‘Academics’
Favorites of Fall 2011
Dec. 8, 2011—To shake things up a bit, I wanted to give other non-blogging Vanderbilt students the chance to get a few words in. As we finish the Fall 2011 semester, we are excited for the coming of Winter Break, the ability to sleep in, watch TV, and hang out more than is possible while school is...
DONE (with classes at least)
Dec. 8, 2011—It feels nice to be officially done with classes, especially considering I thought I would be in class for two more hours than I actually was today.
The end is near.
Dec. 8, 2011—Today is officially my last day of classes. Do you know what that means? Finals are literally right around the corner. AHHHHHH!
Writing a Parody of a Classic
Dec. 8, 2011—For my FREN 261: The Age of Louis XIV course, I chose to do a creative assignment for my final essay. The assignment? — Write a fairy tale in the style of Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, or Hans Christian Andersen. I chose to write a parody of the childhood classic, “Sleeping Beauty,” originally written...
The “Last” Day of Classes
Dec. 7, 2011—Today is Dec. 7, 2011. Significance? Today is the last day of the Fall 2011 semester! …for me! Both of my classes tomorrow, Dec. 8 aka the actual last day of classes, were cancelled since all that we have left to do is turn in our final papers. All that’s left is one week of...
Acting for an “A”
Dec. 6, 2011—For my Fundamentals of Theatre class, the final project was performing a short scene for the entire class. We were not simply given a script and told what to do by our professor, but rather the performances were entirely student-run.
Final Friday of Classes!
Dec. 2, 2011—I know I’ve been mentioning how I can’t believe how quickly this semester has gone by for the past few posts. You’d think that I’d be used to it by now, but no such luck. Within a mere week, my third semester at Vanderbilt will officially be over! Ahh. Still can’t get over that.
Undergraduate Research at Vanderbilt
Nov. 27, 2011—For the past 2 and a half years of my college career, I have been working in a structural biology lab for credit. The various departments at Vanderbilt each have their own way of incorporating undergraduate research into their curriculum, whether they be science or humanities related. I am currently in the process of concluding...
Accomplishments During Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 23, 2011—I had many aspirations for Thanksgivng break: sleep, spend time with all of my friends back home, sleep, hang out with the family, sleep, finish a political science paper, sleep, study for a biology test, sleep, finish some leisure reading, and sleep some more. But this has to be one of those situations where “it’s...
Happiness Amidst the Gloominess
Nov. 16, 2011—Rain is a part of the natural process of life. I get that. In fact, I enjoy rain showers from time to time. But let me just say that rainy weather makes me want to curl up in a ball to take a nap and have a lazy day. However, this week certainly does not...