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Campus Clubs and Organizations: BombSquad
One of the great things about Lawrence is the vast number of student organizations that are out there. You know the scene from Pitch Perfect where Anna Kendrick wanders around outside in what seems...
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The Best of Both Worlds
I don’t have to change wigs when I’m running from a history class to an ensemble rehearsal, but being a Double Degree student can really make you feel like Hannah Montana sometimes. For those of you...
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Greek Week!
Last week was a super busy one because it was GREEK WEEK! During Spring Term, all of the fraternities and sororities on campus put together a week of events to raise money for different charities and...
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Getting away from Appleton
Last week, as I was tired of wrapping up my to-do list for 8th week, I realized I needed to take a break. I needed to de-stress and just get away for a little bit. And, that’s exactly what I did- I...
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Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
In the wise words of Mugatu, Lawrence is so hot right now. Following typical Midwestern fashion, the season of summer has assaulted us with a distinct lack of middle ground when it comes to...
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Summer Research
While most students will be doing their very best to get as far away from campus as possible once finals are done, there are a good handful of us who have the pleasure of sticking around. Why? Summer...
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B-E-A-(L)U-TIFUL!
That was probably the cheesiest title I could come up with, but beautiful spring deserves such cliches. While walking across the bridge that overlooks the Fox River, one of my close friends looked at...
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It’s the End of the World
Finals week is finally here. I’m excited more than anything else. I’ve finished my paper finals and my project finals, having only one genuine exam left. It’s definitely been hard and a lot of work,...
View ArticleSee Ya Next Year, Lawrence!
As I write this between lots of 10th/finals week confusion and craziness, papers, math, lots of study guides and PACKING, it is a nice study break to reflect on the last few weeks of my sophomore year...
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Bjork Hacks
BJORK! BJORK! BJORK! (There are many posts here about our retreat center up in Door County, Bjorklunden, and I feel most people here are at least a little familiar with it. However, if you want to read...
View ArticleTraining to Become an Effective Leader
I don’t believe that people are born with an innate ability to be good at anything. In fact, phrases like “They were born to…”, “natural born leader” and “it’s in their blood” are amongst my many pet...
View ArticleTravels to OHIO
Ever been to Ohio? Well, I went for the first time last weekend over our reading period. In case anyone is wondering, it’s a 9 hour drive to get to Columbus from Appleton, WOOHOO! The reason I drove...
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The Center for Academic Success
A lot of buildings at Lawrence are built into the bank of the river that runs past campus, which means that sometimes you have to enter on the 4th floor, and sometimes the 1st floor is partially...
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Three Choirs, endless musical opportunities
A lot of people don’t believe me when I tell them I spend 4 hours a week attending a 1 unit class. And a lot of people doubt that I don’t dread (most the time) going to this class. Then again, a lot of...
View ArticleIf One Only Remembers to Turn On The Light (More Light!)
Over the past ten weeks, I’ve taken a class that has over 4,000 pages of prerequisite reading, and almost 20 hours of prerequisite films. We’ve examined the internal consistency of all that material...
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“Us vs. Them”, The 2017 Posse Plus Retreat at Björklunden
This last weekend, I left campus to visit Björklunden, the Northern campus of Lawrence, in attendance of the 2017 Posse Plus Retreat. For those of you who aren’t familiar with The Posse Foundation, it...
View ArticleUndecided? Well, Looks Like You’ve Come to the Right Place!
Ah, the first week of Spring term. Everyone is back from their lovely breaks and settling into their new schedules, looking forward to beautiful weather. I spent my spring break in Tucson, Arizona. The...
View ArticleLife in Greenfire
For the first two terms of the 2017-2018 school year, I was lucky enough to live in one of the newly-built lofts in Colman Hall. These four lofts were completed over the summer, designed for group...
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A Room full of Vikings
For a visiting high school student, recent young graduate or even a wide eyed freshman, 21 can feel a million miles away. However, in one of their four years attending college, most students will enter...
View ArticleMeet the Mudd
In the past, I’ve written on this blog about the Center for Academic Success (CAS), which is a great place to go for some peace and quiet as well as tutoring or academic counseling. But it’s on the...
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