‘on campus events’
Professors…They’re Real People Too
Nov. 1, 2010—This week for Vanderbilt Visions, the freshman orientation program, my group went to an event called Talking Heads at Dean Wcislo’s House. The ‘talking heads’ were three of the Faculty Heads of Houses of the Commons. This installment of the Talking Heads series featured Chalene Helmuth, of Sutherland House, and Tony Brown and Chase Lesane-Brown,...
Family Weekend
Oct. 12, 2010—This weekend, Vanderbilt celebrated official ‘Family Weekend,’ so my parents and grandparents made the trip and spent the weekend with me.
Journaling the Experience
Oct. 5, 2010—Hey everybody out there! I’ve always wanted to have a journal I could look back on and do all the corny things you see in the movies—laugh at the funny memories, shed a few tears over the tough times, but mostly just remember. Remember my initial impressions of friends; remember running through the V at...
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...
At the Tips of my Fingers
Mar. 8, 2010—Two days ago I downloaded the brand-new Vanderbilt dining app to my iPhone and never again will I go hungry! It tells me all the restaurants around Vanderbilt where I can use my Vandy card, when they are open, how far away they are, and their phone number. It really is the coolest thing since...
Never a dull moment at Vandy
Feb. 12, 2010—Events on campus are starting to pick up intensely. If you have been following college basketball, you would know that we are well within the top 25 in the NCAA Division I rankings. Tuesday night was an incredible game where we took on #12 ranked Tennessee and topped them by 19 points. It was an...