (the product of a breakfast-for-dinner attempt), I am overwhelmed by how happy I am.  Mumford and Sons is blaring from someone’s Mac and...

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Mary Kate in Another State

Dec. 10, 2012—*A guest blog by dear friend and partner in crime, DJ MK (Mary Kate Hardy) The hardest part about coming to Vanderbilt was leaving my family since we are so close, but I have found a way to balance communication and support from my family with new experiences and lifelong friends at school. It all works out!

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Oh No, I Might Like Country Music

Dec. 10, 2012—Nashville without country music would be like the Texas State Fair without fried food.

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Next Year…

Dec. 10, 2012—As a Senior (aka an Old Person), I keep getting the same questions many of you probably are: "What are you doing next year?" "Where do you want to be?" "Have you finished applying places?" It's exhausting and never ending. Fortunately, I have an answer for them.

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Avoiding the Finals Bug

Dec. 10, 2012—Here are my tips on how to ace all your finals AND not get sick.

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Catch-Up with Nathan and Victoria: Part VIII

Dec. 9, 2012—Today's topic? This catch-up chronicle will capture the great gaggle of group projects I poured over in this stellar semester. Ah yes, this semester I conquered (well, I'm still in the process of conquering one of them) not one, not two, but THREE intensive group projects--and I have lived to tell the tale.

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My Job

Dec. 9, 2012—Though many of my friends at Vandy hold on campus jobs during the semester to help cover expenses, I have never worked during the school year - until this semester. I started working in August for the Vanderbilt Global Education Office (GEO) as a Peer Adviser. This basically means that I sit at a desk and talk about my study abroad experience, so it was pretty much my favorite thing.

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A Stress Free Finals Week

Dec. 8, 2012—In a few days I will be complete with my 5th finals period. Finals are naturally a really stressful time. There are so many projects to finish, papers to write, office hours to go to, homework to finish, and of course final test. It also does not help that it happens to be at a...

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