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Derby Day!

May. 17, 2012—Contrary to the similarity in title of this post to another by Eileen, I haven't gone Greek. Instead, this past Saturday, I went to the Kentucky Derby!

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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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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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Last Bash

Apr. 23, 2012—Before all of the Rites of Spring fun started last Friday, AOII had our last date party of the semester: Last Bash!

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Campus Visit? — Here’s where you should eat!

Apr. 18, 2012—You just got accepted to Vanderbilt and are planning a campus visit to check out the school and the town in order to decide whether you’d like it or not? Well — look no further than here (and all the links I’m providing) for places to eat in Nashville!

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East Nashville Restaurant Crawl

Apr. 16, 2012—Yesterday evening, I participated in the East Nashville Restaurant Crawl. It was organized by CityVU and open to all undergraduate and graduate students in the Vanderbilt Community. I got to try three new Nashville restaurants, while hanging out with my peers.

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The Stegemans Reunite! Things to See and Do in Nashville

Apr. 12, 2012—My family came to visit last weekend!! It was a bit of an impromptu visit, but I haven’t seen my family since Spring Break, so I was missing them dearly. AND, they haven’t been back to Nashville since move-in day, so this was a momentous occasion indeed! Over the months I have compiled a basic...

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AOII loves the Predators!

Apr. 11, 2012—Last Thursday night, a bunch of AOIIs rode to Bridgestone Arena to see the last home game of the season for the Preds, Nashville‘s hockey team!

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Pancake Pantry

Apr. 6, 2012—Even though my first class wasn’t until 9:10, I woke up at 6 am yesterday. No, not for some last minute studying, but for breakfast at Pancake Pantry!

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Weekend at Vandy

Apr. 2, 2012—Luckily, this past weekend was pretty much work-free and I got to enjoy hanging out with friends. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t busy, though, since I’m one of those weirdos who’s only happy when she’s busy.

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