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1/4 Done? Preposterous.

May. 3, 2012—Here is an end-of-the-year ramble. Enjoy this peek into my scrambled brain.

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Pencil Projects Makes My Heart Happy

May. 3, 2012—Pencil Projects is an organization at Vanderbilt that connects Vandy students with Nashville schools that have struggling students who need tutoring. My background check came back clean, so I attempted to teach 1st graders math!

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Is This Freedom? Idle Times in Nashville

May. 3, 2012—Finals Week 2012 has been both a blessing and a curse. I lucked out only having two finals this time around, but I had six days of nothing (I mean, six days to study) between my exams! Before hitting the books once again, I took some time to enjoy a few days with my fellow Commodores...

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Running Your Problems Away

May. 3, 2012—Last Saturday (April 28th), I ran my first half-marathon! Nashville is home to the Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon (which benefits St. Jude’s) each spring, and a small group of ROTC cadets, myself included, volunteered to run on behalf of the department.

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1322 Books

May. 2, 2012—This past week, Vanderbilt’s branch of Care for Aids did some outstanding work in getting our campus community involved in an influential international effort.

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Awesome Adventures

May. 2, 2012—As the semester comes to a close (I’ve finished my last final! I’m halfway through college!) I’ve been reflecting back on sophomore year as a whole. This year was incredibly fun and I’d figure I’d sum that up by making a list of “9 Things I Never Saw Myself Doing But Did in My Sophomore...

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Home is Where the Heart Is: New Housing Next Semester!

May. 2, 2012—My roommate and I excitedly opted to live in Vanderbilt’s newest building–Blakemore–next semester!

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Climbing in France

May. 2, 2012—Luckily for me, while abroad I have been able to continue with my (slightly-obsessive) hobby of rock-climbing while abroad. At Vanderbilt, I participate in both Wilderness Skills and the Outdoor Recreation Program, which allow me easy-access to all things outdoors…but here, it has been a bit more difficult.

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Final Projects: The Business Plan

Apr. 30, 2012—Over the course of my undergraduate career, I’ve had the joy of having quite a few different and often interesting final projects (though none quite as taxing/epic as Nathan’s). This year, for Managerial Studies 194: Survey of Entrepreneurship we had a group project we worked on all semester in which we created a business and...

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HOD Internship

Apr. 30, 2012—As a Human and Organizational Development major, I am required to complete a full-time, semester long internship. After a semester of soul searching and applications, I have found an internship that I am extremely excited about starting in the fall!

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