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A Night to Honor Israel
Apr. 14, 2011—Earlier this week I attended an event called “A Night to Honor Israel.” Truthfully, the main reason that I went was to support one of my long time friends, Carver Morgan. He is an amazing person and since I met him almost 10 years ago in the mountains of North Carolina I have always admired...
Intro to the Gaming Industry
Apr. 11, 2011—On Tuesday night, I attended a special guest lecture in FGH. The lecture was given by Tom Carbone and Todd Deery. Mr. Deery is the Communication and Admission Director of the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA), a graduate program at UCF that focuses on preparing students for entering the gaming industry. Mr. Carbone is the...
Make it work!
Apr. 5, 2011—This evening, I went to see Tim Gunn speak at the Langford Auditorium here at Vanderbilt. Tim Gunn is a fashion consultant best known for his mentorship to competing designers on the hit TV show Project Runway. He’s also Liz Claiborne’s chief creative officer and the author of two books.
My New Favorite Subject: Neuroscience!
Mar. 30, 2011—This semester, I’m taking Neuroscience with Dr. Leslie Smith. I kind of enrolled on a whim, since the Cognitive Psychology class I wanted was full. Let me just go ahead and say that I’m now planning on majoring in Neuroscience; that’s how awesome it is.
Impact 2011 Bridging the Gap: America’s Middle Class
Mar. 23, 2011—Every year in the spring, Vanderbilt Programming Board (VPB) organizes a symposium called Impact that features very notable figures from across the United States and abroad. Previous Impact speakers have included Margaret Thatcher and George Wallace. This two day long symposium deals with media affecting the middle class and the policy concerning the middle class....
Tim Pawlenty and Christina Romer at Vanderbilt IMPACT Symposium 2011
Mar. 22, 2011—Tonight I went to go see Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota, and Christina Romer, former chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, speak on “Bridging the Gap: America’s Middle Class,” which is the theme of Vanderbilt’s 2011 IMPACT Symposium. IMPACT is put on by the Vanderbilt Programming Board’s Speakers Committee each year. The...