Student Life Category
Thinking Positive
Apr. 29, 2010—Finals week always sounds dreadful. As classes come to an end, work builds up. Essays, projects, presentations, exams – the workload is never openly welcomed. However, there can be a few good things about finals week…
Rains of Spring
Apr. 28, 2010—Rites of Spring was not ideal by anybody’s means…weather-wise. Apparently it has rained for the past two years leading up to this year’s Rites… Between cancellations of bands (yes Passion Pit cancelled on us because of sickness) and delays because of monsoon-like rain, it seemed like things were going to be a disaster. The show...
1 More Year…
Apr. 26, 2010—I would like to expand on Seth’s point in his most recent post, asking the question, “Are we done already???” And would like to emphasize how much it is freaking me out too! Seth… just you wait… its going to start going by faster and faster and FASTER and before you know it, you will...
Diverging Directions
Apr. 14, 2010—On the way to one of my afternoon classes this sunny Wednesday, I started thinking back to my first year at Vanderbilt. My thoughts drifted to three friends I used to regularly hang out with in a neighboring House on the Commons. For this entry, I will call them Trent, Jack, and Mike.
Joining Campus Crusade (Written 4/4/2010)
Apr. 12, 2010—Today for Easter I went to Campus Crusade‘s sunrise service on Love Hill. It was beautiful – the view of the city of Nashville, the friends, the rising of the gleaming sun. As a Junior, it’s hard to join a new student organization. It’s uncomfortable. Sure, you may have a few friends in there, but...
These Are a Few of My Favorite (Nashville) Things…
Apr. 11, 2010—PART TWO Hillsboro Village – A unique part of Nashville is located right outside Peabody campus. Resell clothing shops and bookstores, high quality boutiques, coffee shops, the popular Pancake Pantry – this is definitely an eclectic part of the city. It’s the first place I took my parents when they first came to visit me...
Stuck Between a Few Schools? Analysis of College Location…
Apr. 6, 2010—This past weekend, I went up to Boston to visit my best from grade school at Tufts University. As soon as I got to Boston, the city came at me with full force. Everything was at a fast pace, people rushing in and out of subways to get where they needed to go. While the...
So Many Speakers, So Little Time
Mar. 31, 2010—Tonight I am going to see former Massachusetts’s governor Mitt Romney speak at Vanderbilt’s own Langford Auditorium. Last night political activist Ralph Nadar and John Stossel were here as well. These lectures are a part of Impact Symposium. This year’s theme: “The Future of Capitalism.” Last year former U.S. Secretary Madeline Albright and former Israeli...
A Commodore Cruise
Mar. 30, 2010—This weekend I went to my first ever Predators game. Vanderbilt students often support Nashville’s own professional hockey team but I hadn’t had the chance to make a game. The Predator’s often have “College Nights,” a promotional night where college students can get $10 dollar tickets.
“Cowboy, Take Me Away” – Thoughts after Spring Break
Mar. 22, 2010—(In response to “Thoughts Before Spring Break”) It’s just about a week after Spring break and I’m sitting in Rand dining hall with three new friends friends – people that I hadn’t known at the beginning of the month. This is the third time in one week my Alternative Spring Break group has hung out....