Monthly Archives: September 2011

Senior Year Whirlwind

Whew! This last month has been a whirlwind! My senior year is off to a busy (but fun!) start and I’m running to catch up. I think I’m starting to feel the time crunch of only having one year left … Continue reading

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Grad school life

I had some friends ask me about what grad life is like day-to-day. What to know what you’re getting yourself into, eh? So here goes a little run down of what I (and most other first years) do. Classes: I … Continue reading

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Interfaith 9/11. Better late than never.

For September 11th I was asked, as the Interfaith Coordinator for Jewish Life (that’s right, loyal followers, my title has changed), to speak at Emanuel Presbyterian Church in Tacoma about my experiences with/relating to September 11th.

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Semester-Recap-in-Advance

Every semester has a natural progression that is roughly-universal across the entire student body. Though the academic experience is only part of the college experience, its framework dictates the whole. Because of this overarching influence, you can come up a … Continue reading

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Multitasking

It’s now 4 weeks into the semester and things are starting to pick up. I’ve hung up my rainboots (actually I finally tossed them out) for the summer and I’ve traded my field notebook for textbooks. I’ve also presented my … Continue reading

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Saturn and Beyond

I just got out of my Connections class, which is the interdisciplinary seminar all upperclassmen are required to take. The class is “Mars Exploration”. Other than the fact that I get to hang out in Thompson more often (most of … Continue reading

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So did my UPS education actually prepare me for grad school?

In so many words, “as much as is reasonably possible” and “basically yes.” I don’t want to sound like I’m on a soap box or like I’m some spokesperson for the school… But, yes, UPS did all they could to … Continue reading

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