Author Archives: hshears

Spring, Social Sciences, and Summing-Up

Posted on April 23, 2012 by hshears

So much has happened since my last post! I blinked and the second half of senior year has FLOWN by. Only a week and a half of class left. Only three weeks left in total at Puget Sound. A few … Continue reading →

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I liked the Tudors before they were cool….

Posted on February 19, 2012 by hshears

At this moment, I have approximately 64 books checked out of the library. 64 and counting. There are books in my car. There are books on the kitchen table. There are books under my bed. There are books in my bed. There are stacks of books on my floor, where I trip over them every morning on my way to the bathroom. There are books on every imaginable surface in my life. This inundation, I have discovered, is the life of a student who is writing her senior thesis. That, and sore forearms.

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The Last First Week, or, that time it snowed seven inches and everything closed for two days

Posted on January 21, 2012 by hshears

The biggest snowstorm in recorded history (…or not) descended on Tacoma our very first week of school. After it snowed more snow than anyone could remember, everything froze so there two inches of ice on top of everything. Among other … Continue reading →

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finals finals finals

Posted on December 5, 2011 by hshears

December 5, 2011 Thanksgiving Break is always like the quick last minute breath you take before doing a cannonball into the pool. When we come back, it’s the final push until the end of the semester, so Thanksgiving is a … Continue reading →

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legacy

Posted on October 30, 2011 by hshears

On Saturday night, I attended the launch party of Puget Sound’s new One [Of a Kind] campaign. Learn more about it here, but in essence it’s a new publicity and fundraising initiative for the school. The communications office emailed me … Continue reading →

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…and where did October go?

Posted on October 21, 2011 by hshears

The halfway point of the semester has come and gone too swiftly…Fall Break always ends so fast. And it makes October go by so quickly too. September stretched on on, but I blinked and October is now half-over. While many … Continue reading →

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Work as Play

Posted on October 6, 2011 by hshears

When I’m not in class, I’m usually in the Center for Writing, Learning, and Teaching, which is one of Puget Sound’s primary sources for academic support for students. I’m work as a French tutor and as a Writing Advisor, so … Continue reading →

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Saturn and Beyond

Posted on September 20, 2011 by hshears

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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